Sacred Hearts vs. UConn: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. Alex Karaban

UConn opens the 2024-25 college basketball season with a clash against Sacred Hearts. The Huskies entered the season with strong ambition, in search of a historic third consecutive national title, and they hoped to get started on the very best note against the Pioneers.

The Wednesday game was Sacred Heart’s second game of the season. The Pioneers suffered an 81-70 loss to Temple in their season opener a few days ago and they face another tough test in Storrs, Connecticut, against the national defending champion.

As widely expected, the Huskies are heavily favored in the encounter with 35.5 points on points spread. The total points for the game was set at 145.

Sacred Hearts vs. UConn box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
Sacred Hearts	31	25	56
UConn	46	46	92

Sacred Hearts Pioneers

Name	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
T. Thomas	3-8	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	6
R. Espinal-Guzman	0-3	0-2	5-6	0	4	4	1	0	1	0	5	5
B. Johnson	4-7	0-0	2-4	1	4	5	1	0	0	4	2	10
M. Conner	2-6	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	6
A. Carpenter	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	2
K. Miller	1-6	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	2
F. Gueye	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0
T. Bryant	0-2	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
J. Slaughter	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Ralph-Beyer	2-5	2-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6
A. Stewart	4-9	1-2	4-6	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	13
G. Barrouk	2-5	1-3	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	1	5

UConn Huskies

Name	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
L. McNeeley	6-11	3-6	3-6	0	10	10	2	1	0	2	0	18
A. Karaban	7-9	5-7	1-2	3	3	6	7	0	7	2	0	20
S. Johnson	4-6	0-0	1-2	0	3	3	0	2	2	1	5	9
S. Ball	5-9	4-7	2-2	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	1	16
A. Mahaney	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	0	0
I. Abraham	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
J. Stewart	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	2
Y. Singare	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
T. Reed Jr.	5-7	0-0	5-7	6	5	11	1	2	2	2	3	15
A. Nowell	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	2	3	1	0	1	0	1	4
H. Diarra	1-6	0-4	3-4	0	2	2	6	2	0	3	2	5

Sacred Hearts vs. UConn summary

It was an awesome start to the season for UConn as they saw off Sacred Hearts at home on Wednesday night. The win comes as a morale booster for the Huskies as they take off their bid to retain the national championship.

UConn was dominant in all aspects of the game at the Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday. Dan Hurley's team showed the class it's been known for by dominating Sacred Hearts in both halves to secure the season-opening victory.

The Huskies converted 51.6% of their field goal attempts compared to the Pioneers’ 33.9%. They were almost even in 3-point conversion but UConn had the edge in the contest with 41.9% to Sacred Heart's 40.0%. Furthermore, Dan Hurley's team recorded 47 total rebounds in the game while their opponent had 25.

Alex Karaban was once again the standout for the Huskies. The forward's return was met with a lot of excitement and he showed the reason why. Karaban recorded 20 points, six rebounds and seven assists to help UConn secure the massive win.

Overall, the victory was a morale booster for UConn in what could be a historic season for the program. The hope will be to remain this dominant as the season progresses.