CHICAGO (AP) Solo Ball made seven 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, helping No. 11 UConn beat DePaul 81-68 on Wednesday for its seventh straight win.
Alex Karaban had 18 points for the Huskies (11-3, 3-0 Big East), who have recovered nicely after losing three in a row at the Maui Invitational.
UConn closed out the road win without Liam McNeeley, who departed with 13:48 left after hurting his right ankle. Coach Dan Hurley said the freshman forward will get an MRI on Thursday.
Conor Enright had 18 points and nine assists for DePaul (9-5, 0-3) in its 19th consecutive loss to UConn. Jacob Meyer added 12 points.
The Blue Demons used a 7-0 run to close to 61-52 with 7:58 left. But UConn’s Jayden Ross blocked Troy D’Amico’s layup attempt before Karaban made a big 3-pointer for the Huskies.
After CJ Gunn converted a layup for DePaul on the other end, Ball made a 3 to make it 70-54 with 6:14 remaining.
UConn: Hassan Diarra finished with seven points, but the experienced guard affected the game with his speed and athleticism. He had nine assists and one turnover.
DePaul: The Blue Demons are much improved in their first season under coach Chris Holtmann, but there is still a sizeable talent gap when they take on the Big East’s elite teams.
UConn closed the first half with a 9-2 run. Ball made a 3-pointer in the final seconds to lift the Huskies to a 43-22 lead at the break.
UConn went 14 for 29 from 3-point range, compared to 3 for 12 for DePaul. The Blue Demons were averaging 11.6 made 3s per game coming into the day.
UConn hosts Providence on Sunday. DePaul visits Villanova on Saturday.
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S. Ball G | 22PTS | 6REB | 0AST | |
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C. Enright G | 18PTS | 4REB | 9AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| S. Ball | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Karaban | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| S. Johnson | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| L. McNeeley | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| H. Diarra | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| A. Mahaney | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| T. Reed Jr. | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Ross | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Y. Singare | – | – | – | – |
| A. Nowell | – | – | – | – |
| I. Abraham | – | – | – | – |
| S. Diaby | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 81 | 33 | 22 | 20 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| C. Enright | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| J. Meyer | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| N. Benson | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Gunn | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T. D’Amico | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| L. Blocker | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| I. Rivera | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Traynor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Thomas | – | – | – | – |
| C. Riddle | – | – | – | – |
| T. Pierre-Justin | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 68 | 27 | 13 | 14 |