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FINAL
Nov 20, 2023

Game Recap

Karaban leads No. 5 UConn past 15th-ranked Texas 81-71 to win Empire Classic at MSG. When the fifth-ranked UConn Huskies suddenly found themselves in a close fight, Alex Karaban answered.

Box Score

12T
CONN463581
TEX333871
Uconn Huskies logoUCONNMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Alex Karaban378-144-80-062110020
32Donovan Clingan123-40-01-12101137
1Solo Ball293-51-20-03000117
2Tristen Newton393-100-32-24801328
12Cam Spencer254-122-76-655001316
3Jaylin Stewart30-20-10-00000000
35Samson Johnson276-80-03-580120115
10Hassan Diarra282-60-34-46222028
TOTAL29-6147.5%7-2429.2%16-1888.9%34184761281
Texas Longhorns logoTEXASMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Dillon Mitchell379-120-13-582121221
21Ze'Rik Onyema283-50-01-14000107
30Brock Cunningham302-62-50-02110256
4Tyrese Hunter325-130-23-357110313
3Max Abmas354-142-50-025001010
0Chris Johnson30-10-00-01000110
2Chendall Weaver101-20-01-11100023
9Ithiel Horton254-91-32-320000311
TOTAL28-6245.2%5-1631.3%10-1376.9%25163361671

Play-by-Play

1st halfconntex
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +3 (19:36) Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Spencer.
    30
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (19:19) Tyrese Hunter missed Jumper.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (19:17) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (19:17) Foul on Donovan Clingan.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (19:12) Max Abmas missed Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (19:09) Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (19:05) Cam Spencer missed Layup.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (19:00) Solomon Ball Offensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (19:00) Solomon Ball made Dunk.
    50
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (18:43) Tyrese Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (18:39) Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (18:29) Tristen Newton Turnover.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (18:29) Brock Cunningham Steal.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (18:22) Tyrese Hunter missed Jumper.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (18:16) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (18:16) Dillon Mitchell made Layup.
    52
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (17:59) Cam Spencer made Jumper.
    72
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (17:45) Max Abmas missed Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (17:42) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (17:27) Alex Karaban made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Clingan.
    92
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (17:27) Texas Timeout
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (17:12) Ze'Rik Onyema missed Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (17:09) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (17:03) Tristen Newton missed Layup.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (17:00) Ze'Rik Onyema Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +3 (16:53) Brock Cunningham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Abmas.
    95
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (16:29) Foul on Ithiel Horton.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (16:29) Cam Spencer made Free Throw.
    105
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (16:29) Cam Spencer made Free Throw.
    115
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (16:11) Ithiel Horton missed Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (16:07) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +3 (15:51) Solomon Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
    145
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (15:33) Max Abmas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (15:29) Brock Cunningham Offensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (15:25) Ze'Rik Onyema missed Layup.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (15:22) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (15:22) Dillon Mitchell made Layup.
    147
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (14:52) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (14:47) Max Abmas Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (14:42) Dillon Mitchell made Dunk. Assisted by Max Abmas.
    149
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (14:23) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
    169
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (14:02) Dillon Mitchell missed Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (13:59) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (13:56) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Cam Spencer.
    189
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (13:24) Foul on Cam Spencer.
  • (13:24) Official TV Timeout
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (13:22) Brock Cunningham Turnover.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (13:05) Cam Spencer Turnover.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (12:48) Max Abmas made Layup. Assisted by Brock Cunningham.
    1811
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +3 (12:29) Cam Spencer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
    2111
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (12:12) Max Abmas missed Layup.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (12:12) Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (12:12) Hassan Diarra Block.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +3 (12:05) Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Spencer.
    2411
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (12:03) Texas Timeout
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (11:41) Brock Cunningham missed Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (11:41) Alex Karaban Block.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (11:36) Donovan Clingan Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (11:21) Donovan Clingan made Layup. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
    2611
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (11:21) Foul on Brock Cunningham.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (11:21) Donovan Clingan made Free Throw.
    2711
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (11:05) Foul on Donovan Clingan.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (11:05) Dillon Mitchell missed Free Throw.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (11:05) Texas Offensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +1 (11:05) Dillon Mitchell made Free Throw.
    2712
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (10:44) Tristen Newton missed Layup.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (10:41) Hassan Diarra Offensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (10:39) Jaylin Stewart missed Layup.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (10:39) Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (10:36) Chendall Weaver missed Layup.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (10:36) Samson Johnson Block.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (10:26) Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (10:26) Dillon Mitchell made Dunk.
    2714
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (10:06) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (10:04) Foul on Tyrese Hunter.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (10:04) Hassan Diarra made Free Throw.
    2814
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (10:04) Hassan Diarra made Free Throw.
    2914
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (10:03) Hassan Diarra Offensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (9:55) Ithiel Horton made Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Mitchell.
    2916
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (9:55) Foul on Cam Spencer.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +1 (9:55) Ithiel Horton made Free Throw.
    2917
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (9:25) Hassan Diarra missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (9:20) Solomon Ball Offensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (9:19) Solomon Ball missed Layup.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (9:17) Ithiel Horton Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (8:59) Dillon Mitchell made Jumper. Assisted by Chendall Weaver.
    2919
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (8:36) Jaylin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (8:33) Ithiel Horton Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (8:29) Ithiel Horton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (8:27) UConn Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (8:14) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
    3119
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (7:45) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
  • (7:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (7:35) Ze'Rik Onyema Turnover.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (7:18) Foul on Chris Johnson.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (7:18) Samson Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (7:18) UConn Offensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (7:18) Samson Johnson made Free Throw.
    3219
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (7:03) Max Abmas made Jumper.
    3221
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (6:43) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (6:36) Chris Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (6:35) Chris Johnson Turnover.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (6:35) Hassan Diarra Steal.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (6:30) Hassan Diarra made Layup.
    3421
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (6:14) Ze'Rik Onyema made Jumper.
    3423
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (5:49) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (5:46) Texas Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (5:28) Chris Johnson missed Layup.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (5:28) UConn Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (5:03) Tristen Newton missed Layup.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (5:00) Solomon Ball Offensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (5:00) Solomon Ball made Dunk.
    3623
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (4:48) Brock Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (4:43) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (4:24) Foul on Ithiel Horton.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (4:24) Samson Johnson made Free Throw.
    3723
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (4:24) Samson Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (4:21) Texas Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (4:06) Max Abmas missed Layup.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (4:06) Hassan Diarra Block.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (4:03) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (4:00) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (3:57) Tyrese Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (3:54) Dillon Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Tyrese Hunter.
    3725
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (3:54) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
  • (3:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +1 (3:54) Dillon Mitchell made Free Throw.
    3726
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (3:36) Samson Johnson missed Layup.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (3:36) Dillon Mitchell Block.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (3:34) Hassan Diarra Offensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (3:34) Foul on Chendall Weaver.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (3:34) Hassan Diarra made Free Throw.
    3826
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (3:34) Hassan Diarra made Free Throw.
    3926
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +3 (3:24) Brock Cunningham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Abmas.
    3929
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (2:51) Samson Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (2:47) Tyrese Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (2:42) Tyrese Hunter missed Layup.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (2:42) Tristen Newton Block.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (2:39) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (2:32) Tristen Newton missed Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (2:31) Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (2:31) Samson Johnson made Layup.
    4129
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (2:31) Foul on Dillon Mitchell.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (2:31) Samson Johnson made Free Throw.
    4229
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (2:19) Dillon Mitchell Turnover.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (2:19) Samson Johnson Steal.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (1:54) Tristen Newton Turnover.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +2 (1:31) Chendall Weaver made Layup.
    4231
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (1:31) Foul on Tristen Newton.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +1 (1:31) Chendall Weaver made Free Throw.
    4232
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +2 (1:02) Tristen Newton made Jumper.
    4432
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (0:49) Foul on Solomon Ball.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (0:49) UConn Timeout
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    +1 (0:49) Dillon Mitchell made Free Throw.
    4433
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (0:49) Dillon Mitchell missed Free Throw.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (0:48) UConn Defensive Rebound.
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (0:30) Foul on Chendall Weaver.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (0:30) Tristen Newton made Free Throw.
    4533
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    +1 (0:30) Tristen Newton made Free Throw.
    4633
  • Texas Longhorns logo
    (0:04) Brock Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (0:01) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (0:00) Hassan Diarra missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Uconn Huskies logo
    (0:00) UConn Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

81Points71
29-61(47.5%)Field Goal(%)28-62(45.2%)
7-24(29.2%)3-Point(%)5-16(31.3%)
16-18(88.9%)Free Throw(%)10-13(76.9%)
40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)29(7)
18Assists16
4Steals3
7Blocks3
6Turnovers6
12(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
16Largest Lead0

Game Details

Monday, November 20, 2023 · 7:11 PM
Moody Center · Austin, TX
attendance: 10,988 (102.1%)
tv: ESPNU
spread: CONN -5.5
over/under: 143.5