UConn Huskies vs. Texas Longhorns

Nov 20, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	46	35	81
TEX	33	38	71

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.

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	37	8-14	4-8	0-0	6	2	1	1	0	0	20
32Donovan Clingan	12	3-4	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	1	1	3	7
1Solo Ball	29	3-5	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	7
2Tristen Newton	39	3-10	0-3	2-2	4	8	0	1	3	2	8
12Cam Spencer	25	4-12	2-7	6-6	5	5	0	0	1	3	16
3Jaylin Stewart	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35Samson Johnson	27	6-8	0-0	3-5	8	0	1	2	0	1	15
10Hassan Diarra	28	2-6	0-3	4-4	6	2	2	2	0	2	8
TOTAL	-	29-6147.5%	7-2429.2%	16-1888.9%	34	18	4	7	6	12	81

TEXAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Dillon Mitchell	37	9-12	0-1	3-5	8	2	1	2	1	2	21
21Ze'Rik Onyema	28	3-5	0-0	1-1	4	0	0	0	1	0	7
30Brock Cunningham	30	2-6	2-5	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	5	6
4Tyrese Hunter	32	5-13	0-2	3-3	5	7	1	1	0	3	13
3Max Abmas	35	4-14	2-5	0-0	2	5	0	0	1	0	10
0Chris Johnson	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2Chendall Weaver	10	1-2	0-0	1-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	3
9Ithiel Horton	25	4-9	1-3	2-3	2	0	0	0	0	3	11
TOTAL	-	28-6245.2%	5-1631.3%	10-1376.9%	25	16	3	3	6	16	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCONNTEX

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

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

TEX

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