UConn Huskies vs. DePaul Blue Demons

Dec 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	33	39	72
DEP	30	24	54

Game Recap

Alex Karaban scores 21 points as No. 5 UConn beats DePaul 72-54. Alex Karaban scored 21 points and No. 5 UConn shut down DePaul for a rugged 72-54 victory Sunday.

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	36	7-12	3-6	4-4	6	2	0	1	1	2	21
3Jaylin Stewart	18	3-5	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	2	6
5Tarris Reed Jr.	27	7-12	0-0	0-1	11	4	0	3	2	1	14
24Braylon Mullins	29	3-8	2-4	0-0	3	0	2	0	2	4	8
2Silas Demary Jr.	31	3-8	1-3	6-7	7	8	1	2	2	3	13
23Jayden Ross	24	2-5	0-3	2-2	5	0	1	0	2	2	6
10Rrezon Elezaj	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Eric Reibe	12	0-2	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	2	3	0
77Uroš Paunovic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Jacob Furphy	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Alec Millender	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
0Malachi Smith	19	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2
TOTAL	-	27-5747.4%	6-1833.3%	12-1675.0%	37	15	6	8	14	20	72

DEPAUL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35NJ Benson	23	3-12	0-0	1-2	8	0	0	0	0	0	7
1Kaleb Banks	29	1-5	0-1	0-1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
11CJ Gunn	23	4-8	0-1	0-0	1	2	1	1	4	5	8
5RJ Smith	35	2-7	1-4	3-4	1	2	0	0	3	0	8
2Layden Blocker	29	5-13	1-5	0-0	2	3	1	1	3	4	11
15Fabián Flores	17	0-1	0-0	0-2	6	0	0	1	0	1	0
10Ilija Milijaševic	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22Kruz McClure	27	2-3	1-1	5-7	0	0	1	0	2	1	10
0Brandon Maclin	11	3-6	0-1	2-5	4	0	4	0	1	5	8



TOTAL	-	20-5536.4%	3-1323.1%	11-2152.4%	24	7	7	4	13	17	54

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCONNDEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by UConn.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by DePaul.
(19:32) Silas Demary Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(19:29) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) CJ Gunn misses 18-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:09) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Foul on CJ Gunn.
(18:53) Jaylin Stewart misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:51) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(18:36) Foul on Braylon Mullins.
(18:36) RJ Smith misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:36) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:36) RJ Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
01
(18:14) Braylon Mullins misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:11) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) CJ Gunn bad pass turnover.
(18:10) Jaylin Stewart Steal.
(18:05) Jaylin Stewart bad pass turnover.
(18:05) Layden Blocker Steal.
+2 (18:02) NJ Benson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Layden Blocker assists).
03
(18:02) Foul on Jaylin Stewart.
(17:45) Silas Demary Jr. misses driving layup.
(17:45) CJ Gunn lane violation turnover.
(17:42) Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:42) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
23
(17:21) CJ Gunn bad pass turnover.
(17:21) Braylon Mullins Steal.
(17:00) Tarris Reed Jr. misses 3-foot hook shot.
(16:57) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Layden Blocker bad pass turnover.
(16:54) Braylon Mullins Steal.
(16:45) Foul on Brandon Maclin.
+2 (16:26) Alex Karaban makes 2-foot hook shot (Tarris Reed Jr. assists).
43
(15:55) Kaleb Banks misses 15-foot floating jump shot.
(15:51) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(15:49) Jayden Ross misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:47) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:47) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
(15:30) NJ Benson misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(15:27) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:10) Jayden Ross bad pass turnover.
(15:10) Brandon Maclin Steal.
+3 (14:59) Layden Blocker makes 26-foot three pointer.
46
(14:47) Eric Reibe misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(14:44) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(14:40) Layden Blocker misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(14:37) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(14:33) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(14:33) Brandon Maclin Steal.
+2 (14:29) Brandon Maclin makes driving layup.
48
+3 (14:08) Alex Karaban makes 27-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
78
(13:45) RJ Smith traveling turnover.
(13:29) Eric Reibe bad pass turnover.
(13:29) Brandon Maclin Steal.
+2 (13:24) Brandon Maclin makes driving layup.
710
(12:58) Eric Reibe bad pass turnover.
(12:58) Brandon Maclin Steal.
(12:58) Technical Foul on Brandon Maclin.
(12:58) Brandon Maclin turnover.
(12:58) Technical Foul on Malachi Smith.
(12:58) Malachi Smith turnover.
+3 (12:39) Kruz McClure makes 26-foot three point jumper (RJ Smith assists).
713
(12:08) Foul on CJ Gunn.
(12:08) Eric Reibe misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:08) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:08) Eric Reibe misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:08) Fabián Flores Defensive Rebound.
(11:57) RJ Smith bad pass turnover.
(11:57) Malachi Smith Steal.
(11:53) Malachi Smith misses driving layup.
(11:50) Eric Reibe Offensive Rebound.
(11:50) Eric Reibe misses tip in layup.
(11:49) Jayden Ross Offensive Rebound.
(11:40) Malachi Smith misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:40) Foul on Eric Reibe.
(11:36) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:23) Kruz McClure misses driving layup.
(11:23) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(11:23) DePaul Offensive Rebound.
(11:19) RJ Smith bad pass turnover.
(11:19) Silas Demary Jr. Steal.
(11:10) Foul on Alex Karaban.
(11:10) Alex Karaban turnover.
+2 (10:54) Layden Blocker makes driving layup.
715
(10:26) Silas Demary Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:26) Layden Blocker Block.
(10:26) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(10:22) Jayden Ross misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:19) Fabián Flores Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Brandon Maclin misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(10:10) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:04) Tarris Reed Jr. makes driving layup (Malachi Smith assists).
915
(10:04) Foul on Layden Blocker.
(10:03) Tarris Reed Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(10:03) Silas Demary Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:03) Foul on Kruz McClure.
(9:49) Braylon Mullins misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:45) Silas Demary Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:45) Jaylin Stewart makes 1-foot dunk (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
1115
(9:20) Layden Blocker misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:18) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:11) Silas Demary Jr. makes 27-foot three pointer.
1415
(8:44) NJ Benson misses driving layup.
(8:42) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Foul on Layden Blocker.
+1 (8:34) Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1515
+1 (8:34) Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1615
+2 (8:11) CJ Gunn makes 18-foot step back jumpshot.
1617
(7:55) Tarris Reed Jr. traveling turnover.
+2 (7:39) CJ Gunn makes 17-foot jumper (Layden Blocker assists).
1619
(7:20) Braylon Mullins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:18) DePaul Defensive Rebound.
(7:01) CJ Gunn misses 10-foot jumper.
(7:01) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
(6:53) Jayden Ross misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:49) Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:49) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1819
(6:36) Layden Blocker misses driving layup.
(6:36) Silas Demary Jr. Block.
(6:32) Kaleb Banks Offensive Rebound.
(6:31) Kaleb Banks misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:29) Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:17) Jaylin Stewart makes driving layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
2019
(5:54) RJ Smith misses driving layup.
(5:54) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(5:54) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
(5:54) Foul on Jaylin Stewart.
(5:54) NJ Benson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:54) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:54) NJ Benson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2020
(5:37) Foul on Brandon Maclin.
+1 (5:37) Jayden Ross makes free throw 1 of 2.
2120
+1 (5:37) Jayden Ross makes free throw 2 of 2.
2220
(5:09) Kruz McClure bad pass turnover.
(5:09) Jayden Ross Steal.
(4:51) Braylon Mullins misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:48) Fabián Flores Defensive Rebound.
(4:44) Foul on Silas Demary Jr..
+1 (4:44) Kruz McClure makes free throw 1 of 2.
2221
+1 (4:44) Kruz McClure makes free throw 2 of 2.
2222
+2 (4:25) Jayden Ross makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
2422
(4:09) Foul on Eric Reibe.
(4:09) Fabián Flores misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:07) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:52) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 5-foot hook shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
2622
+2 (3:24) Kruz McClure makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
2624
(2:58) Tarris Reed Jr. misses 3-foot hook shot.
(2:58) Fabián Flores Block.
(2:55) Fabián Flores Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:37) RJ Smith makes 17-foot floating jump shot.
2626
+2 (2:18) Alex Karaban makes 11-foot floating jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
2826
(1:46) Foul on Jayden Ross.
+1 (1:46) Kruz McClure makes free throw 1 of 3.
2827
(1:46) Kruz McClure misses free throw 2 of 3.
(1:46) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:46) Kruz McClure makes free throw 3 of 3.
2828
+3 (1:30) Alex Karaban makes 25-foot three point jumper (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
3128
(1:13) RJ Smith misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(1:10) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:05) Jayden Ross out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(0:46) NJ Benson misses driving layup.
(0:44) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
(0:37) Malachi Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:37) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(0:09) RJ Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:07) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Foul on Ilija Milijašević.
+1 (0:05) Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3228
+1 (0:05) Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3328
+2 (0:00) Layden Blocker makes 17-foot floating jump shot.
3330

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

DEP

72Points54

27-57(47.4%)Field Goal(%)20-55(36.4%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)3-13(23.1%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)11-21(52.4%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)28(10)

15Assists7

6Steals7

8Blocks4

15Turnovers13

20(1)Fouls(Technical)17(1)

18Largest Lead8

Game Details

Sunday, December 21, 2025 · 4:30 PM

Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL

attendance: 7,297 (70.3%)

tv: FS1

spread: CONN -12.5

over/under: 133.5