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Dec 21, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Connecticut Huskies forward Alex Karaban (11) celebrates after a play during the first half against the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nAlex Karaban scored 21 and Liam McNeeley added 17 to help No. 11 UConn avoid the upset on the road at Butler 78-74 on Saturday in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Huskies (10-3) won their sixth straight.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Bulldogs (7-6) got within two in the final minutes, but two consecutive 3-pointers from Karaban gave UConn five-point edge, 74-69, with 59 seconds to play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Huskies then knocked down all four of their free throws — two by Hassan Diarra with 15 seconds left and two by McNeely with 6 seconds remaining — to ice the game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Butler battled back from down 16 points to tie the game late in the second half. The Bulldogs were within two with 8 seconds to play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Andre Screen led Butler with a career-high 17 points with 10 rebounds. Patrick McCaffery also scored 17 while Pierre Brooks II added 13.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Connecticut stormed ahead early, in part thanks to the Bulldogs’ Jahmyl Telfort missing his first six shots from the floor before being benched.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Butler bounced back, though, bringing its deficit down to six as UConn went on a stretch of missing 6 of 7 from the floor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Telfort then came off the bench and scored five, including a 3-pointer to bring Butler within three late in the first half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Huskies then closed the half strong, going on a 6-0 run while the Bulldogs missed 7 of 8 shots. UConn led 42-33 at the break.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n UConn shot exactly 50 percent from the floor in the half (16 of 32), including 6 of 11 from deep. Butler stayed in it by committing just one turnover, a category that has given the Bulldogs trouble this season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n In the second half, Butler got knocked down and got right back up multiple times.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Bulldogs went on a 9-0 run to bring themselves within five at 51-46. The Huskies responded and bumped it back to double-digits, but Butler didn’t quit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A separate 8-0 run from Butler tied the game at 63 with 4:43 left in regulation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n UConn remains undefeated against Butler in program history, improving to 10-0 with all 10 matchups taking place since 2011.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n