8-4, 0-1 Big East

Final/OT

	1	2	OT	T
Xavier XAV	30	48	11	89
UConn CONN	29	49	16	94

UConn HuskiesUConnCONN

9-3, 1-0 Big East

Xavier Musketeers @ UConn Huskies

Karaban, Reed lead No. 11 UConn past Xavier 94-89 in overtime in its Big East opener

— Alex Karaban had seven of his 20 points in overtime to lead No. 11 UConn to a 94-89 victory over Xavier on Wednesday night in the Big East opener for both teams.

Dec 19, 2024, 08:20 am - AP

XAV

According to ESPN Analytics

Data is currently unavailable.

NCAA Division I

Big East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	30-7
UConn	17-3	1	34-6
Villanova	15-5	3	24-9
Seton Hall	10-10	8	21-12
Creighton	9-11	9	16-18
DePaul	8-12	10	16-16
Butler	7-13	11	16-16
Providence	7-13	11	15-18
Marquette	7-13	11	12-20
Georgetown	6-14	12	16-18
Xavier	6-14	12	15-18

Men's College Basketball News

Paul Finebaum remembers former LSU coach Dale Brown

Ole Miss served most punishments past two seasons for ex-assistant's violations

The NCAA has penalized Ole Miss' men's basketball program for tampering violations by former assistant coach Wes Flanigan, with most of the penalties served during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.

Dale Brown, LSU's winningest basketball coach, dies at 90

Dale Brown, who coached LSU to two Final Four appearances and whose players included Shaquille O'Neal and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, has died at the age of 90.

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