Butler center Andre Screen (23) shoots over Connecticut center Samson Johnson (35) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Alex Karaban scored 21 points, including two late 3-pointers, and No. 11 UConn won its sixth straight game, beating Butler 78-74 on Saturday.

Liam McNeeley added 17 points and Hassan Diarra 12 for the Huskies (10-3, 2-0 Big East)

kAmp?5C6 $4C66? 2?5 !2EC:4< |4r2776CJ 6249 D4@C65 'f A@:?ED 2?5 !:6CC6 qC@@<D 25565 'b A@:?ED 7@C E96 qF==5@8D Wf\e[ _\aX]k^Am kAmqFE=6C FD65 2 g\_ CF? E@ E:6 :E 2E eb\2== 3FE 4@F=5 ?6G6C 86E E96 =625] |4}66=6J'D E9C66\A@:?E A=2J AFE &r@?? 29625 ee\eb H:E9 ci'g C6>2:?:?8]k^AmkAms:2CC2 D2?< 2 D9@E\4=@4< ;F>A6C E@ 8:G6 &r@?? 2 f'\ef =625 H:E9 'ibc =67E] p7E6C |4r2776CJ'D EH@ 7C66 E9C@HD 4=@D65 E96 82A E@ f'\eh[ z2C232? 9:E 2 b\A@:?E6C E@ >2<6 :E fc\eh H:E9 dh D64@?5D E@ 8@]k^AmkAm|4r2776CJ'D 5C:G:?8 =2JFA 4=@D65 E96 =625 E@ fe\fc H:E9 g]b D64@?5D =67E[ 3FE |4}66=6J'D EH@ 7C66 E9C@HD E@ :46 E96 82>6]k^AmkAm%96 wFD<:6D =65 3J 2D >2?J 2D 'e A@:?ED 62C=J 367@C6 D6EE=:?8 7@C 2 ca\bb 92=7E:>6 6586]k^Amk9am%2<62H2JDk^9amkAm&r@??i p7E6C 5C@AA:?8 2== E9C66 82>6D :? E96 |2F: x?G:E2E:@?2=[ E96 wFD<:6D 92G6 8@?6 @? 2 CF?] %96 wFD<:6D 65865 )2G:6C hc\gh :? @G6CE:>6 @? (65?6D52J]k^Am kAmqFE=6Ci %96 qF==5@8D 32EE=65 324< 6249 E:>6 :E =@@<65 =:<6 &r@?? 925 D6:K65 4@?EC@=[ 3FE ?6G6C 4@F=5 86E E96 =625] qFE=6C 9:E ab @7 ag 7C66 E9C@HD E@ <66A :E 4=@D6]k^Amk9amz6J >@>6?Ek^9amkAmz2C232?'D D64@?5 b\A@:?E6C :? E96 7:?2= a '^a>:?FE6D AFD965 &r@??'D =625 E@ fc\eh H:E9 dh D64@?5D =67E]k^Amk9amz6J DE2Ek^9amkAm%96 wFD<:6D D2?< '' @7 ac b\A@:?E6CD[ H9:=6 E96 qF==5@8D H6C6 d @7 'd 7C@> =@?8 C2?86]k^Amk9am&A ?6IEk^9amkAmq@E9 E62>D 2C6 324< :? q:8 t2DE 24E:@? y2?] '] &r@?? :D 2E s6!2F= 2?5 qFE=6C 9@DED ':==2?@G2]k^Amk9C ^mkAmv6E A@== 2=6CED 2?5 FA52E6D @? E96 p! %@A ad E9C@F89@FE E96 D62D@?] $:8? FA k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2A?6HD]4@>^?6HD=6EE6CDQm96C6k^2m] p! 4@==686 32D<6E32==i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^2A\E@A\ad\4@==686\32D<6E32==\A@==Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^2A\E@A\ad\4@==686\32D<6E32==\A@==k^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^4@==686\32D<6E32==Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^4@==686\32D<6E32==k^2mk^Am