Solo Ball scored 23 points as the UConn men’s basketball team held on for an 80-78 overtime win against Butler on Tuesday at the XL Center.

Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 points, including a key 3-pointer in overtime, to help the UConn men stave off an upset bid by Butler Tuesday in Hartford.

A career high 23 points for UConn Sophomore Solo Ball and 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Redshirt Junior Alex Karaban were vital in the Huskies holding off Butler 80-78 in overtime at the XL center Tuesday night.

The UConn men’s basketball team may be without its two leading scorers as it hosts Butler on Tuesday, with Karaban a game-time decision and McNeeley’s status unchanged.

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The UConn men’s basketball team has dropped five spots in the latest USA Today Sports Coaches Poll. The Huskies have also dropped in the Associated Press Top 25 following Saturday’s 68-63 loss against Creighton at Gampel Pavillion.

UConn dropped five spots to No. 18 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after losing at home to Creighton last weekend. The Huskies have lost two of their last three games in Big East competition after falling to unranked Villanova on the road earlier this month.

The UConn men’s basketball team dropped to No. 19 in the Week 12 AP Top 25 rankings after seeing its 28-game home winning streak snapped in a loss to Creighton.