The Bulldogs scored at a rapid pace in their first 12 games. The opposite occurred against the Huskies, showing the gap to the Big East's elite.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Solo Ball scored a career-high 26 points and Tarris Reed Jr. added 16 as No. 5 UConn began Big East play Tuesday night with a 79-60 victory over Butler.

Solo Ball led the UConn men’s basketball team to a 79-60 win over Butler with his career-high 26 points as the Huskies began Big East play in Hartford Tuesday night.

To quote the well-spoken Mike Tyson, everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. The fifth-ranked UConn basketball team (11-1, 1-0) had a plan heading into its game against Butler (8-3,

The Bulldogs showed they've turned the page from years' past and have a new identity. This team will have to prove it with an NBA-like schedule upcoming.

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Butler visits the No. 5 UConn Huskies after Michael Ajayi scored 28 points in the Bulldogs' 113-110 overtime win against the Providence Friars.

Michael Ajayi recorded 28 points and 15 rebounds to lead Butler to a 113-110 double-overtime victory over Providence on Saturday, Dec. 13 in the Big East opener for each team in Indianapolis. Ajayi, a 6-foot-7 forward, has had a double-double in eight of the Bulldogs' 10 games this season.