On Friday night, the Texas Longhorns (7-4) traveled to Hartford, Connecticut to take on the No. 5 UConn Huskies (10-1). It was only a year ago that the Longhorns fell to UConn in Austin.

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Alex Karaban scored 18 points, including the 1,500th of his career, as fifth-ranked UConn overcame a poor shooting second half to hold off Texas 71-63.

Sean Miller and Texas Longhorns men's basketball came up a bit short on the road against the No. 5 UConn Huskies.

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Southborough native Alex Karaban scored 18 points, including the 1,500th of his career, as fifth-ranked UConn overcame a poor shooting second half to hold off Texas 71-63 on Friday night.

The UConn men’s basketball team held off Texas for a 71-63 win to complete its nonconference schedule with a 10-1 record at PeoplesBank Arena Friday night.

Despite impressive second-half defense, the Texas Longhorns did not capitalize at the foul line enough to complete the comeback.