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HARTFORD, Conn. — Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 points and No. 19 UConn held off Butler 80-78 in overtime. Alex Karaban added 19 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks for the Huskies, who were coming off a loss at home to Creighton last Saturday. The two-time defending national champions are 2-2 since an eight-game winning streak. Samson Johnson and Tarris Reed Jr. each had 14 points. Reed gave UConn an 80-76 lead on a basket with 19.9 seconds left in OT after Karaban had the ball stripped on his way to the hoop. Jahmyl Telfort scored 25 for Butler but missed a pair of 3-pointers in the final 3 seconds that could have given the Bulldogs their first win over UConn.