NHAV

UCONN

Karaban, Ball lead No. 4 UConn Huskies past Division I newcomer New Haven in season opener

AP
Nov 03, 2025

STORRS, Conn. (AP) Alex Karaban had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Solo Ball scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 4 UConn beat New Haven Chargers 79-55 on Monday night to win its season opener for the ninth season in a row.

Jaylin Stewart added 11 points and eight rebounds for UConn.

The Huskies have 10 new players on the team with transfer Silas Demary Jr. and freshman Eric Reibe starting in the opener.

Andre Pasha scored 17 points for New Haven in its first game at the Division I level

The Chargers were within two points with 14:01 left in the first half. The Huskies scored 11 of the next 13 points. A 3-pointer by Alec Millender gave the Huskies their first double-digit lead.

With New Haven only trailing by 10 points after Najimi George's 3-pointer with 15:30 left in the game, UConn's Solo Ball was fouled while shooting 3s on consecutive possessions. He made all six free throws, had a pair of blocked shots and added an assist on Dwayne Koroma's three-point play to give the Huskies some additional breathing room.

New Haven played in the NCAA Division II tournament 10 times from 1987-2023. Five of those happened during current head coach Ted Hotaling's tenure. The Chargers joined the Northeast Conference after years of playing in the Northeast-10.

UConn was 2 for 10 from 3-point range before Ball and Karaban hit back-to-back shots late in the first half to give the Huskies the 37-24 lead at halftime.

Tarris Reed Jr. missed the game for UConn as he continues to work his way back from a hamstring injury he suffered in the preseason. Big East Preseason Freshmen of the Year Braylon Mullins and fellow freshman Jacob Furphy were also held out of the game.

New Haven: Plays its home opener against Columbia on Friday.

UConn: The Huskies face UMass Lowell in Hartford on Friday.

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1st Half
NHAV
Chargers
24
UCONN
Huskies
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Andre Pasha vs. Eric Reibe (Huskies gains possession)
19:43		Solo Ball misses two point layup
19:41		Jaylin Stewart offensive rebound
19:40	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point tip layup	0-2
19:23		Andre Pasha misses three point jump shot
19:21		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
19:08	+2	Eric Reibe makes two point layup	0-4
18:42	+2	Maison Adeleye makes two point pullup jump shot	2-4
18:21		Najimi George shooting foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
18:21	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-5
18:21	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-6
18:05		Alex Karaban shooting foul (Jabri Fitzpatrick draws the foul)
18:05		Jabri Fitzpatrick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:05	+1	Jabri Fitzpatrick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-6
17:49	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point reverse layup	3-8
17:30		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Jabri Fitzpatrick draws the foul)
17:20		Andre Pasha misses three point jump shot
17:18		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
16:53	+2	Eric Reibe makes two point dunk (Malachi Smith assists)	3-10
16:34	+2	Andre Pasha makes two point jump shot	5-10
16:15		Jaylin Stewart turnover (bad pass) (Jabri Fitzpatrick steals)
15:59		TV timeout
15:45		Chargers turnover (shot clock violation)
15:34		Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Najimi George steals)
15:11		Najimi George misses three point jump shot
15:09		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
14:49		Jabri Fitzpatrick blocks Alex Karaban's two point layup
14:47		Jabri Fitzpatrick defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Jabri Fitzpatrick makes two point finger roll layup	7-10
14:29		Malachi Smith misses two point driving reverse layup
14:27		Teshaun Steele defensive rebound
14:17		Tristan Burth misses two point turnaround hook shot
14:15		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
14:12		Jabri Fitzpatrick shooting foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
14:12	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-11
14:12		Malachi Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:12		Zoumana Traore defensive rebound
14:01	+2	Kheni Briggs makes two point driving layup	9-11
13:44		Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot
13:42		Kheni Briggs defensive rebound
13:28		Kheni Briggs misses two point pullup jump shot
13:26		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
13:13	+3	Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	9-14
12:44		Chargers 30 second timeout
12:37		Jaylin Stewart personal foul (Zoumana Traore draws the foul)
12:32		Teshaun Steele misses three point jump shot
12:30		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
12:03		Teshaun Steele shooting foul (Dwayne Koroma draws the foul)
12:03	+1	Dwayne Koroma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-15
12:03		Dwayne Koroma misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:03		Andre Pasha defensive rebound
11:54		Aidan Losiewicz turnover (lost ball)
11:54		TV timeout
11:36		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
11:35		Jaylin Stewart offensive rebound
11:35		Teshaun Steele personal foul (Jaylin Stewart draws the foul)
11:24		Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot
11:22		Dwayne Koroma offensive rebound
11:12		Jaylin Stewart misses two point floating jump shot
11:10		Alex Karaban offensive rebound
11:09		Alex Karaban misses two point tip layup
11:07		Andre Pasha defensive rebound
10:44		Zoumana Traore turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
10:34		Jaylin Stewart misses three point jump shot
10:32		Teshaun Steele defensive rebound
10:14		Teshaun Steele turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Ross steals)
10:12	+2	Jayden Ross makes two point driving dunk	9-17
10:10		Chargers 30 second timeout
9:49		Jayden Ross blocks Jabri Fitzpatrick's two point driving layup
9:47		Alec Millender defensive rebound
9:34		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
9:32		Stefano Faloppa defensive rebound
9:32		Jump ball. Jayden Ross vs. Stefano Faloppa (Chargers gains possession)
9:10	+2	Andre Pasha makes two point turnaround hook shot	11-17
8:49		Solo Ball offensive foul (Maison Adeleye draws the foul)
8:49		Solo Ball turnover (offensive foul)
8:34		Andre Pasha misses three point jump shot
8:32		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
8:14	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point driving layup	11-19
7:50		Stefano Faloppa misses two point turnaround hook shot
7:48		Solo Ball defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Alec Millender makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	11-22
7:24		Najimi George misses two point layup
7:22		Najimi George offensive rebound
7:18		Eric Reibe blocks Najimi George's two point layup
7:16		Kheni Briggs offensive rebound
7:07	+2	Andre Pasha makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	13-22
6:50		Alec Millender misses three point jump shot
6:48		Andre Pasha defensive rebound
6:39		Kheni Briggs misses three point jump shot
6:37		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
6:30		Malachi Smith misses two point driving finger roll layup
6:28		Maison Adeleye defensive rebound
6:22		Najimi George turnover (lost ball) (Alec Millender steals)
6:21		Alec Millender turnover (out of bounds)
6:20		TV timeout
6:07	+2	Jabri Fitzpatrick makes two point driving finger roll layup	15-22
5:50		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point driving layup
5:48		Dwayne Koroma offensive rebound
5:47		Dwayne Koroma misses two point tip layup
5:45		Jabri Fitzpatrick defensive rebound
5:40		Dwayne Koroma personal foul (Jabri Fitzpatrick draws the foul)
5:39		Jabri Fitzpatrick turnover (bad pass) (Dwayne Koroma steals)
5:37		Dwayne Koroma misses two point layup
5:35		Solo Ball offensive rebound
5:35	+2	Solo Ball makes two point tip layup	15-24
5:35		Maison Adeleye shooting foul (Solo Ball draws the foul)
5:35	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-25
5:20		Jayden Ross shooting foul (Najimi George draws the foul)
5:20		Najimi George misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:20		Najimi George misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:20		Dwayne Koroma defensive rebound
5:04	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup	15-27
4:50		Stefano Faloppa misses two point floating jump shot
4:48		Jayden Ross defensive rebound
4:40		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
4:38		Andre Pasha defensive rebound
4:24		Najimi George misses two point jump shot
4:22		Dwayne Koroma defensive rebound
4:03		Maison Adeleye personal foul (Jayden Ross draws the foul)
3:50		Jabri Fitzpatrick shooting foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-28
3:50	+1	Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-29
3:33	+2	Maison Adeleye makes two point driving finger roll layup	17-29
3:11	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)	17-31
2:46	+2	Maison Adeleye makes two point layup	19-31
2:27		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot
2:25		Najimi George defensive rebound
2:19		Maison Adeleye turnover (bad pass) (Dwayne Koroma steals)
1:48		Solo Ball misses two point jump shot
1:46		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
1:25		Andre Pasha misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:23		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
1:08	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Stewart assists)	19-34
0:52	+3	Najimi George makes three point jump shot (Andre Pasha assists)	22-34
0:35	+3	Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot	22-37
0:14	+2	Andre Pasha makes two point pullup jump shot	24-37
0:01		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NHAV
Chargers
31
UCONN
Huskies
42

Time		Play	Score
19:38	+2	Eric Reibe makes two point layup (Alex Karaban assists)	24-39
19:13	+2	Jabri Fitzpatrick makes two point driving layup	26-39
18:48	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	26-41
18:24	+2	Maison Adeleye makes two point driving layup	28-41
18:12	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup	28-43
17:48		Stefano Faloppa misses three point jump shot
17:46		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
17:37	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point jump shot	28-45
17:35		Chargers 30 second timeout
17:35		TV timeout
17:24	+2	Maison Adeleye makes two point jump shot	30-45
17:24		Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Maison Adeleye draws the foul)
17:24		Maison Adeleye misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:24		Eric Reibe defensive rebound
16:57		Jaylin Stewart misses three point jump shot
16:55		Chargers defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Andre Pasha makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	32-45
16:13		Najimi George personal foul (Jaylin Stewart draws the foul)
16:04		Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass) (Teshaun Steele steals)
16:00		Najimi George turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Smith steals)
16:00		TV timeout
15:47		Solo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Andre Pasha steals)
15:29	+3	Najimi George makes three point jump shot (Jabri Fitzpatrick assists)	35-45
15:06		Jabri Fitzpatrick shooting foul (Solo Ball draws the foul)
15:06	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 3	35-46
15:06	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 3	35-47
15:06	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 3 of 3	35-48
14:49		Solo Ball blocks Najimi George's two point layup
14:47		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
14:35		Andre Pasha shooting foul (Solo Ball draws the foul)
14:35	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 3	35-49
14:35	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 3	35-50
14:35	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 3 of 3	35-51
14:08		Solo Ball blocks Maison Adeleye's two point jump shot
14:06		Solo Ball defensive rebound
13:50		Jabri Fitzpatrick personal foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
13:40	+2	Dwayne Koroma makes two point layup (Solo Ball assists)	35-53
13:40		Andre Pasha shooting foul (Dwayne Koroma draws the foul)
13:40	+1	Dwayne Koroma makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-54
13:31		Dwayne Koroma shooting foul (Teshaun Steele draws the foul)
13:31	+1	Teshaun Steele makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-54
13:31	+1	Teshaun Steele makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-54
13:18		Alex Karaban misses two point turnaround hook shot
13:16		Najimi George defensive rebound
12:56		Alex Karaban personal foul (Maison Adeleye draws the foul)
12:43		Andre Pasha misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
12:41		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
12:32		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
12:30		Teshaun Steele defensive rebound
12:15	+2	Najimi George makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	39-54
11:58		Dwayne Koroma offensive foul (Kheni Briggs draws the foul)
11:58		Dwayne Koroma turnover (offensive foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:37	+2	Najimi George makes two point pullup jump shot	41-54
11:15		Maison Adeleye personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
11:13		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kheni Briggs steals)
11:07		Jaylin Stewart blocks Najimi George's two point layup
11:05		Jayden Ross defensive rebound
10:57	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Stewart assists)	41-57
10:36		Najimi George misses three point jump shot
10:34		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
10:27	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup	41-59
10:27		Chargers 60 second timeout
10:13	+2	Maison Adeleye makes two point driving layup	43-59
9:50		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
9:48		Andre Pasha defensive rebound
9:40		Alex Karaban shooting foul (Maison Adeleye draws the foul)
9:40		Maison Adeleye misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:40	+1	Maison Adeleye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-59
9:19		Teshaun Steele shooting foul (Jaylin Stewart draws the foul)
9:19	+1	Jaylin Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-60
9:19		Jaylin Stewart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:19		Maison Adeleye defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Andre Pasha makes two point turnaround jump shot	46-60
8:36		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
8:34		Alex Karaban offensive rebound
8:34		Teshaun Steele personal foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-61
8:34	+1	Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-62
8:09		Andre Pasha misses three point jump shot
8:07		Teshaun Steele offensive rebound
7:55		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Jabri Fitzpatrick draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:46		Andre Pasha misses two point jump shot
7:44		Solo Ball defensive rebound
7:18		Eric Reibe offensive foul (Najimi George draws the foul)
7:18		Eric Reibe turnover (offensive foul)
6:52		Maison Adeleye misses three point jump shot
6:50		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point layup	46-64
6:14		Najimi George misses two point jump shot
6:12		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
6:04	+3	Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	46-67
5:52		Maison Adeleye turnover (bad pass) (Dwayne Koroma steals)
5:46		Dwayne Koroma misses two point layup
5:44		Najimi George defensive rebound
5:41		Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Najimi George draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Najimi George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-67
5:41		Najimi George misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:41		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
5:24		Solo Ball misses two point driving layup
5:22		Andre Pasha defensive rebound
5:03		Jabri Fitzpatrick misses two point driving layup
5:01		Jabri Fitzpatrick offensive rebound
5:01		Jabri Fitzpatrick turnover (lost ball) (Solo Ball steals)
4:44		Malachi Smith turnover (lost ball) (Maison Adeleye steals)
4:22	+2	Andre Pasha makes two point turnaround hook shot	49-67
4:03	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	49-70
3:39		Jayden Ross shooting foul (Najimi George draws the foul)
3:39		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Najimi George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-70
3:39		Najimi George misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:39		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
3:22		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
3:20		Stefano Faloppa defensive rebound
3:02	+2	Najimi George makes two point layup	52-70
3:02		Jayden Ross shooting foul (Najimi George draws the foul)
3:02		Najimi George misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:02		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
2:48		Solo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Andre Pasha steals)
2:37	+3	Andre Pasha makes three point jump shot (Maison Adeleye assists)	55-70
2:21		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
2:19		Alex Karaban offensive rebound
2:16	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point floating jump shot (Alex Karaban assists)	55-72
1:53		Maison Adeleye misses two point pullup jump shot
1:51		Malachi Smith defensive rebound
1:44		Malachi Smith misses two point layup
1:42		Alex Karaban offensive rebound
1:41	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point tip layup	55-74
1:30		Andre Pasha misses three point jump shot
1:28		Solo Ball defensive rebound
1:21		Malachi Smith misses three point jump shot
1:19		Alex Karaban offensive rebound
1:17	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point tip layup	55-76
1:15		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:53		Dior Kennedy misses two point jump shot
0:51		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
0:37	+3	Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot	55-79
0:20		Zoumana Traore turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ross steals)
0:00		End of period

Zoumana Traore turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ross steals)