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Butler plays No. 5 UConn following Ajayi's 28-point performance
By The Associated Press
Butler Bulldogs (8-2, 1-0 Big East) at UConn Huskies (10-1)
Hartford, Connecticut; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Butler takes on No. 5 UConn after Michael Ajayi scored 28 points
in Butler's 113-110 overtime victory over the Providence Friars.
The Huskies have gone 6-1 at home. UConn is ninth in the Big East in rebounding
with 32.6 rebounds. Alex Karaban paces the Huskies with 5.3 boards.
The Bulldogs are 1-0 against Big East opponents. Butler is second in the Big
East scoring 90.1 points per game and is shooting 49.3%.
UConn makes 49.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.8
percentage points higher than Butler has allowed to its opponents (42.8%).
Butler averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.5 more made shots
on average than the 5.1 per game UConn allows.
The Huskies and Bulldogs square off Tuesday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Solomon Ball is shooting 40.9% and averaging 14.5 points for
the Huskies. Karaban is averaging 13.3 points over the last 10 games.
Finley Bizjack is averaging 18.8 points for the Bulldogs. Ajayi is averaging
17.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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