STORRS, Conn. -- Solo Ball scored 23 points while Alex Karaban added 20 points and 6 rebounds as third-ranked UConn topped Columbia 89-62 on Monday night.

Tarris Reed Jr. put up 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks, while Jayden Ross scored 10 points off the bench for the Huskies (3-0). Reed shot 6 of 9 from the field and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line.

Miles Franklin and Blair Thompson tallied 10 points each for Columbia (1-1).

UConn missed five of its first six shots, but missed consecutive field-goal attempts only twice for the rest of the first half.

Columbia only trailed by a point with 12:39 left in the first half, but the Lions missed their next 10 shots and the Huskies capitalized by hitting 3 three-pointers -- two by Ross -- in a 16-2 run.

UConn made 10 of its last

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