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NEW YORK – The fifth-ranked UConn men’s basketball team rolled to a 74-61 win over No. 13 Illinois in a Black Friday rematch of the 2024 Elite Eight in the SentinelOne Showdown at Madison Square Garden.

There was no 30-0 run, but the Huskies built a double-figure lead about eight minutes in and never let it go, securing the wire-to-wire victory in their first trip to MSG this season. The program improved to 78-68 all-time in the World’s Most Famous Arena and 4-1 all-time against Illinois, which fell to 6-2 on the season. It was UConn’s second top-15 victory this season.

UConn (6-1) had three players finish in double figures led by 15 points, four rebounds and two steals from Solo Ball. Alex Karaban had a loaded stat sheet with 12 points, nine

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