Karaban leads No. 5 UConn against No. 10 Gonzaga after 26-point game
UConn Huskies (9-1) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-2)
Spokane, Washington; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 UConn visits the No. 10 Gonzaga Bulldogs after Alex Karaban scored 26 points in UConn’s 101-63 win over the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions.
The Bulldogs are 5-0 in home games. Gonzaga ranks third in the WCC in team defense, giving up 65.3 points while holding opponents to 37.3% shooting.
The Huskies are 0-1 on the road. UConn leads the Big East giving up only 63.2 points per game while holding opponents to 39.6% shooting.
Gonzaga makes 49.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.3 percentage points higher than UConn has allowed to its opponents (39.6%). UConn averages 22.1 more points per game (87.4) than Gonzaga gives up to opponents (65.3).
TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Hickman is shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 12.6 points. Graham Ike is shooting 58.8% and averaging 14.2 points for Gonzaga.
Tristen Newton is averaging 17 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.5 steals for the Huskies. Cam Spencer is averaging 15.8 points for UConn.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.