OU men lose to UConn to bow out of March Madness
RALEIGH, N.C. — The eight-seed Connecticut men’s basketball team tied a modern era record with its 13th straight NCAA Tournament victory, topping nine-seed Oklahoma by a score of 67-59 on Friday night at the Lenovo Center in the First Round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The eight-seed Connecticut men’s basketball team tied a modern era record with its 13th straight NCAA Tournament victory, topping nine-seed Oklahoma by a score of 67-59 on Friday night at the Lenovo Center in the First Round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
The Sooners end the season at 2014.
The Huskies (24-11), who lost 7-75 on Sunday to top-seed Florida, nearly led wire-to-wire and turned in one of their best defensive performances of the season to secure the triumph.
UConn held OU to 32.1 shooting on the day, the second-lowest mark from a high-major opponent this season.
Solo Ball led three Huskies in doublefigures with 14 points, hitting a pair of 3-point baskets and adding five rebounds, a steal and a block. Alex Karaban added 13 points including a clutch late 3-pointer and had seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while Hassan Diarra stuffed the stat sheet with four points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
UConn led by six points at the break and maintained its lead for much of the second half, going down briefly but re-taking the lead with 8:46 to play and never relenting.
In defeat, Jeremiah Fears led OU with 20 points and Jalon Moore added 13 points.
