Jahmyl Telfort scored 25 for Butler but missed a pair of 3-pointers in the final 3 seconds that could have given the Bulldogs their first win over UConn.

Butler basketball trailed by 15 points in the first half, fought back to take a lead in the second half but UConn pulled away to avoid an upset in overtime.

Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 points to help No. 19 UConn avoid back-to-back home losses by earning an 80-78 overtime victory against Butler on Tuesday night in Hartford, Conn. UConn (14-5, 6-2 Big East) was coming off Saturday's 68-63 loss to Creighton that ended the program's 28-game home winning streak.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 points and No. 19 UConn held off Butler 80-78 in overtime Tuesday night.

Solo Ball scored 23 points as the UConn men’s basketball team held on for an 80-78 overtime win against Butler on Tuesday at the XL Center.