Karaban goes to hospital; UConn loses 3 in Maui
UConn ahead Alex Karaban was taken to a hospital for a head damage after an 85-67 loss to Dayton on Wednesday that despatched the No. 2 Huskies to an 0-3 end on the Maui Invitational.
Karaban’s head hit the ground after being fouled with about 2½ minutes left. He stayed within the sport however was later positioned within the concussion protocol and despatched to the hospital for additional testing.
Karaban obtained clearance to fly dwelling with the remainder of the crew shortly earlier than takeoff, a crew spokesman stated Thursday.
Karaban made 4 of his crew’s eight 3-pointers and scored 15 of his team-high 21 factors within the first half to guide the Huskies (4-3), who misplaced all three video games they performed on the event.
“While you come to a event like this, and it is three video games in three days, it begins to go unhealthy, there is not any method of fixing it as a result of there is not any time to,” UConn coach Dan Hurley stated. “You simply need to take care of the scenario. It was a humbling journey clearly for this system that is completed what we have completed.”
The Flyers (6-2) obtained 20 factors from Enoch Cheeks, 18 from Nate Santos, 16 from Posh Alexander and 15 from Zed Key, who additionally led the crew with 9 rebounds. Cheeks shot 8-of-12 from the sphere, together with 3-of-5 from 3-point vary.
Karaban hit a 3-pointer that put UConn forward 30-27 with 4:34 left earlier than halftime, however Dayton closed out the primary half on a 14-4 run to take a 41-34 halftime lead.
UConn obtained inside 52-49 on Solo Ball‘s bucket in transition on the 11:20 mark of the second half, however Dayton discovered separation with Alexander’s 3-point play that stretched it again to a six-point lead with 10:34 to play.
All three of the Huskies’ losses on Maui got here towards unranked groups. They dropped their first two video games — towards Memphis on Monday and Colorado on Tuesday — by a mixed three factors.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
