INDIANAPOLIS – The UConn Huskies improved their overall record to 12-2 on Tuesday night after claiming an 80-47 victory over Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The setback moves Butler to 6-9 overall.
 
How It Happened
UConn opened the game on an 8-0 scoring run and would lead Butler 20-8 after the first quarter. Aaliyah Edwards scored 10 for the Huskies in the opening frame and Rachel McLimore would come up with the first five points for the Bulldogs.
 
Butler settled in offensively and outscored UConn 13-8 over the first five minutes of the second quarter to make the game 28-21. The Huskies however would end the first half on a 7-0 scoring run to take a 39-25 advantage into the locker room.
 
UConn shot 56 percent from the field in the first half, but made just one of their eight 3-point attempts. Butler however shot 42 percent from behind the arc, connecting on five of their 12 tries.
 
The Huskies came up with three steals in the opening three minutes of the second half to help them outscore Butler 13-2. They made their first six shots during that stretch which forced BU into calling two early timeouts.
 
UConn moved forward to outscore Butler 25-7 in the third. They limited BU to just two made field goals and the 'Dawgs were off on all six of their 3-point attempts.
 
Shots started to fall for Butler in the fourth quarter. Tenley Dowell hit a 3-pointer and McLimore would add a pair from long range to help BU outscore UConn 9-6 at the media timeout. The Bulldogs posted 15 points over the final 10 minutes to take them to the final score of 80-47.
 
Stat of the Game
UConn used their size inside to score 52 points in the paint.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Rachel McLimore led Butler with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting
- Shay Frederick hit three 3-pointers for nine points while adding three rebounds
- Kelsy Taylor led BU with five rebounds, including three on the offensive glass
- Taylor was also the team leader in assists with three
- UConn had 24 assists on 34 made field goals
- All five Husky starters reached double figures
- Aaliyah Edwards scored a game-high 20 points
- Nika Muhl had 13 points six assists and four rebounds
- Jessica Carrothers, Jordan Meulemans, Abby Stoddard and Anna Mortag were inactive vs. UConn.
 
Up Next
Butler will play at Villanova on Sunday, Jan. 8. The 2 PM tip will stream on FloSports.com