Eric Reibe, Silas Demary Jr. guide No. 3 UConn over Bryant

Field Level Media|published: Sun 23rd November, 20:32 2025

Nov 23, 2025; Hartford, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Silas Demary Jr. (2) drives the ball against Bryant Bulldogs guard Jakai Robinson (13) in the second half at Peoples Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images

Eric Reibe registered 16 points and six rebounds to help No. 3 UConn coast to a 72-49 victory over Bryant on Sunday in Hartford, Conn.

Silas Demary Jr. added 10 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals for the Huskies (5-1), who recovered from Wednesday's 71-67 home loss to No. 4 Arizona.

Timofey Rudovskii scored 11 points and Ty Tabales added 10 for the Bulldogs (1-5), who fell to 0-5 on the road. Bryant never led, committed 21 turnovers and was outscored 40-8 in the paint.

UConn standout Tarris Reed Jr. (ankle) missed his second straight game.

Demary reached 10 points when he made two free throws with 3:52 left. He completed the triple-double when he fed a bounce pass to Reibe for a dunk with 3:01 remaining.

The Huskies shot 39.1% from the field, including a shaky 5 of 25 from 3-point range. UConn held a 42-27 rebounding advantage and committed just eight turnovers.

Bryant shot just 27.5% and sank 7 of 23 from behind the arc. Rudovskii was 3-of-4 shooting from distance.

UConn held a 16-point halftime lead and led comfortably the entire second half.

Bryant trailed by 12 early in the half before the Huskies scored eight straight points. Demary's basket culminated the run and made it 46-26 with 15:18 remaining in the game.

Jayden Ross' basket gave UConn a 55-34 advantage with 10:29 left in the contest, leaving Demary's triple-double quest as the only remaining suspense.

Solo Ball scored eight first-half points as UConn held a 37-21 lead at the break. Tabales had 10 in the half for Bryant.

The Huskies rattled off nine straight points and 23 of 27 to turn an early one-point lead into a 20-point cushion.

After Tabales made two free throws, the Huskies scored seven in a row and took a 22-7 lead on a 3-pointer by Jaylin Stewart with 8:06 left in the half.

Bryant's Lennart Weber made two free throws before UConn ran off seven consecutive points to make it 29-9 with 4:03 remaining.

The Bulldogs shot 27.8% from the field and committed 13 turnovers in the first half.

--Field Level Media