Alex Karaban scored 21 points to lead the UConn Huskies to a thrilling 72-66 victory over visiting No. 20 Marquette on Wednesday night.UConn (21-9, 13-6 Big East) moves into third place in the Big East thanks to their tiebreaker over Marquette. Four other players scored in double figures for the Huskies, including a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double from Samson Johnson.David Joplin led Marquette (22-8, 13-6) with 23 points on 7-for-13 shooting. Kam Jones added 21 on 9-for-20 shooting from the floor.Marquette closed out the half on a high note as they went into the break on a 9-0 run to take a 37-33 advantage. The Huskies finished the half missing 7-of-8 attempts.Joplin led Marquette with 14 at the break with Jones adding 10 as Marquette shot 51.7 percent despite going just 2-for-12 from deep. UConn shot 42.4 percent, led by nine from McNeeley.It was tight for much of the second half, but the Huskies found a spark and surged ahead.A 10-0 run put UConn ahead 61-54 going into the under-8-minute media timeout, capped off by a fast-break dunk from Johnson.
