Solo Ball scored a team-high 23 points to lead No. 3 UConn to an 89-62 win over Columbia on Monday night in Storrs, Conn.

Ball and Alex Karaban (20 points, six rebounds, four assists) combined for 5 of the 10 3-pointers for the Huskies (3-0), who shot 56.6% from the floor and led by as many as 29.

The UConn lead was 50-27 at halftime before Tarris Reed Jr. scored 13 of his 19 points after the break while pulling down eight rebounds and recording two blocks and three steals.

Jayden Ross (10 points) rounded out double-digit scorers for UConn, which has won 36 straight non-conference home games including three in a row to begin this season.

Miles Franklin and Blair Thompson scored 10 points apiece, and Mason Ritter pulled down seven rebounds for Columbia (1-1).

Columbia trailed just 14-1

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