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STORRS – The fifth-ranked UConn men’s basketball team took some time to warm up its engine before rolling to a 83-59 win over East Texas A&M at Gampel Pavilion on Friday night.

Sandwiched between a monster win over Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse and a rematch against reigning national champion Florida, the Huskies (8-1) had just a seven-point lead with a minute left in the first half of their final buy game of the season. But the size difference prevailed as UConn, in its fifth game without Tarris Reed Jr. (ankle), outscored the Lions, 58-22 in the paint and built its lead to as many as 27 points in the second half.

The Huskies finished with four scorers in double-figures, led by a 14-point effort from Solo Ball, who added four rebounds and

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