UConn guard Solo Ball (1) goes up to the basket as Xavier guard Dailyn Swain (3) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn center Youssouf Singare, center, is guarded by Xavier forward Cam Fletcher, left, and Xavier guard Dailyn Swain, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn guard Solo Ball (1) dribbles the ball as Xavier guard Ryan Conwell (7) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Injured UConn center Samson Johnson watches his team warm up before an NCAA college basketball game against Xavier, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn forward Alex Karaban is guarded by Xavier guard Marcus Foster (1) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn center Tarris Reed Jr. (5) drives to the basket as Xavier forward Jerome Hunter defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Xavier head coach Sean Miller reacts in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UConn, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Xavier forward John Hugley IV (4) shoots over UConn center Tarris Reed Jr. in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)