No. 3 UConn Narrowly Fends Off Georgetown, 64-62, for 14th Consecutive Win

[ad_1] Tarris Reed Jr. had 15 factors and 11 rebounds, and third-ranked UConn held off Georgetown on Saturday, 64-62, for its 14th consecutive victory.

Silas Demary Jr. scored 12 factors and Braylon Mullins added 11 for the Huskies (18-1, 8-0 Massive East), who improved to 11-0 in opposition to the Hoyas since rejoining the convention. The 11 consecutive victories match UConn’s longest profitable streak ever in opposition to Georgetown.

Vince Iwuchukwu had 12 factors and 14 rebounds and KJ Lewis added 12 factors for the Hoyas (9-9, 1-6), who've misplaced 5 in a row.

Lewis pulled Georgetown inside 63-60 with 32.7 seconds left, and the Huskies’ Solo Ball then missed two free throws. However Lewis was quick with a 3-pointer on the Hoyas’ subsequent journey, and Mullins made 1 of two foul photographs to bump UConn's result in 4.

Iwuchukwu dunked with 1.9 seconds to go, however UConn inbounded the ball to expire the clock.

UConn shot a season-low 36.2% however dedicated solely six turnovers — one shy of matching a season low — whereas bettering to 9-0 away from dwelling.

UConn HC Dan Hurley on MULTIPLE gamers having off nights 😬 The Huskies scored the primary six factors, main Georgetown coach Ed Cooley to name timeout 95 seconds in, and Reed had 11 factors within the first 5 minutes. However UConn couldn’t push the benefit previous 10, and Jayden Fort’s dunk simply earlier than halftime introduced the Hoyas inside 32-28.

UConn endured a scoring drought of 6:21 spanning halftime because the Hoyas surged forward with the primary eight factors after the break. The Huskies quickly recovered and took the lead for good on two Mullins free throws with 8:55 remaining. Alex Karaban’s nook 3 made it 58-53, and Georgetown couldn’t shut inside a possession till the ultimate minute.

Georgetown has misplaced 24 consecutive video games in opposition to ranked opponents since defeating Creighton within the 2021 Massive East Match last.

Up subsequent, UConn performs host to Villanova on Saturday, and Georgetown visits Villanova on Wednesday.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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