Box Score STORRS, Conn. – Georgetown University's men's basketball team fell, 96-73, to the No. 20/19 University of Connecticut Huskies on Tuesday evening at Gampel Pavilion. The Hoyas are 6-11 overall with a 0-6 mark in BIG EAST action while UConn moves to 14-4 with a 5-2 BIG EAST record.
ON THE RECORD
"We have 14 more [BIG EAST games] to go. We still have a chance to get ourselves back in the hunt. We just have to stay positive, watch the film and show them things that we didn't do right tonight. We have to regroup and come back before our next game on Saturday." - Head Coach
Patrick Ewing
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
- Aminu Mohammed led a trio of Hoyas in double figures with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including a 3-for-4 performance from beyond the arc, a career best for the frosh. His seven rebounds was a squad best.
- Collin Holloway added 11 points to go along with four rebounds and a pair of steals while Donald Carey chipped in 10 to round out those in double figures. Carey added a pair of assists in his 31 minutes of work.
- For the game, Georgetown shot 45.0 percent (27-60) from the floor and 52.4 percent (11-21) from deep.
- Georgetown managed six steals to UConn's five, but the Huskies forced 11 turnovers to GU's seven.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Holloway drained a triple before Timothy Ighoefe faded away to put the Hoyas on a 5-0 run to open GU's scoring and knot the game at 5-5 (18:08).
- The Hoyas scored another five unanswered on a Carey layup and Rice trey, pulling GU to within six, 25-19 (9:48).
- Carey sank back-to-back triples, including one that beat the shot clock, to cut the UConn lead to five, 36-31 (4:54).
- Mohammed and Holloway each hit a jumper to close out the Hoya scoring before going into the break trailing, 52-40.
- Georgetown scored four unanswered points on a Mohammed layup and two Holloway free throws for a 57-44 score (16:03).
- UConn pulled away down the stretch and despite an 8-0 Hoya run to close the gap in the final two minutes, the Huskies held off the Hoyas for the 96-73 victory.
OF NOTE
- GU hit eight treys in the opening frame, tying its season-high mark in any half set against Saint Joseph's (11/26).
UP NEXT
Georgetown will head to Indianapolis to face Butler on Saturday, Jan. 29 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tipoff is scheduled for noon and the game will be broadcast live on FS1. Saturday's contest can be heard locally on 106.7 The Fan with Rich Chvotkin in his 48th season on the call.
