WASHINGTON – Despite a much more even second half, the Georgetown University men's basketball team could not overcome a 24-point first half deficit, falling 89-64 to the No. 1/1 UConn Huskies on Saturday at Capital One Arena. With the setback, Georgetown sits at 8-15 on the season with a 1-11 mark in BIG EAST play while the top-ranked Huskies improve to 22-2 overall with a 12-1 mark in league action.
 
ON THE RECORD
"There's a lot of reflection that has to go on. This is our third home game in a row where we're supported at a really high level, so I want to thank our crowd for coming. I'm disappointed we're not delivering on our end from an execution standpoint, from a communication standpoint, from a physical standpoint … Our last three games here we have not played well. Everyone in the organization really has to take a deep dive into what our purpose is. I tell our guys all the time, 'You've gotta give to the game'. When you don't give to the game, it's never going to pay you back. If anything, the energy we showed today and displayed today was not very good. We have a quick turnaround as we go to Creighton in the next 48 hours. We've gotta figure this out in a quick way … I want to make sure that our guys continue to fight, continue to battle, and it's my job to make sure that we get our guys organized."  - Head Coach Ed Cooley
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Dontrez Styles led the Hoyas with 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the floor, including a trio of triples, and a 4-for-5 effort from the free throw line to go along with six rebounds.
• Supreme Cook was the other GU player in double figures with 12 points and a squad-best eight rebounds. Cook managed 10 of his points in the second frame.
• Jayden Epps and Rowan Brumbaugh each handled the assist duties today with the pair dishing out four helpers apiece to pace the offense.
• Georgetown shot 39.7% (23-58) from the field and allowed the Huskies 61.1% (33-54) shooting for the game.
• UConn held the narrow advantage on the glass, grabbing 33 boards to GU's 32. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game opened with both teams trading buckets as the Hoyas opened the scoring on a Supreme Cook dunk.
• UConn retorted with back-to-back triples before an Epps layup cut the deficit to four.
• The Huskies pulled away by as many as 26 in the first frame, taking a commanding 52-28 lead into the locker room.
• Despite a much more even second half that saw the Hoyas get narrowly outscored 37-36, it wasn't enough as GU couldn't put a dent in the halftime deficit, never getting within 20 down the stretch.
• The top-ranked Huskies coasted to the 89-64 win.

 
UP NEXT
The Hoyas return to action on Tuesday, February 13 as they hit the road to face the No. 19/18 Creighton Bluejays. Tipoff at CHI Health Center Omaha is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on FS1 with Kevin Kugler calling the play-by-play and Nick Bahe providing analysis. The radio call of Rich Chvotkin, in his 50th season as the Voice of the Hoyas, can be heard locally on The Team 980 and nationally on the SiriusXM app.