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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
79
Georgetown GTown 16-12,7-10 Big East
93
Winner UConn UConn 19-9,11-6 Big East
Georgetown GTown
16-12,7-10 Big East
79
Final
93
UConn UConn
19-9,11-6 Big East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Georgetown GTown 35 44 79
UConn UConn 42 51 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Peavy Tallies Sixth-Straight 20-Point Game, Hoyas Fall at UConn

HARTFORD, Conn. – Despite Micah Peavy tallying his sixth-straight game registering 20 points or more, the Georgetown University men's basketball team could not hold on, falling to the University of Connecticut Huskies 93-79 at XL Center on Wednesday evening. With the loss, the Hoyas slip to 16-12 overall with a 7-10 mark in BIG EAST play while the Huskies improve to 19-9 on the year with an 11-6 record in league action.
 
ON THE RECORD
"Overall I'm very proud of our men, really, really proud of how hard we played with just being so limited right now in our roster. We will prepare for a very aggressive, hungry Marquette team. " - Head Coach Ed Cooley
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Peavy led a quartet of Hoyas in double-figure scoring with 25 points on an efficient 10-of-16 shooting, including a trio of 3-pointers, while chipping in three assists and grabbing a pair of rebounds.
  • Jayden Epps followed up with 13 points on five made field goals. Drew Fielder added 11 on a perfect 4-for-4 performance from the floor while Jordan Burks chipped in 11 on an efficient 5-for-8 effort on the day.
  • Malik Mack led the Hoyas on the glass, grabbing four rebounds while dishing out a squad-best six assists.
  • Georgetown shot 51.8% (29-56) from the floor, including knocking down 11-of-27 (40.7%) from downtown.
  • GU forced 10 UConn turnovers on seven steals while commiting nine turnovers of their own.
 
UCONN HIGHLIGHTS
  • Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. led a quintet of Huskies in double figures tallying 20 points apiece on 6-for-12 shooting and 8-for-10 shooting, respectively. Liam McNeely (17), Hassan Diarra (14) and Alex Karaban (13) rounded out those in double figures.
  • Reed Jr. led the squad on the glass pulling down a game-high 10 boards. Ball followed Reed with five rebounds to his credit.
  • Diarra paced the offense with seven assists and was followed by McNeeley with four.
  • UConn shot 55.9% (33-59) from the floor and 37.5% (9-24) from behind the arc.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Georgetown got out to a hot start from deep, landing four triples in less than four minutes to take a 14-4 lead and force the UConn timeout. Peavy drained a pair while Burks and Epps chipped in one apiece in the run.
  • The Huskies tallied eight unanswered to make it a one-possession game but a 6-2 spurt for the Blue & Gray, including buckets from Epps and Burks gave the Hoyas some breathing room (22-16) but the home team would not go away, pulling to within one (26-25). A Mack trey rattled around the rim before popping out as the whistle was called. He sunk all three free throws to make it a two-possession game (29-25).
  • However, UConn had another run in the can, reeling off 10 straight before a Peavy jumper stopped the bleeding and pulled the Blue & Gray back within four. GU would close to within two on an Epps jumper but the Huskies closed the frame on five unanswered to take the 42-35 lead into the locker room.
  • Coming out of the break, the Hoyas knocked down a pair of buckets to make it a one-possession game (42-39) but continued trips to the line kept the Huskies ahead. A triple from Kayvaun Mulready once again closed the gap to a single possession (57-54) but the Huskies staged a 9-2 run to extend the lead.
  • UConn never let the foot off the gas, ballooning the lead to as many as 19 before sealing the 93-79 win at the final whistle.
 
OF NOTE
  • Peavy tallied his sixth-straight outing with at least 20 points: 27 at Xavier (02/04); 22 vs. Seton Hall (02/08); 21 at Butler (02/15); 30 vs. Providence (02/19); 20 at Creighton (02/23); 25 at UConn (02/26).
  • For the month of February, Peavy averaged 24.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 5.3 apg and 3.2 spg while shooting 49.6% (58-117) from the floor and 47.1% (16-34) from deep.
 
UP NEXT
Georgetown returns to action on Saturday, March 1 as the Hoyas host Marquette at Capital One Arena with tipoff slated for 8 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Peacock with John Fanta calling the play-by-play and Tarik Turner providing analysis. The game can be heard locally on 106.7 The Fan with Rich Chvotkin, in his 51st season as the Voice of the Hoyas, calling the action.
 
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