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No. 3 Huskies Gut Out Road Win at Georgetown
1/17/2026 3:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite a cold shooting day the No. 3 UConn men's basketball team (18-1, 8-0 BIG EAST) survived a scare and gutted out a road win over Georgetown (9-9, 1-6 BIG EAST) by a score of 64-62 on Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena. Tarris Reed Jr. had a double-double to lead four Huskies in double-figures in the tight victory. UConn's victory was its 14th in a row, the eighth streak of at least 14-straight triumphs in program history.
The win was UConn's 11th-straight against Georgetown, taking each meeting with the Hoyas since rejoining the BIG EAST prior to 2020-21. The Huskies shot a season-low from the field and struggling from three (5-26) but had only six turnovers, second-fewest in a game this season. Reed Jr. finished his day with 15 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Joining him in double-figures was Silas Demary Jr. who stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals. Braylon Mullins scored 11 and Solo Ball added 10, including clutch buckets late. Alex Karaban finished with seven points and grabbed five rebounds, while Jaylin Stewart was a team-best +6 in 14 minutes off the bench.
UConn led by as many as 10 in the first half but saw the opening stanza lead dwindle to four at the break. The Hoyas jumped ahead for a brief spell early in the second half, before a 9-0 run flipped the lead in favor of the Huskies and they did not trail the rest of the way. GU had a chance at a game-tying three in the final seconds, but UConn forced a miss and Mullins grabbed a board before a game-sealing free throw.
How it Happened
The Huskies jumped ahead fast with the game's first three baskets, including a pair from Reed Jr. that prompted a quick GU timeout at 18:25 with the Huskies up 6-0. Reed Jr. scored 11 points in the game's first five minutes, helping Connecticut to a 13-4 advantage before a stoppage at 15:28.
Midway through the first the Huskies briefly pushed their lead to double-digits, going up 23-13 with a Jayden Ross jumper at 9:42. Late in the first a stretch of seven of eight from the field got the Hoyas back within two possessions, and GU took advantage of a 1-of-10 finish to the half from UConn to slim the lead to 32-28 at the break. Connecticut shot only 36.4 percent in the opening stanza.
The Hoyas scored the first seven points of the second half to take their first lead of the day before UConn called for time, down 35-32 with 18:04 to play. Demary Jr. stopped an 8-0 run to start the frame for GU with four quick points, and an Eric Reibe put-back at 13:13 evened the score at 40-all.
The Huskies would total a 9-0 run over less than three minutes, going up 45-40 with a Mullins 3-pointer at 11:41. The Hoyas pulled back even at 45 before a pair of Mullins free throws and a breakaway Solo Ball slam gave Connecticut a 49-45 lead with 8:33 to go in regulation. A 3-pointer pulled GU back within two before a corner 3-pointer from Karaban, his first hit of the day, gave the Huskies a 58-53 edge with 5:20 to go.
More than two minutes later with UConn holding the same lead, Demary Jr. got to his spot for a pull-up jumper to put the Huskies up seven with 2:45 to play. With barely a minute on the game timer and the shot clock winding down, Ball got a high floater to go and put the Huskies up 62-55. The Hoyas took advantage of a tough spell from the line for the Huskies in the final moments and got back within three, but a game-tying 3-pointer was off line and Mullins snared the rebound before sinking a free throw to go up four. GU scored a put-back after the game was in hand to get the margin to its 64-62 final.
Inside The Numbers
- UConn shot a season-low 36.2 percent (21-58) from the floor and was 5-of-26 (19.2) from three, while Georgetown shot 43.9 percent (25-57) and 35.7 percent (5-14)
- The Huskies were +7 in turnover margin, with their six turnovers marking the fewest in a game since matching that mark on Dec. 5
- UConn grabbed 16 offensive rebounds but was out-rebounded by four overall and out-scored 17-15 in second chance points
- The Huskies finished with a 6-1 edge in blocked shots – UConn came into the day 12th nationally with 5.7 swats per game
- UConn secured eight steals against only three for GU, led by three swipes apiece from Demary Jr. and Reed Jr.
News and Notes
- UConn improves to 41-36 all-time against Georgetown and has not lost to GU since 2017
- The Huskies are 11-0 against the Hoyas under Dan Hurley
- UConn's 14-game single-season winning streak is its eighth in program history. It also accomplished the feat in 1953-54, 1964-65, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2022-23 and last in from Dec. 23 through Feb. 17 in 2023-24
- The Huskies are one of four programs nationally with multiple win streaks of at least 14 since the start of 2023-24, joining Duke, Houston and James Madison
- Reed Jr. notched his third double-double of the season and the 13th in his career
- Connecticut's 8-0 start to BIG EAST play is its third-best all-time, behind only an 11-0 open in 1998-99 and a 14-0 start in 1995-96
- Karaban ended the day with 1,611 points – 19 behind Jerome Dyson (1,630) for 17th and 22 shy of Mike McKay (1,633) for 16th in UConn history. He also hit his 252nd career 3-pointer, shitting eight back of Shabazz Napier (260) for third in UConn history
- UConn is 22-7 in true road games since 2023-24, tied for the most true away victories among high majors (Duke) in that span
- Mullins has scored in double-figures in his last four games and in six of his eight career BIG EAST contests
Up Next
The Huskies hit their first bye of the conference schedule before returning to action at home on Saturday, Jan. 24 to face second-place Villanova in Hartford.
