Georgetown looked absolutely dreadful in the first half, and trailed by 19 points early in the second, but the Hoyas erased that deficit behind a brilliant 28-point second half by Austin Freeman. (He finished with 33 points, seven boards and three assists.)
The Hoyas got going when they started to push the tempo, effectively beating the Huskies at their own game. UConn had a chance to take the lead, down one, with under a minute to play. But the Hoyas played tough defense, survived a couple of missed shots and eventually forced a turnover. The Huskies still haven’t won away from home.
It looks like it will be another rough-and-tumble year in the Big East.
