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No. 6 UConn Beats Georgetown 67-51 to Set up a Big East Final Clash Against No. 13 St. John's
UConn, seeded second, aims to extend its narrow regular-season wins over Georgetown, who upset Villanova to reach the Big East semifinal at Madison Square Garden.
- On Friday at 8 p.m. EDT, the 28-4 UConn Huskies meet 11th-seeded Georgetown at Madison Square Garden in a Big East semifinal rematch, after two close games this season.
- After Thursday's quarterfinals, UConn reached the semis by routing No. 10 Xavier 93-68, while Georgetown upset Villanova 78 in a quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden.
- UConn's Solomon Ball scored 20 and KJ Lewis scored 24 in their last meeting, with Reed adding 17 points and 14 rebounds, shooting 65.2% over his last 10 games.
- BetMGM sportsbook lists UConn at-13.5 with an over/under of 13.5, as the Big East semifinals feature four original members for the first time since 1994.
- Despite a 16-17 record, Georgetown averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game, 0.5 more than UConn allows, and ranks ninth in assists with 14.9 led by Malik Mack’s 4.2.
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No. 6 UConn beats Georgetown 67-51 to set up a Big East final clash against No. 13 St. John's
Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half, Jayden Ross hit a couple of momentum-stunting 3-pointers in the second, and sixth-ranked UConn defeated Georgetown 67-51 to set up a showdown of the top two seeds in the Big East Tournament final.
·United States
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·Hartford, United States
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·Philadelphia, United States
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