US EditionUConn Men’s Basketball Team Fends Off Georgetown Again for 79–75 Win
Alex Karaban set UConn records with 116 career wins and 136 starts as the Huskies held off Georgetown’s rally to improve to 24-2 this season.
- At Gampel Pavilion on Saturday, Alex Karaban set UConn records with his 136th start and 116th win as the Huskies beat Georgetown 79-75.
- The Huskies improved their standing to 24-2 and 14-1 in Big East play after a narrow Jan. 17 victory over Georgetown, and Saturday’s game was another close contest.
- Solo Ball scored 20 points and reached 1,000 career points, while Silas Demary Jr. finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, and UConn shot 47% overall and 32% from three.
- After Georgetown's late rally and a four-point play, UConn's Alex Karaban hit two foul shots with 10 seconds remaining to seal the win following a late turnover sequence.
- UConn returns Wednesday to face Creighton on TNT, maintaining a half-game lead over St. John's while Georgetown hosts Butler on Wednesday.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
KMJ-AF1No. 6 UConn remains atop Big East despite late Georgetown surge
Solo Ball scored 20 points as sixth-ranked UConn stayed atop the Big East by holding on for a 79-75 victory over Georgetown Saturday night in Storrs, Conn.
Associated Press News
Ball and Karaban lead No. 6 UConn to a 79-75 win over Georgetown
Solo Ball had 20 points and Alex Karaban scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 6 UConn held off a second-half rally and beat Georgetown 79-75 on Saturday night.
Hartford Courant
UConn men survive scare from Georgetown, 79-75, as Alex Karaban becomes Huskies’ all-time winner
STORRS – The UConn men’s basketball team survived a major scare late and held on for a 79-75 win over Georgetown on a milestone Saturday night at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies led by seven with 33 seconds left when KJ Lewis rose up for a 3-pointer and Tarris Reed Jr. made contact with his arm, fouling out of the game as the four-point play cut the Hoyas’ deficit to three at the 24-second mark. Then Lewis snatched the inbound pass to get possessio…
Karaban Sets Win Record As #6 UConn Tops Georgetown
STORRS – The No. 6 UConn men's basketball team (24-2, 14-1 BIG EAST) never trailed and held off a feisty Georgetown (13-12, 5-9 BIG EAST) for a 79-75 win on Saturday night at Gampel Pavilion. Alex Karaban became UConn's all-time winningest player in the triumph, notching win No. 116 of his storied Husky career.
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