Overview
- Tipoff is noon ET at Capital One Arena with coverage on FOX.
- UConn enters 17-1 overall and 7-0 in the Big East after a 69-64 road win at No. 25 Seton Hall and an overtime comeback at Providence, improving to 5-0 in true road games.
- The Huskies rank No. 9 in KenPom and No. 7 in the NET with the nation’s sixth-rated defense, and Dan Hurley noted limited Quad 1 chances make road wins like Seton Hall valuable for their NCAA profile.
- Georgetown is 9-8 (1-5) with five straight league losses, including an overtime defeat at Creighton, and leans on guards KJ Lewis (15.0 ppg) and Malik Mack (14.5) for scoring.
- UConn has won 10 straight in the series; Alex Karaban has thrived against the Hoyas, while scorer Solo Ball seeks to break a recent three-point slump.