Huskies Edge Hoyas in Defensive Big East Battle

WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Tarris Reed recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds as Connecticut held off Georgetown 64-62 in a Big East men’s basketball game Saturday at Capital One Arena.

The Huskies led 32-28 at halftime and maintained a narrow advantage throughout a tense second half before securing the road victory. Vincent Iwuchukwu led the Hoyas with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Georgetown’s Malik Mack missed a potential game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer.

Connecticut improved to 18-1 overall. Georgetown fell to 9-9. Attendance was 17,861.