Hoyas defense stymies UConn
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Georgetown coach John Thompson III patrols the sideline during the Hoyas win vs. Connecticut.
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Hollis Thompson regained his shooting touch with 18 points, and No. 14 Georgetown held Connecticut to season lows in scoring and shooting in a 58-44 victory Wednesday night, the Huskies' fourth consecutive loss.
Thompson went 7 for 15 from the field and grabbed nine rebounds. The Big East's top 3-point shooter went 3 for 7 behind the arc, matching the number of 3s from his past three games combined.
The Hoyas (17-4, 7-3), bouncing back from a subpar effort in a loss at Pitt, led by 10 points at halftime and didn't allow the Huskies to get closer than six the rest of the way.
Henry Sims had 13 points for host Georgetown and Jason Clark added 11.
A layup and jumper by Clark and an emphatic driving dunk from Sims restored Georgetown's momentum -- and its double-digit lead -- after Connecticut threatened to rally.
Andre Drummond scored 18 points, and Jeremy Lamb had 14 for the Huskies (14-7, 4-5), who shot 30 percent from the field in their first game since falling out of the Top 25.
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun shook up his lineup after scoring only 48 points Sunday against Notre Dame, starting freshman Ryan Boatright and sophomore Roscoe Smith in place of Shabazz Napier and Alex Oriakhi. Calhoun was hoping for more quickness and speed, but the Huskies didn't score a fastbreak basket in the first half and had only four for the game.
Boatright didn't score, and Smith had only two points. Napier, who went 0 for 7 from the field against Notre Dame, missed all nine of his shots. Oriakhi came on to commit three of Connecticut's six first-half turnovers.
Even Lamb had a tough game, shooting 1 for 9 in the first half and 4 for 18 for the game.
The lone spark for the Huskies was Drummond, a freshman who was unstoppable for the first four minutes. He dominated the paint for eight quick points to give the Huskies a 13-7 lead.
• Providence 78, Rutgers 67: Bilal Dixon scored a season-high 18 points, and Vincent Council had 11 points and 14 assists to lead Providence (13-10, 2-8) to a victory against visiting Rutgers (12-11, 4-6). Myles Mack led the Scarlet Knights with 16 points.
First Published February 2, 2012 12:00 am
