Dec 30 2008
Georgetown Upsets #2 Ranked UConn
Coming into last nights game against Georgetown the UConn Huskies were keeping pace with the North Carolina Tarheels as both had undefeated records. A few hours later and only the Tarheels are unbeaten after the Huskies fell to the Georgetown Hoyas 74-63. The Hoyas started the game by going on a 18-3 run when they hit four of their first five 3 point attempts. They finished the game by hitting 18 straight free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. Dujuan Summers was top scorer with 18 points and Chris Wright and Greg Monroe both had 16 points for the Hoyas. Austin Freeman also added 13. For the Huskies A.J. Price had 16 points and Jeff Adrien added 13. The Huskies 7 foot 3 inch center Hasheem Thabeet scored only 4 points and wasn’t much of a factor. The Huskies cut a 12 points deficit to 3 on two separate occasions but couldnt get any closer. Georgetowns next game is Saturday against 3rd ranked Pitt. UConn’s next contest is Saturday when the play Rutgers.
