Roy Hibbert’s double-double led 4 Georgetown Hoyas in double figures as the Hoyas defeated UCONN 59-46 to clinch at least a share of the regular season Big East Championship. Hibbert had 18 points and 11 rebounds to along with 3 blocked shots to lead the Hoyas. Jeff Green added 12 points, Patrick Ewing, Jr. added 12 points and Jonathan Wallace rounded out the Hoyas in double figures with 10 points. For UCONN, they were once again led by Jeff Adrien with 17 points and Jerome Dyson added 9 points.
Notes and Observations:
- The starters were Price, Dyson, Robinson, Thabeet and Adrien.
- Dyson struggled again from the floor shooting only 4 of 13 from the floor.
- Thabeet saw what it was like to against a big man with talent as Hibbert just totally owned him during the game.
- Craig Austrie played 19 minutes but I swear I didn’t see him out there at all. Probably because he really didn’t do anything.
- Price struggled as well from the floor shooting 1 of 6. I really think that next year, he will be much better after having a full season under his belt after missing two years.
- This was Georgetown’s first win against UCONN since February 3, 1997 when they defeated UCONN 52-51, a dtreak that spanned 11 games before this victory.
- UCONN was 7 of 12 from the line. It’s not like those 5 misses really mattered in this game.
- UCONN only had 3 assists in the game versus 15 turnovers. That is atrocious having only 3 assists.
With the loss, UCONN falls to 17-13 (6-10 in the Big East). Next up is a undetermined opponent at an undetermined time on Wednesday in the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Those games will be on the ESPN family of networks and also available online at ESPN360.
UPDATE 3/4: UCONN will play Syracuse on Wednesday March 7th at 2:00 PM. The game will be televised on ESPN.
