Huskies Get Past Georgetown 66-62
in BIG EAST Quarterfinals
UConn to face Syracuse in
semifinals Friday
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NEW YORK (March 10, 2005) - Freshman Rudy Gay (Baltimore, Md.) scored 17
points, to lead four UConn players who finished in double figures, as the
Huskies defeated Georgetown 66-62 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the
BIG EAST Tournament in Madison Square Garden.
UConn advances to face Syracuse in the semifinals of the
BIG EAST Tournament on Friday at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN.
Gay was joined in double figure by sophomore Marcus
Williams (Los Angeles, Calif.) who finished with 14 points and 10 assists for his fifth
double-double of the year. Sophomore Charlie Villanueva (Brooklyn,
N.Y.) posted 11 points while junior
Denham Brown (Toronto, Ont.) tallied 10 to round out the Huskies' double-digit scorers.
No. 2 seed UConn is now 22-6 overall while No. 7 seed
Georgetown falls to 17-12.
 The
Hoyas also had four players in double figures led by Ashanti Cook with 17 while
Brandon Bowman tallied 15.
UConn led 32-26 at the half and extended its advantage to
44-31 on a layup by junior Hilton Armstrong (Peekskill, N.Y.) with 14:34 remaining in regulation.
Georgetown pecked away at the UConn lead and trailed 47-41
with 11:25 left to play on a Cook jumper.
The Huskies extended their lead back to 10 points at 59-49
on a Gay jump shot with 8:00 left.
In the final minute of the game, Georgetown trimmed the
lead to two points at 64-62 on a 3-point field goal by Darrel Owens with 40
seconds to play.
Gay missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 20.5 ticks
remaining and Georgetown claimed possession on the rebound. The Hoyas were
unable to convert on their final possession
before Brown sank a pair of free throws to seal the four-point UConn win.
Georgetown started the game with a 10-4 lead but UConn
responded with an 11-1 run to make the score 16-11 with 11:31 to play in the
first half.
The Huskies opened their largest lead of the first half at
30-19 at the 2:24 mark on a basket by Williams.
The Hoyas ended the half with a 7-2 run to trim UConn’s
lead to six points at the break.
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