Connecticut–Georgetown men's basketball rivalry
Sport | Men's basketball |
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First meeting |
December 22, 1958 Connecticut 76, Georgetown 68 |
Latest meeting |
January 23, 2016 Connecticut 68, Georgetown 62 |
Next meeting | January 14, 2017 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 65 |
All-time series | Georgetown leads 35–30 (.538) |
Current win streak | Connecticut 1, 2016–present |
The Connecticut–Georgetown men's basketball rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut and Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team of Georgetown University.[1][2] Georgetown leads the all-time series 35–30.
History
The first game played between the two schools took place on December 22, 1958, in Storrs, Connecticut. Connecticut won 76–68.[3]
The rivalry peaked while both teams were members of the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013. The two schools each won a record 7 Big East Tournaments.[4]
The teams each won one of their last two games, and Connecticut won the last contest, 68-62 on January 23, 2016. Georgetown last beat the Huskies 79-78 in double overtime on February 27, 2013.[5] The teams are set to meet again in Washington, DC in 2017.[4][5]
Game results
Connecticut victories | Georgetown victories |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | Series | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UC | GU | ||||||
1 | December 22, 1958 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 76 | 68 | Connecticut 1–0 | |
2 | February 25, 1961 | Washington, DC | Georgetown | 80 | 99 | Tied 1–1 | |
3 | February 4, 1971 | Washington, DC | Georgetown | 75 | 98 | Georgetown 2–1 | |
4 | February 3, 1972 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 89 | 81 | Tied 2–2 | |
5 | January 13, 1973 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 78 | 64 | Connecticut 3–2 | |
6 | February 16, 1974 | Washington, DC | Georgetown | 66 | 67 | Tied 3–3 | |
7 | February 2, 1980 | Washington, DC | Georgetown | 64 | 84 | Georgetown 4–3 | |
8 | January 24, 1981 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 75OT | 73 | Tied 4–4 | |
9 | February 28, 1981 | Washington, DC | Georgetown | 58 | 60 | Georgetown 5–4 | |
10 | January 20, 1982 | Landover, MD | Connecticut | 63 | 52 | Tied 5–5 | |
11 | February 27, 1982 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 42 | 60 | Georgetown 6–5 | |
12 | January 15, 1983 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 53 | 74 | Georgetown 7–5 | |
13 | February 14, 1983 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 60 | 77 | Georgetown 8–5 | |
14 | January 4, 1984 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 69 | 81 | Georgetown 9–5 | |
15 | February 4, 1984 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 62 | 87 | Georgetown 10–5 | |
16 | January 23, 1985 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 66 | 79 | Georgetown 11–5 | |
17 | February 23, 1985 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 47 | 68 | Georgetown 12–5 | |
18 | March 6, 1985 | New York, NY | Georgetown | 62 | 93 | Georgetown 13–5 | Big East Tournament |
19 | January 8, 1986 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 66 | 70 | Georgetown 14–5 | |
20 | February 5, 1986 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 63 | 80 | Georgetown 15–5 | |
21 | January 21, 1987 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 51 | 65 | Georgetown 16–5 | |
22 | February 11, 1987 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 57 | 78 | Georgetown 17–5 | |
23 | January 30, 1988 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 59 | 60 | Georgetown 18–5 | |
24 | February 6, 1988 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 66 | 59 | Georgetown 18–6 | |
25 | January 21, 1989 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 55 | 59 | Georgetown 19–6 | |
26 | February 8, 1989 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 58 | 70 | Georgetown 20–6 | |
27 | January 20, 1990 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 70 | 65 | Georgetown 20–7 | |
28 | February 28, 1990 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 64 | 84 | Georgetown 21–7 | |
29 | March 10, 1990 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 65 | 60 | Georgetown 21–8 | Big East Tournament |
30 | February 11, 1991 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 61 | 55 | Georgetown 21–9 | |
31 | February 23, 1991 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 57 | 71 | Georgetown 22–9 | |
32 | March 8, 1991 | New York, NY | Georgetown | 49 | 68 | Georgetown 23–9 | Big East Tournament |
33 | February 12, 1992 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 63 | 70 | Georgetown 24–9 | |
34 | February 19, 1992 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 58 | 60 | Georgetown 25–9 | |
35 | January 18, 1993 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 69 | 86 | Georgetown 26–9 | |
36 | March 7, 1993 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 56 | 70 | Georgetown 27–9 | |
37 | January 4, 1994 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 77 | 65 | Georgetown 27–10 | |
38 | February 28, 1994 | Landover, MD | Connecticut | 66 | 62 | Georgetown 27–11 | |
39 | January 16, 1995 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 93 | 73 | Georgetown 27–12 | |
40 | February 14, 1995 | Landover, MD | Connecticut | 91 | 85 | Georgetown 27–13 | |
41 | March 11, 1995 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 88 | 81 | Georgetown 27–14 | Big East Tournament |
42 | February 19, 1996 | Landover, MD | Georgetown | 65 | 77 | Georgetown 28–14 | |
43 | March 9, 1996 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 75 | 74 | Georgetown 28–15 | Big East Tournament |
44 | January 11, 1997 | Landover, MD | Connecticut | 69 | 54 | Georgetown 28–16 | |
45 | February 3, 1997 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 51 | 52 | Georgetown 29–16 | |
46 | January 17, 1998 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 86 | 72 | Georgetown 29–17 | |
47 | January 2, 1999 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 87 | 64 | Georgetown 29–18 | |
48 | January 25, 1999 | Washington, DC | Connecticut | 78 | 71 | Georgetown 29–19 | |
49 | January 22, 2000 | Washington, DC | Connecticut | 92 | 71 | Georgetown 29–20 | |
50 | March 10, 2000 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 70 | 55 | Georgetown 29–21 | Big East Tournament |
51 | February 19, 2002 | Washington, DC | Connecticut | 75 | 74 | Georgetown 29–22 | |
52 | January 14, 2004 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 94 | 70 | Georgetown 29–23 | |
53 | January 8, 2005 | Washington, DC | Connecticut | 66 | 59 | Georgetown 29–24 | |
54 | March 2, 2005 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 83 | 64 | Georgetown 29–25 | |
55 | March 10, 2005 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 66 | 62 | Georgetown 29–26 | Big East Tournament |
56 | January 14, 2006 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 74 | 67 | Georgetown 29–27 | |
57 | March 3, 2007 | Washington, DC | Georgetown | 46 | 59 | Georgetown 30–27 | |
58 | January 12, 2008 | Washington, DC | Georgetown | 69 | 72 | Georgetown 31–27 | |
59 | December 29, 2008 | Hartford, CT | Georgetown | 63 | 74 | Georgetown 32–27 | |
60 | January 9, 2010 | Washington, DC | Georgetown | 69 | 72 | Georgetown 33–27 | |
61 | February 16, 2011 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 78 | 70 | Georgetown 33–28 | |
62 | March 9, 2011 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 79 | 62 | Georgetown 33–29 | Big East Tournament |
63 | February 1, 2012 | Washington, DC | Georgetown | 44 | 58 | Georgetown 34–29 | |
64 | February 27, 2013 | Storrs, CT | Georgetown | 78 | 792OT | Georgetown 35–29 | |
65 | January 23, 2016 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 68 | 62 | Georgetown 35–30 |
References
- ↑ UConn's top five rivals in men's basketball - Connecticut Post
- ↑ Georgetown and UConn to Rekindle Rivalry - Casual Hoya
- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf
- 1 2 Connecticut Huskies, Georgetown Hoyas to renew rivalry in 2015-16 season
- 1 2 Georgetown, UConn to renew basketball rivalry - College Basketball - SI.com