Georgetown–UConn men's basketball rivalry

The Georgetown–UConn men's basketball rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the UConn Huskies men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut and Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team of Georgetown University.[1][2] UConn leads the all-time series 38–36.

Georgetown–UConn men's basketball rivalry
SportMen's basketball
First meetingDecember 22, 1958
Connecticut 76, Georgetown 68
Latest meetingFebruary 10, 2024
UConn 89, Georgetown 64
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total74
All-time seriesUConn leads 38–36 (.514)
Largest victoryGeorgetown, 93–62 (1985)
Longest win streakGeorgetown, 13 (1982-88)
Current win streakUConn, 8 (2021–present)
Locations of Georgetown and UConn

History

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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 original Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013. The two schools each won a record seven Big East tournaments during those years.[4]

In 2013, Georgetown left the original Big East to join a new Big East Conference, while UConn remained behind in the old conference, which became the American Athletic Conference. The two schools met in non-conference games in 2016 and 2017. UConn moved to the new Big East Conference for the 2020-2021 season, renewing the rivalry within the Big East which, like the American Athletic Conference, claims the history and heritage of the original Big East as its own.

UConn last beat the Hoyas 89–64 on February 10, 2024.[5] Georgetown last beat the Huskies with a score of 72–69 on January 14, 2017.[4]

Game results

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UConn victoriesGeorgetown victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScoreSeriesNotes
UCGU
1December 22, 1958Storrs, CTConnecticut7668Connecticut 1–0Non-conference
2February 25, 1961Washington, DCGeorgetown8099Tied 1–1Non-conference
3February 4, 1971Washington, DCGeorgetown7598Georgetown 2–1Non-conference
4February 3, 1972Storrs, CTConnecticut8981Tied 2–2Non-conference
5January 13, 1973Storrs, CTConnecticut7864Connecticut 3–2Non-conference
6February 16, 1974Washington, DCGeorgetown6667Tied 3–3Non-conference
7February 2, 1980Washington, DCGeorgetown6484Georgetown 4–3
8January 24, 1981Storrs, CTConnecticut75OT73Tied 4–4
9February 28, 1981Washington, DCGeorgetown5860Georgetown 5–4
10January 20, 1982Landover, MDConnecticut6352Tied 5–5
11February 27, 1982Hartford, CTGeorgetown4260Georgetown 6–5
12January 15, 1983Landover, MDGeorgetown5374Georgetown 7–5
13February 14, 1983Hartford, CTGeorgetown6077Georgetown 8–5
14January 4, 1984Hartford, CTGeorgetown6981Georgetown 9–5
15February 4, 1984Landover, MDGeorgetown6287Georgetown 10–5
16January 23, 1985Landover, MDGeorgetown6679Georgetown 11–5
17February 23, 1985Hartford, CTGeorgetown4768Georgetown 12–5
18March 6, 1985New York, NYGeorgetown6293Georgetown 13–5Big East tournament
19January 8, 1986Landover, MDGeorgetown6670Georgetown 14–5
20February 5, 1986Hartford, CTGeorgetown6380Georgetown 15–5
21January 21, 1987Landover, MDGeorgetown5165Georgetown 16–5
22February 11, 1987Hartford, CTGeorgetown5778Georgetown 17–5
23January 30, 1988Landover, MDGeorgetown5960Georgetown 18–5
24February 6, 1988Hartford, CTConnecticut6659Georgetown 18–6
25January 21, 1989Landover, MDGeorgetown5559Georgetown 19–6
26February 8, 1989Hartford, CTGeorgetown5870Georgetown 20–6
27January 20, 1990Hartford, CTConnecticut7065Georgetown 20–7
28February 28, 1990Landover, MDGeorgetown6484Georgetown 21–7
29March 10, 1990New York, NYConnecticut6560Georgetown 21–8Big East tournament
30February 11, 1991Hartford, CTConnecticut6155Georgetown 21–9
31February 23, 1991Landover, MDGeorgetown5771Georgetown 22–9
32March 8, 1991New York, NYGeorgetown4968Georgetown 23–9Big East tournament
33February 12, 1992Hartford, CTGeorgetown6370Georgetown 24–9
34February 19, 1992Landover, MDGeorgetown5860Georgetown 25–9
35January 18, 1993Hartford, CTGeorgetown6986Georgetown 26–9
36March 7, 1993Landover, MDGeorgetown5670Georgetown 27–9
37January 4, 1994Hartford, CTConnecticut7765Georgetown 27–10
38February 28, 1994Landover, MDConnecticut6662Georgetown 27–11
39January 16, 1995Hartford, CTConnecticut9373Georgetown 27–12
40February 14, 1995Landover, MDConnecticut9185Georgetown 27–13
41March 11, 1995New York, NYConnecticut8881Georgetown 27–14Big East tournament
42February 19, 1996Landover, MDGeorgetown6577Georgetown 28–14
43March 9, 1996New York, NYConnecticut7574Georgetown 28–15Big East tournament
44January 11, 1997Landover, MDConnecticut6954Georgetown 28–16
45February 3, 1997Hartford, CTGeorgetown5152Georgetown 29–16
46January 17, 1998Hartford, CTConnecticut8672Georgetown 29–17
47January 2, 1999Storrs, CTConnecticut8764Georgetown 29–18
48January 25, 1999Washington, DCConnecticut7871Georgetown 29–19
49January 22, 2000Washington, DCConnecticut9271Georgetown 29–20
50March 10, 2000New York, NYConnecticut7055Georgetown 29–21Big East tournament
51February 19, 2002Washington, DCConnecticut7574Georgetown 29–22
52January 14, 2004Storrs, CTConnecticut9470Georgetown 29–23
53January 8, 2005Washington, DCConnecticut6659Georgetown 29–24
54March 2, 2005Storrs, CTConnecticut8364Georgetown 29–25
55March 10, 2005New York, NYConnecticut6662Georgetown 29–26Big East tournament
56January 14, 2006Hartford, CTConnecticut7467Georgetown 29–27
57March 3, 2007Washington, DCGeorgetown4659Georgetown 30–27
58January 12, 2008Washington, DCGeorgetown6972Georgetown 31–27
59December 29, 2008Hartford, CTGeorgetown6374Georgetown 32–27
60January 9, 2010Washington, DCGeorgetown6972Georgetown 33–27
61February 16, 2011Hartford, CTConnecticut7870Georgetown 33–28
62March 9, 2011New York, NYConnecticut7962Georgetown 33–29Big East tournament
63February 1, 2012Washington, DCGeorgetown4458Georgetown 34–29
64February 27, 2013Storrs, CTGeorgetown78792OTGeorgetown 35–29
65January 23, 2016Hartford, CTUConn6862Georgetown 35–30Non-conference
66January 14, 2017Washington, DCGeorgetown6972Georgetown 36–30Non-conference
67February 23, 2021Washington, DCUConn7057Georgetown 36–31
68March 6, 2021Storrs, CTUConn9882Georgetown 36–32
69January 25, 2022Storrs, CTUConn9673Georgetown 36–33
70February 27, 2022Washington, DCUConn8677Georgetown 36–34
71December 20, 2022Storrs, CTUConn8473Georgetown 36–35
72February 4, 2023Washington, DCUConn6862Tied 36–36
73January 14, 2024Hartford, CTUConn8067UConn 37–36
74February 10, 2024Washington, DCUConn8964UConn 38–36

References

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  1. ^ UConn's top five rivals in men's basketball - Connecticut Post
  2. ^ Georgetown and UConn to Rekindle Rivalry – Casual Hoya
  3. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf Archived 2015-11-06 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ a b Connecticut Huskies, Georgetown Hoyas to renew rivalry in 2015-16 season
  5. ^ "UConn 80-67 Georgetown (Jan 14, 2024) Final Score". ESPN.