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Connecticut–Georgetown men's basketball rivalry

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Sport
  
Men's basketball

Meetings total
  
66

Next meeting
  
TBD

Connecticut–Georgetown men's basketball rivalry

First meeting
  
December 22, 1958 Connecticut 76, Georgetown 68

Latest meeting
  
January 14, 2017 Georgetown 72, Connecticut 69

All-time series
  
Georgetown leads 36–30 (.545)

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. Georgetown leads the all-time series 36–30.

History

The first game played between the two schools took place on December 22, 1958, in Storrs, Connecticut. Connecticut won 76–68.

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.

The teams each won three of their last six games, and Georgetown won the last contest, 72-69 on January 14, 2017. Connecticut last beat the Hoyas 68-62 on January 23, 2016. The teams are set to meet again in Washington, DC in 2017.

References

Connecticut–Georgetown men's basketball rivalry Wikipedia