Sport Men's basketball Meetings total 66 | Next meeting TBD | |
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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.