No. 4 UConn Huskies Georgetown Hoyas
14-2 (7-0) 8-8 (1-6)
Sunday, January 15th 2023
Time: 4:00 PM
XL Center
Hartford, Ct.
TV: SNY
Prior Meetings
GEORGETOWN | UCONN LEADS 49-6
H: 25-2 | A: 19-4 | N: 5-0
Last Ten Games
02/12/21 #2 UConn 64, Georgetown 40 Washington, D.C.
02/20/22 #10 UConn 90, Georgetown 49 Hartford, Conn.
03/05/22 #7 UCnon 84, Georgetown 38 Uncasville, Conn
02/27/10 #1 UConn 84, #11 Georgetown 62 Hartford, Conn.
02/26/11 #1 UConn 52, #18 Georgetown 42 Washington, D.C.
03/06/11 #1 UConn 59, #23 Georgetown 43 Hartford, Conn.
03/27/11 #1 UConn 68, #23 Georgetown 63 Philadelphia, Pa.
02/11/12 #3 UConn 80, # 14 Georgetown 38 Storrs, Conn.
01/09/13 #3 UConn 75, Georgetown 48 Washington, D.C.
01/23/21 #3 UConn 72, Georgetown 41 Storrs, Conn
Georgetown Season to Date
It's been a tough season so far for the Hoyas. They started 8-4 after wins against teams like Salem College 77-46, Coppin State 50-35, Cal State Fullerton 63-42 and High point 67-60. That seven point win was telling as High Point is a really weak team. They have now lost their last 4 games, 72-62 to Seton Hall, 68-48 to St. John's, 71-64 to Villanova and 72-48 to Butler, all conference opponents to go 1-6 in the Big East.
They lost to St. John's by 20 and UConn beat St. John's by 30. Do the math.
Comparative Team Statistics
(leader in bold)
UConn Georgetown
80.8 PPG 61.9
60.6 Defensive PPG 60.8
20.2 Scoring Margin 1.1
52.3 Field Goal % 39.3
36.1 Defensive FG% 38.7
39.9 Three Point % 28.3
29.3 Defensive 3PT% 34.4
74.8 Free Throw % 62.6
41.3 Rebounds/game 37.8
13.1 Rebounding Margin 2.3
21.1 Assists per game 12.6
17.4 Turnover per game 15.2
1.2 Assists/TO ratio .8
6.9 Steals per game 9.3
4.0 Blocks per game 4.1
UCONN
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UConn Starters
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Georgetown
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Georgetown Bench
These kinds of games, where UConn is playing one of the weaker teams in the conference, are always difficult to analyze. All I can do is lay out the stats and details. Not much analysis to explain.
The Hoyas are not a very good offensive team averaging 61.9 points per game, making only 4.7 threes per game. They have 202 assists on the season with 243 turnovers. Not good. Their strength is their defense as they hold their opponents to 60.7 PPG and create 17.7 turnovers per game. They also average 9.3 steals per game, a very good number.
Kelsey Ransom, a 5'10" junior guard, is Georgetown's best player. In 34.9 MPG she averages 12.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.7 steals. She is only 3-29 on threes for 10.3%. Of course that means she will match her yearly total in this game. She leads the team in assists with 55 but she doesn't have a good assist/turnover ratio with 50 turnovers.
Only a freshman, 5'8" guard Kennedy Faunteroy is the second leading scorer for Georgetown. She is Georgetown's second leading scorer and the only other player with double digit points. Kennedy averages 11.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.5 three pointers, 3 assists and is quick on defense with 2 .4 steals per game. She doesn't take many threes but she shoots a very good 40%. Oddly, she shoots worse overall at 38%.
Originally from Australia and a transfer after four years at Florida, Kristina Moore is a tall guard at 6'1" and brings experience to the starting rotation as a Graduate Student. She averages 8.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. She leads the team in three pointers taken with 62 but only hits them at 27.4%. Here is a little tidbit for you - She was ranked as high as No. 7 in the IAAF World U18 discus rankings and won a gold medal at the 2015 Youth Commonwealth Games.
Jada Claude, a 6' junior forward who averages 7.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. She is another transfer, this time from Morehead State where she was OVC all newcomer in her junior season. She had transferred from Duke where she didn't get much time in her career with the Blue Devils.
Graceann Bennett is a 6'3" forward. She averages 7.2 points and 4 rebounds per game. She is the Hoyas' best big and the only player shooting over 50% from the field.
The bench doesn't get much in minutes and they are very young with two sophomores and one freshman.
The bench doesn't get much in minutes and they are very young with two sophomores and one freshman.
Brianna Scott is a 6'4" sophomore forward averaging 5.6 PPG and 4.6 RPG. She has three point range and shoots them at solid 38.5%. She will rotato with Bennett on the front line.
Arrial Jenkins, a 6'3" sophomore forward will see some minutes off the bench. She averages 4.7 PPG and 3.1 RPG.
Modesti McConnell is a 5'7" freshman guard. Her job is to give the two starting guards a few minutes rest each game. She only averages 1.5 PPG in 8 minutes. She might not even see time in this game.
Strategy for Georgetown? Survival. With the talent discrepancy, they obviously have no shot at an upset. They just won't want to be embarrassed. The will be difficult for them to accomplish.
There are only two questions for UConn. When will Ducharme or Patterson be released from concussion protocol and when will Fudd move back into the starting lineup.
Otherwise, the Huskies will dominate on both ends of the court. Only a bad shooting game will keep them under 90 points.
Final Prediction
Georgetown is just way overmatched in this game. They are a poor shooting team going against a terrific defensive team. I can't see them scoring 50 points. And with Fudd back, the UConn offense runs much more smoothly. The Huskies could approach 90 points. If the Hoyas can play inspired defense they could keep UConn under 80. Something like 85-45 for the final score.
UConn by 40+.
GO UCONN!!!
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