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 victories Georgetown victories
No. Date Location Winner Score Series Notes
UC GU
1 December 22, 1958 Storrs, CT Connecticut 76 68 Connecticut 1–0 Non-conference
2 February 25, 1961 Washington, DC Georgetown 80 99 Tied 1–1 Non-conference
3 February 4, 1971 Washington, DC Georgetown 75 98 Georgetown 2–1 Non-conference
4 February 3, 1972 Storrs, CT Connecticut 89 81 Tied 2–2 Non-conference
5 January 13, 1973 Storrs, CT Connecticut 78 64 Connecticut 3–2 Non-conference
6 February 16, 1974 Washington, DC Georgetown 66 67 Tied 3–3 Non-conference
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 UConn 68 62 Georgetown 35–30 Non-conference
66 January 14, 2017 Washington, DC Georgetown 69 72 Georgetown 36–30 Non-conference
67 February 23, 2021 Washington, DC UConn 70 57 Georgetown 36–31
68 March 6, 2021 Storrs, CT UConn 98 82 Georgetown 36–32
69 January 25, 2022 Storrs, CT UConn 96 73 Georgetown 36–33
70 February 27, 2022 Washington, DC UConn 86 77 Georgetown 36–34
71 December 20, 2022 Storrs, CT UConn 84 73 Georgetown 36–35
72 February 4, 2023 Washington, DC UConn 68 62 Tied 36–36
73 January 14, 2024 Hartford, CT UConn 80 67 UConn 37–36
74 February 10, 2024 Washington, DC UConn 89 64 UConn 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.