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01/21 03:43 CST Georgetown faces No. 1 UConn following Miller's 21-point game
Georgetown faces No. 1 UConn following Miller's 21-point game
By The Associated Press
UConn Huskies (19-0, 9-0 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (11-7, 4-5 Big East)
Washington; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown hosts No. 1 UConn after Khia Miller scored 21 points in
Georgetown's 63-54 victory over the Marquette Golden Eagles.
The Hoyas have gone 8-2 in home games. Georgetown is ninth in the Big East with
13.3 assists per game led by Laila Jewett averaging 3.2.
The Huskies are 9-0 in Big East play. UConn averages 24.2 assists per game to
lead the Big East, paced by KK Arnold with 4.8.
Georgetown's average of 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.3
fewer made shots on average than the 6.5 per game UConn gives up. UConn
averages 9.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.0 more made shots on
average than the 5.3 per game Georgetown gives up.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miller is averaging 11.4 points for the Hoyas. Jewett is
averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Sarah Strong is shooting 60.3% and averaging 18.6 points for the Huskies. Azzi
Fudd is averaging 16.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hoyas: 6-4, averaging 60.4 points, 31.3 rebounds, 12.9 assists,
8.6 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 59.1 points per game.
Huskies: 10-0, averaging 89.3 points, 31.8 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 16.0 steals
and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 54.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 51.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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