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Alex Karaban scores 19 as second-half surge sends No. 9 UConn past Georgetown, 68-60

AP
Jan 11, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) Alex Karaban scored 19 points, Solo Ball added 15, and No. 9 Connecticut bounced back Saturday from its first conference loss of the season to beat Georgetown 68-60.

The Huskies (13-4, 5-1 Big East), who fell 68-66 at Villanova on Wednesday, have not lost back-to-back league games since January 2023.

Curtis Williams Jr. had 15 points for the Hoyas (12-4, 3-2), who have dropped 20 consecutive games against ranked teams since winning the 2021 Big East tournament.

Connecticut led 36-31 after 20 minutes, but opened the second half on a 17-2 run to force Georgetown coach Ed Cooley to burn through two timeouts before the Hoyas made their first field goal after the break. The Huskies eventually built a 64-41 advantage.

Huskies freshman forward Liam McNeeley, who is averaging 13.6 points, missed his third consecutive game with an ankle injury.

UConn has won all nine meetings with the Georgetown since rejoining the Big East before the 2020-21 season.

Connecticut: The Huskies smothered a youthful Georgetown roster and created separation in the second half. It was a mature performance from a team that has won nine of its last 10 since dropping three games at the Maui Invitational in November.

Georgetown: Guard Jayden Epps (three points in 14 minutes) returned from a lower-body injury after he played a combined four minutes over the previous three games.

With Connecticut up 39-31 early in the second half, Hassan Diarra forced a clean steal of Epps and coasted in for a layup. The Hoyas never got closer than nine until the final 20 seconds.

Karaban once again torched the Hoyas. In three games against Georgetown over the last two seasons, the redshirt junior has averaged 23.3 points while shooting 70.3 percent (26 of 37) overall and 66.7 percent (14 of 21) from 3.

Connecticut plays host to Creighton on Jan. 18.

Georgetown visits St. John’s on Tuesday.

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1st Half
UCONN
Huskies
35
GTWN
Hoyas
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Samson Johnson vs. Thomas Sorber (Hoyas gains possession)
19:31	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point layup (Micah Peavy assists)	0-2
19:10	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point dunk (Alex Karaban assists)	2-2
18:49		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
18:47		Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
18:44	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point dunk	2-4
18:16		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
18:14		Malik Mack defensive rebound
18:06		Thomas Sorber turnover (lost ball) (Solo Ball steals)
18:01		Jaylin Stewart misses two point dunk
17:59		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
17:48		Hassan Diarra personal foul (Malik Mack draws the foul)
17:32	+2	Malik Mack makes two point layup	2-6
17:08		Alex Karaban turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Williams steals)
17:03		Caleb Williams misses two point layup
17:01		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
16:53		Jaylin Stewart misses three point jump shot
16:51		Malik Mack defensive rebound
16:45		Malik Mack turnover (bad pass) (Tarris Reed Jr. steals)
16:43		Thomas Sorber personal foul
16:16	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists)	5-6
15:48		Jaylin Stewart personal foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
15:48		TV timeout
15:41		Malik Mack misses two point jump shot
15:39		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
15:23		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
15:21		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
14:59		Thomas Sorber misses three point jump shot
14:57		Hassan Diarra defensive rebound
14:53		Hassan Diarra turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals)
14:48	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point dunk	5-8
14:28		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
14:26		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
14:17		Tarris Reed Jr. personal foul (Thomas Sorber draws the foul)
14:14		Micah Peavy turnover (traveling)
14:02		Jayden Ross misses two point jump shot
14:00		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
13:41	+3	Drew Fielder makes three point jump shot (Malik Mack assists)	5-11
13:10	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point layup (Hassan Diarra assists)	7-11
12:48	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot	7-13
12:24		Thomas Sorber blocks Solo Ball's two point layup
12:22		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
12:16		Curtis Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:14		Samson Johnson defensive rebound
11:59	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Alex Karaban assists)	10-13
11:22		Micah Peavy turnover (traveling)
11:22		TV timeout
10:54		Thomas Sorber shooting foul (Aidan Mahaney draws the foul)
10:54	+1	Aidan Mahaney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-13
10:54		Aidan Mahaney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:54		Malik Mack defensive rebound
10:40		Samson Johnson blocks Malik Mack's two point layup
10:38		Aidan Mahaney defensive rebound
10:32	+2	Jayden Ross makes two point layup (Aidan Mahaney assists)	13-13
10:08		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
10:06		Samson Johnson defensive rebound
10:06		Jordan Burks personal foul
9:38	+2	Aidan Mahaney makes two point layup	15-13
9:20		Micah Peavy misses two point layup
9:18		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
9:11		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
9:09		Alex Karaban offensive rebound
9:08	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point layup	17-13
9:08		Hoyas 30 second timeout
8:43		Samson Johnson shooting foul (Jordan Burks draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Jordan Burks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-14
8:43	+1	Jordan Burks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-15
8:25	+3	Jayden Ross makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Stewart assists)	20-15
8:03	+2	Malik Mack makes two point layup	20-17
7:49	+3	Aidan Mahaney makes three point jump shot	23-17
7:20		Aidan Mahaney personal foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
7:20		TV timeout
7:14		Malik Mack misses three point jump shot
7:12		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
6:58		Hassan Diarra offensive foul (Malik Mack draws the foul)
6:58		Hassan Diarra turnover (offensive foul)
6:44		Micah Peavy turnover (bad pass) (Ahmad Nowell steals)
6:19	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point jump shot	25-17
5:58		Tarris Reed Jr. shooting foul (Thomas Sorber draws the foul)
5:58		Thomas Sorber misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:58	+1	Thomas Sorber makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-18
5:43		Aidan Mahaney turnover (bad pass) (Malik Mack steals)
5:37		Malik Mack misses two point layup
5:35		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
5:25		Samson Johnson turnover (bad pass)
5:25		Aidan Mahaney technical foul
5:25		Curtis Williams Jr. technical foul
5:05	+2	Thomas Sorber makes two point layup (Curtis Williams Jr. assists)	25-20
4:53		Ahmad Nowell turnover (lost ball) (Curtis Williams Jr. steals)
4:49		Curtis Williams Jr. misses two point layup
4:49		Malik Mack offensive rebound
4:49		Solo Ball shooting foul (Malik Mack draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Malik Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-21
4:49	+1	Malik Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-22
4:27	+2	Ahmad Nowell makes two point layup	27-22
4:02	+3	Curtis Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot	27-25
3:34	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot	30-25
3:05		Malik Mack misses two point layup
3:03		Ahmad Nowell defensive rebound
2:59	+3	Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Solo Ball assists)	33-25
2:41		Jaylin Stewart personal foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
2:41		TV timeout
2:41		Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:41	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-26
2:17	+2	Ahmad Nowell makes two point jump shot	35-26
1:50		Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
1:48		Samson Johnson defensive rebound
1:43		Alex Karaban misses two point layup
1:41		Samson Johnson offensive rebound
1:38		Samson Johnson misses two point layup
1:36		Hoyas defensive rebound
1:21	+2	Jordan Burks makes two point layup (Thomas Sorber assists)	35-28
0:46		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
0:44		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
0:30		Micah Peavy turnover (bad pass) (Samson Johnson steals)
0:23		Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot
0:21		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
0:16		Ahmad Nowell blocks Jayden Epps's two point layup
0:15		Hoyas offensive rebound
0:14	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Malik Mack assists)	35-31
0:03		Ahmad Nowell misses three point jump shot
0:01		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCONN
Huskies
33
GTWN
Hoyas
29

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Hassan Diarra makes two point layup	37-31
19:30		Malik Mack turnover (lost ball)
19:07		Jaylin Stewart misses three point jump shot
19:05		Samson Johnson offensive rebound
19:01		Thomas Sorber blocks Samson Johnson's two point layup
18:59		Solo Ball offensive rebound
18:58		Micah Peavy shooting foul (Solo Ball draws the foul)
18:58	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-31
18:58	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-31
18:49		Jayden Epps turnover (lost ball) (Hassan Diarra steals)
18:42	+2	Hassan Diarra makes two point layup	41-31
18:24		Alex Karaban blocks Thomas Sorber's two point layup
18:22		Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
18:22		Jaylin Stewart shooting foul (Thomas Sorber draws the foul)
18:22		Thomas Sorber misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:22	+1	Thomas Sorber makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-32
17:57	+2	Solo Ball makes two point jump shot	43-32
17:35		Drew Fielder misses two point layup
17:33		Hassan Diarra defensive rebound
17:27		Jayden Ross misses two point jump shot
17:25		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
17:15		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
17:13		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
16:51	+3	Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ross assists)	46-32
16:49		Hoyas 30 second timeout
16:49		TV timeout
16:28		Jayden Ross shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
16:28		Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:28	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-33
16:03		Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot
16:01		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
15:55		Alex Karaban personal foul
15:55		TV timeout
15:38		Thomas Sorber misses two point layup
15:36		Hassan Diarra defensive rebound
15:11	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point dunk (Alex Karaban assists)	48-33
14:52		Thomas Sorber turnover (lost ball) (Alex Karaban steals)
14:45	+2	Jayden Ross makes two point alley-oop dunk (Hassan Diarra assists)	50-33
14:32		Jayden Epps turnover (lost ball) (Hassan Diarra steals)
14:30	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point dunk (Hassan Diarra assists)	52-33
14:30		Hoyas 30 second timeout
14:18		Malik Mack turnover (lost ball)
14:06		Jordan Burks blocks Hassan Diarra's three point jump shot
14:04		Jordan Burks defensive rebound
14:01	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup (Jordan Burks assists)	52-35
14:01		Hassan Diarra shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
14:01		Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:01		Jayden Ross defensive rebound
13:31		Micah Peavy shooting foul (Samson Johnson draws the foul)
13:31	+1	Samson Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-35
13:31		Samson Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:31		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
13:09		Malik Mack misses three point jump shot
13:07		Aidan Mahaney defensive rebound
12:59		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
12:57		Jayden Ross offensive rebound
12:36		Jordan Burks personal foul
12:26		Aidan Mahaney misses two point layup
12:24		Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
12:23		Jump ball. Tarris Reed Jr. vs. Thomas Sorber (Hoyas gains possession)
12:23		Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Sorber steals)
12:13		Jayden Ross blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup
12:11		Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
12:09		Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Thomas Sorber's two point layup
12:08		Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
12:08		Jayden Ross shooting foul (Thomas Sorber draws the foul)
12:08		Thomas Sorber misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:08	+1	Thomas Sorber makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-36
11:44		Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:42		Malik Mack defensive rebound
11:34	+3	Curtis Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot (Malik Mack assists)	53-39
11:23		Huskies 30 second timeout
11:23		TV timeout
11:17		Jaylin Stewart misses three point jump shot
11:15		Solo Ball offensive rebound
11:11	+2	Solo Ball makes two point layup	55-39
10:41		Malik Mack misses two point jump shot
10:39		Hoyas turnover (shot clock violation)
10:16	+3	Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Stewart assists)	58-39
9:51		Tarris Reed Jr. personal foul (Malik Mack draws the foul)
9:47		Micah Peavy offensive foul
9:47		Micah Peavy turnover (offensive foul)
9:40		Malik Mack personal foul (Ahmad Nowell draws the foul)
9:26		Malik Mack personal foul (Aidan Mahaney draws the foul)
9:21	+3	Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Tarris Reed Jr. assists)	61-39
9:06		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
9:04		Micah Peavy offensive rebound
9:01		Alex Karaban shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
9:01	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-40
9:01	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-41
8:52		Micah Peavy personal foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-41
8:52		Alex Karaban misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:52		Curtis Williams Jr. defensive rebound
8:44		Curtis Williams Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:22	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point dunk (Alex Karaban assists)	64-41
8:06		Ahmad Nowell personal foul (Malik Mack draws the foul)
8:06		Malik Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:06		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
7:39		Hassan Diarra misses three point jump shot
7:37		Huskies offensive rebound
7:36		TV timeout
7:17		Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
7:16		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
7:00		Alex Karaban blocks Thomas Sorber's two point layup
6:58		Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
6:51	+3	Caleb Williams makes three point jump shot (Thomas Sorber assists)	64-44
6:43		Solo Ball turnover (double dribble)
6:35		Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Thomas Sorber's two point layup
6:33		Hoyas offensive rebound
6:29		Malik Mack misses three point jump shot
6:27		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
6:02		Thomas Sorber blocks Hassan Diarra's two point layup
6:00		Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
5:55	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup (Thomas Sorber assists)	64-46
5:55		Solo Ball shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
5:55		Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:55		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
5:42		Caleb Williams blocks Solo Ball's two point layup
5:41		Huskies offensive rebound
5:41		Hassan Diarra turnover (bad pass) (Thomas Sorber steals)
5:29		Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup
5:27		Micah Peavy offensive rebound
5:22	+3	Curtis Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot (Caleb Williams assists)	64-49
5:20		Hoyas 60 second timeout
4:56	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point jump shot	66-49
4:42	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup (Thomas Sorber assists)	66-51
4:31		Alex Karaban turnover (bad pass) (Malik Mack steals)
4:23		Curtis Williams Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Hassan Diarra steals)
4:02		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
4:00		Caleb Williams defensive rebound
3:51		Samson Johnson blocks Caleb Williams's two point layup
3:49		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
3:26		Micah Peavy personal foul (Hassan Diarra draws the foul)
3:26		TV timeout
3:26	+1	Hassan Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-51
3:26	+1	Hassan Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-51
3:14	+3	Malik Mack makes three point jump shot (Kayvaun Mulready assists)	68-54
2:35		Hassan Diarra turnover (traveling)
2:21		Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot
1:50		Hassan Diarra misses two point jump shot
1:48		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
1:34		Aidan Mahaney personal foul (Curtis Williams Jr. draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Curtis Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-55
1:34	+1	Curtis Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-56
1:06		Hassan Diarra misses three point jump shot
1:04		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
0:56		Malik Mack misses three point jump shot
0:54		Curtis Williams Jr. offensive rebound
0:51		Alex Karaban shooting foul (Curtis Williams Jr. draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Curtis Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-57
0:51	+1	Curtis Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-58
0:24		Thomas Sorber blocks Hassan Diarra's two point layup
0:22		Kayvaun Mulready defensive rebound
0:18	+2	Curtis Williams Jr. makes two point layup (Kayvaun Mulready assists)	68-60
0:00		End of period

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Curtis Williams Jr. makes two point layup (Kayvaun Mulready assists)