Wednesday night in CBB we will see the Connecticut Huskies travel to the Nation's Capital to take on the 14th ranked Georgetown Hoyas.. The game is scheduled for a 7:00 pm tipoff and will be televised live ESPN2. Currently Georgetown is favored by 3.5 points with the total being set at 126.5 for this game. The Connecticut Huskies have made their way to the nation's capital for tonight's Big East Conference showdown with the 14th-ranked Georgetown Hoyas.
Free Analysis: UConn is hoping to put the brakes on a three-game slide as the team fell to 14-6 overall and an even 4-4 in conference after suffering a 50-48 setback at home to Notre Dame on Sunday. It was team's lowest scoring output of the campaign, and it will try to even its record in true road games this season to 3-3 with a win tonight. Ryan Boatright or no Ryan Boatright, Connecticut has problems as the defending national champions dropped out of the rankings for the first time this season on Monday. Ryan Boatright was made to sit by the NCAA while they figured out his eligibility, and while he did return on Sunday, he did little to spark his team in the 50-48 loss. Ryan Boatright was held out the previous three games due to an NCAA investigation over his eligibility. There will be no further action on Boatright, suspended for the first six games due to the same issue. "It's finally over," said Boatright, who had just six points in 30 minutes vs the Irish. "We can finally put it behind us. We don't have to worry about me getting pulled out again. We just have to use this to our advantage and come together as a team and make this last final run." Jeremy Lamb (17.9 ppg) paces the Huskies in scoring thanks to his ultra-efficient 50.2 percent shooting effort, and he has a club- best 44 three-pointers as well. Shabazz Napier (14.3 ppg, 6.1 apg) and Drummond (10.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg) round out the double-digit scorers for coach Jim Calhoun's club, which puts up 69.8 ppg in hitting 47.0 percent of its total shots, while limiting the opposition to 62.2 ppg on 36.9 percent field goal accuracy. The Huskies are +5.5 in rebounding margin, but suffer from a turnover differential of -2.4. Georgetown is coming off a loss of its own, as the team stumbled at Pittsburgh last Saturday in a 72-60 final. Still, the Hoyas are 16-4 on the year, and they have won six of their first nine league tilts. GU is 10-1 at home this season, which includes a 3-1 mark against Big East foes. Georgetown's starting five accounted for only 35 points in the recent loss to Pittsburgh, as the team shot 42.1 percent from the field, despite missing 12 of its 17 three-point attempts. The Hoyas rank second in the Big East in 3-point offense and first in 3-point defense, making the perimeter their domain. Where they have been inconsistent is on the inside. Freshman Otto Porter has had some big games but was alone on the glass for Georgetown on Saturday, when it was outrebounded 33-22 in the 72-60 loss to Pittsburgh. After 20 games, Jason Clark (15.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg) leads the club in scoring on the strength of his 49.5 percent shooting effort, while Thompson (13.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and Sims (11.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg) have been productive contributors as well for coach John Thompson III's team, which averages 71.4 ppg on 47.1 percent field goal accuracy, which includes a 36.1 percent effort from long range, while defensively holding the opposition to 60.0 ppg on typical shooting outputs of 39.9 percent overall and 29.0 percent from beyond the arc. Georgetown owns a 33-27 advantage in all-time series with UConn, but the Huskies won both meetings last season, including a 79-62 victory in the second round of the 2011 Big East Conference Tournament. The Hoyas, though have won the last 3 here vs UConn.
Free Pick: Have struggled in these plays of late, but here goes. Gonna look to the Over in this one. Both teams are really desperate for a win and I expect them to open the game up. Both teams will run if given the chance and in their last game the Huskies were not given the chance and they were able to muster just 48 points vs the Irish. Georgetown has averaged 70.6 ppg overall and 71.4 ppg at home and would love to push the ball in this one, so they don't have to play UConn n in their half court defense. With Boatright back and having a game under his belt the Huskies should be a bit better on offense and will look to push the ball as well, so they don't get caught playing that Georgetown half court defense that has allowed just 53.7 ppg at home. Both teams really need to open up the offense a bit and tat has me expecting a running game. This is also a very important game for both so it should be tight as well, giving us the chance for late FT's or OT.
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