After a pair of poor shooting performances, the Hoyas decided to turn the tables, as they held Connecticut to its lowest scoring output of the season, as Georgetown triumphed over the Huskies 58-44. The Hoyas’ Big Three of Jason Clark, Henry Sims, and Hollis Thompson combined for 42 points, almost outscoring UCONN between the three of them. Andre Drummond had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies, who have now lost four straight conference games and drop to under .500 in conference play.

Connecticut started the game out on fire, connecting on six of their first seven shots. But the Hoyas upped their defensive pressure, and the Huskies went stone cold from the field, going nearly 11 minutes without a field goal. Georgetown used the scoring drought to take a 10 point advantage into halftime.

The second half opened with both teams struggling to score at the onset. The Huskies slowly chipped away at the lead, eventually cutting to six points with 7 minutes left, forcing Coach Thompson to call timeout. At that point, it looked as though Georgetown was in for a dog fight the rest of the way. However, the Hoyas scored six quick points coming out of the timeout capped by a huge slam from Henry Sims to push the lead back to double figures, and the game was never close from that point on.

Next up for the Hoyas is South Florida, as Georgetown will play host to the Bulls Saturday at Verizon Center. The game will tip off at 11 AM EST with television coverage on ESPNU. Note the interesting start time, for those of you making the trip to Chinatown make sure you don’t show up at noon, or else you’ll miss the first half.