The UConn men’s basketball team has been challenged in its last three games but, once again, proved to have the poise and defensive ability to prevail over late adversity.

The no. 3 UConn men’s basketball team continued its unbeaten Big East run, but just barely. The Huskies squeaked by the Georgetown Hoyas 64-62 in a sleepy Saturday afternoon affair that once more relied on championship DNA to avoid disaster. UConn improves to 18-1 and 8-0 in the Big East, and have now won 14 straight.

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Even Ed Cooley had to have thought there would be a breakthrough by now, in the third year of his mission to rebuild the Georgetown men’s basketball program. On the outset, it seemed as though this would be the year for the Hoyas after they won eight Big East games in 2024-25 – most since the 2018-19 season under Patrick Ewing – and brought in a transfer portal haul that

Braylon Mullins led UConn with 16 points and seven rebounds, Alex Karaban added 15 points and Silas Demary Jr. 14.

WASHINGTON, DC- JANUARY 17: Solo Ball #1 of the Connecticut Huskies takes a shot over Malik Mack #2 of the Georgetown Hoyas in the first half during a college basketball game at the Capital One Arena on January17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

The University of Connecticut men’s basketball program has won two national championships, a Big East regular-season championship, and a Big East Tournament championship, sent seven players to the

Silas Demary Jr. is the Big East Player of the Week for the first time, while Braylon Mullins earned his second Freshman of the Week nod of the season.

Georgetown Hoyas guard KJ Lewis reacts to missing a three point shot to tie the game in the final seconds during the second half of an NCAA men's basketball game against the UConn Huskies, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Whether it was the Dream Season in 1990 or the Allen vs. Allen battle in 1996, the UConn-Georgetown rivalry reached its peak in the 1990s. There have been moments recently where the two faced each