Connecticut's Alex Oriakhi muscles a rebound over Georgetown forward Julian Vaughn. Oriakhi pulled down 10 rebounds on the day.
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Georgetown center Greg Monroe nails a second half shot. Monroe was contained by a larger Connecticut front, but still managed 15 points and 10 rebounds.
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"It's the most heartbreaking loss this year," said Huskies Coach Jim Calhoun, whose squad has dropped games against Duke, Kentucky and Cincinnati. "Not even close."
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Hoyas freshman forward Hollis Thompson is fouled from behind by Connecticut's Stanley Robinson.
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During a hapless first half, guard Chris Wright seemed to be the only Georgetown player willing to attack the Huskies' interior defense. Wright finished with 14 points and four assists.
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With his team down as many as 19 points in the first half, Georgetown Coach John Thompson III told his team at halftime, "don't shoot so fast," as missed shots had been leading to easy fast break points for Connecticut.
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Austin Freeman was on fire in the second half, nearly outscoring the entire Huskies team. Freeman rang up 28 of his career-high 33 points in the deciding frame compared to Connecticut's 29.
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Georgetown's Chris Wright challenges the shot of Connecticut's Stanley Robinson. Robinson scored a team-high 16 points to go with eight rebounds in the Huskies' loss.
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Greg Monroe blocks a shot by Connecticut guard and Montgomery County native Jerome Dyson. Dyson, playing in front of friends and family at Verizon Center, had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
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![Austin Freeman, right, receives a hug from former teammate Patrick Ewing Jr. after lifting the Hoyas to victory. "[Freeman] is a bona fide, terrific, big-time player who made big-time shots," Connecticut's Calhoun said of the Georgetown junior.](http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/100109/GAL-10Jan09-3517/media/PHO-10Jan09-197781.jpg)
Austin Freeman, right, receives a hug from former teammate Patrick Ewing Jr. after lifting the Hoyas to victory. "[Freeman] is a bona fide, terrific, big-time player who made big-time shots," Connecticut's Calhoun said of the Georgetown junior.
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After a poor display in the first half, the Hoyas gave the 15,654 delirious, disbelieving fans at Verizon Center something to cheer about.
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!["My teammates got me open, and [Connecticut] left me open so I just took the shots," explained Freeman after his career performance.](http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/100109/GAL-10Jan09-3517/media/PHO-10Jan09-197783.jpg)
"My teammates got me open, and [Connecticut] left me open so I just took the shots," explained Freeman after his career performance.
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