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WASHINGTON (AP) — Tarris Reed Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and third-ranked UConn held off Georgetown 64-62 on Saturday for its 14th consecutive victory.

Silas Demary Jr. scored 12 points and Braylon Mullins added 11 for the Huskies (18-1, 8-0 Big East), who improved to 11-0 against the Hoyas since rejoining the Big East. The 11 consecutive victories match UConn’s longest winning streak ever against Georgetown.

Vince Iwuchukwu had 12 points and 14 rebounds and KJ Lewis added 12 points for the Hoyas (9-9, 1-6), who have lost five in a row.

Lewis pulled Georgetown within 63-60 with 32.7 seconds left, and the Huskies’ Solo Ball then missed two free throws. But Lewis was short with a 3-pointer on the Hoyas’ next trip, and Mullins made 1 of 2 foul shots to bump UConn's lead to four.

Iwuchukwu dunked with 1.9 seconds to go, but UConn inbounded the ball to run out the clock.

UConn shot a season-low 36.2% but committed only six turnovers — one shy of matching a season low — while improving to 9-0 away from home.

The Huskies scored the first six points, leading Georgetown coach Ed Cooley to call timeout 95 seconds in, and Reed had 11 points in the first five minutes. But UConn couldn’t push the advantage past 10, and Jayden Fort’s dunk just before halftime brought the Hoyas within 32-28.

UConn endured a scoring drought of 6:21 spanning halftime as the Hoyas surged ahead with the first eight points after the break. The Huskies soon recovered and took the lead for good on two Mullins free throws with 8:55 remaining. Alex Karaban’s corner 3 made it 58-53, and Georgetown couldn’t close within a possession until the final minute.

Georgetown has lost 24 consecutive games against ranked opponents since defeating Creighton in the 2021 Big East Tournament final.

UConn: Plays host to Villanova on Saturday.

Georgetown: Visits Villanova on Wednesday.

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DALLAS (AP) — Malik Thomas had a game-high 23 points and a career-best 11 rebounds and Thijs De Ridder added 17 points, including seven of No. 16 Virginia’s eight points in the final 2½ minutes, as the Cavaliers hung on to beat SMU 72-68 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday.

Virginia (16-2, 5-1 ACC) has won five consecutive games. SMU (13-5, 2-3 ACC) lost for the first time in 12 games at Moody Coliseum this season.

De Ridder’s two free throws with 1:07 left gave Virginia a 70-68 lead. After the Cavs’ Dallin Hall missed a 3-pointer late in the shot clock with 14 seconds left, De Ridder grabbed the rebound and was fouled. De Ridder hit two more foul shots, putting Virginia ahead 72-68.

SMU’s Boopie Miller missed a right-corner 3-pointer in the closing seconds, and De Ridder grabbed the rebound.

Jarin Pierre Jr. scored 16 points to lead the Mustangs. B.J. Edwards added 13 and Miller, the team’s leading scorer averaging 20.8 per game, scored a season-low 12.

Thomas matched a season high hitting six 3-pointers. Virginia, averaging a program-high 28.3 treys attempted per game, hit 12 of 31.

Virginia conversely shot a season-low 12 free throws, sinking 10.

SMU led by as many as seven points during the opening 13 minutes before the Cavaliers went on a 13-2 run over almost four minutes to go ahead 35-28, SMU shooting 1 for 10 with two turnovers during the span. Virginia led 35-28 at halftime.

Virginia will host No. 14 North Carolina next Saturday.

SMU will visit Wake Forest on Tuesday.

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