WASHINGTON - Georgetown raced back from a 14-point deficit and took a late second half lead before holding on to beat UConn, 72-69, in front of more than 12,000 fans at Verizon Center Saturday afternoon.
It was the second-straight win for the Hoyas, who improve to 10-8 overall, while UConn falls to 7-10.
Junior guard L.J. Peak (Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney) scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had four assists to lead the Hoyas, while graduate student guard Rodney Pryor (Evanston, Ill./Notre Dame Prep/Robert Morris) added 14 points and four rebounds and sophomore center Jessie Govan (Queens Village, N.