WASHINGTON — Despite a late scare, redshirt freshman Alex Karaban came up clutch as the UConn men’s basketball team survived Georgetown, 68-62, at Capital One Arena on Saturday afternoon.
With a layup and a foul with just under five minutes left, Brandon Murray gave Georgetown a one-point lead. As Georgetown faithful came alive, Karaban made a critical 3-pointer that the Huskies fans in the building just as loud. That shot, and a dunk from Adama Sanogo, gave UConn a four-point cushion with just over two minutes to go. Andre Jackson grabbed an offensive rebound with 25 seconds left and kicked the ball out to Karaban, who sunk another 3-pointer to put the Huskies ahead, 68-62.
“Andre got the massive rebound which really started it all,” Karaban said. “I’ve been trying to develop a mindset where if I’m open, shoot it. I saw I was open, I saw the shot clock running down and just let it fly and just trusted my shot.”
