Cincinnati thwarts No. 11 Hoyas
WASHINGTON -- Sean Kilpatrick scored a career-high 27 points, and Cincinnati shot 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final 70 seconds to upset No. 11 Georgetown 68-64 on Monday night.
Kilpatrick and Dion Dixon each had four of Cincinnati's 13 steals as the Bearcats (13-4, 3-1) forced Georgetown into 17 turnovers, matching the Hoyas' season high. Cincinnati has won eight of nine.
For Georgetown (13-3, 3-2), Hollis Thompson and Jason Clark scored 14 points apiece and combined to shoot 11-for-13 from the field. The Hoyas' 59 percent shooting was undone by their carelessness with the ball.
Georgetown has lost two straight after an 11-game winning streak, and the Hoyas suffered their first home defeat, having started 9-0 at the Verizon Center.
Cashmere Wright broke a 62-62 tie with two free throws with 1:07 left, his only points. Dixon, who scored 22 points, then went 4-for-4 from the line in the final minute to help seal the victory.
Trailing by two after Wright's free throws, Georgetown missed its first chance to tie when Otto Porter couldn't convert on a drive. Thompson grabbed the rebound for the Hoyas, but Porter stepped out of bounds trying to drive the baseline with 7.2 seconds left.
AROUND THE NATION
■ UCONN BOUNCES BACK -- At Hartford, Conn., Jeremy Lamb had 25 points and eight rebounds, and No. 17 Connecticut (13-3, 3-2 Big East) erased a 10-point second-half deficit to beat West Virginia (12-5, 3-2), snapping a two-game losing streak.
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
■ COWBOYS CONTINUE HOT START -- At Laramie, Wyo., Luke Martinez scored a career-high 23 points, and Wyoming (14-2) breezed to a 73-49 victory over Idaho State (3-13). The Cowboys' 16-game record is their best since the 1950-51 squad started 15-1.
■ FLETCHER KEYS AIR FORCE -- At Air Force Academy, Colo., Todd Fletcher led four Air Force scorers in double figures with 15 points, and Kamryn Williams had a double-double to lead the Falcons (10-4) to a 67-50 win over Texas-Pan American (5-14).
