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#BIGEASTwbb Minute: No. 3/5 UConn, Seton Hall Stretch Winning Streaks

Third-ranked Huskies top Georgetown, Pirates defeat Xavier in Saturday showdowns.

WBB Notes 1.23 Update

3/5 UConn 72, Georgetown 41 
The third-ranked Huskies remained undefeated (10-0, 8-0 BIG EAST) on the year as four players finished in double figures to defeat Georgetown at Gampel Pavilion on Saturday. Olivia Nelson-Ododa tallied game highs of 19 points and nine rebounds, while Christyn Williams stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, six assists and four steals. Rookies led the way for the Hoyas as Kelsey Ransom score a team-high 13 points while Yasmin Ott joined her in double figures with 10. UConn, which boasts the top field goal percentage in Division I, shot .441 on the afternoon while limiting Georgetown to a .291 clip. The Huskies outscored the Hoyas 18-2 in the second quarter to pull away.
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Seton Hall 85, Xavier 59  
Andra Espinoza-Hunter sparked the Pirates once again, tallying a game-high 28 points to lead The Hall to its fifth consecutive win. Seton Hall (8-3, 6-2 BIG EAST) trailed for just 16 seconds in the contest at Walsh Gym thanks to .474 shooting and a 44-33 edge on the glass. Nia Clark led Xavier (4-5, 1-4) with 14 points, including four three-pointers. The Musketeers were limited to .276 shooting and The Hall had the edge in turnover margin (24-28) for the seventh straight game. Seton Hall has won all five games of its winning streak by double digits with Espinoza-Hunter averaging 26.0 points during that stretch.
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Up Next
All eyes on FS1 as Marquette travels to Butler on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. The Golden Eagles have won seven of their last eight and are currently third in the BIG EAST standings with a 5-1 league mark while listing 8-2 overall.  Butler (1-10, 1-9 BIG EAST) will look to end a three-game skid and pick up its second BIG EAST win of the year. Marquette senior guard Selena Lott ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in scoring with a 17.0 clip, while Butler newcomer Okako Adika is 13th at 14.6 points per game.
 
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ST. JOHN'S at VILLANOVA, 7 p.m.#
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