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MBB Minute: Georgetown, UConn, Xavier, and DePaul earned key victories on a busy Friday night.

Georgetown 85, Clemson 78
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• Jaland Lowe paced Georgetown with 21 points and six assists, including nine points over the final 2:34 to seal the win
• The Hoyas improved to 4-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 season, seizing control with an 18-0 first half run and building a 19-point lead (41-22) before taking a 47-32 lead into halftime
• Clemson rallied to go ahead 66-64 with 6:23 remaining, before a 10-1 Hoya scoring push, led by Lowe and Elmarko Jackson
• Vince Iwuchukwu recorded 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Jackson added 17 points and Josiah Parker 11 off the bench

No. 4 UConn 84, Ohio State 68
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• Braylon Mullins led the Huskies with 22 points, knocking down five 3-pointers, while Na'jai Hines tallied a career-best 20 points
• Ohio State erased a 14-point first half deficit and took the lead five times in the opening minutes of the second half before five straight points from Mullins and a 3-pointer from Jayden Ross put the Huskies ahead for good
• Hines tallied 17 of his 20 points over the final 20 minutes. Freshman Colben Landrew made his first career start and contributed 12 points
• UConn shot 61.2% from the field in the win - the best shooting performance against a non-conference opponent in a decade - Silas Demary Jr. added 10 points and a game-high nine assists to lead the Huskies' offensive attack

DePaul 67, Northwestern 47
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• Koree Cotton earned the Waldo Fisher-Frank McGrath MVP Award after contributing 15 points and six rebounds and Kruz McClure tallied a team-high 18 points in the win - the Blue Demons' first road win in Evanston since 2013
• DePaul took control in the second half, opening the final frame with an 8-2 push en route to outscoring Northwestern 40-24 over the final 20 minutes
• The Blue Demons dominated defensively, holding the Wildcats to 30.2% from the floor and tallying 11 blocked shots en route to the largest victory over Northwestern since 1994.
• Noah Meeusen contributed nine points and a game-high six assists, while Ade Popoola made three 3-pointers 

Xavier 81, Mississippi State 63
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• Tru Washington led X with a season-high 21 points, adding a team-high eight rebounds to go with four assists and three steals
• After trailing 4-0 early, the Musketeers responded with a 9-0 run and never trailed again. The Musketeers carried a 41-31 advantage into halftime and extended their lead to as many as 19 points in the second half
• Xavier's defensive pressure proved pivotal, forcing 18 Mississippi State turnovers and recording 14 steals. The Musketeers also scored 15 points off turnovers and received 34 points from their bench
• Jovan Milicevic added 12 points, while Nikos Chitikoudis contributed a season-high 11 points off the bench.  Xavier connected on 10-of-23 attempts from beyond the arc on the night

No. 18 Alabama 82, Seton Hall 76
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• Ilay Dolinski led the flu-riddled Pirates with a season-high 15 points off the bench to go with five rebounds 
• Seton Hall trailed by as many as 17 points in the second half, but used a combination of toughness on the offensive glass and shot-making to get back in the ballgame
• A late 10-0 push by the Pirates - capped by a Trey Parker 3-pointers - made it a three-point game (77-74) with less than a minute remaining
• Parker scored a season-high 12 points and three rebounds. Elijah Fisher added 14 points, five rebounds and one assist, while Devin Williams finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots

Pittsburgh 76, Butler 64
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• Eduardo Klafke led the Bulldogs with 16 points and eight rebounds
• Butler held a 42-34 advantage at halftime, leading by as many as 12 points in the opening frame
• The Bulldogs led 51-43 with 12:58 remaining before Pitt mounted an 18-3 run to flip the script
• Asim Djulovic added 11 points - his third game in double figures for the Bulldogs this season

There are two games on the Saturday schedule in BIG EAST action.  Providence hosts Colorado at Amica Mutual Pavilion at 6 p.m. on Peacock, while Rider travels to Villanova for a 7 p.m. tip on ESPN+

Colorado at Providence - Peacock - 6:00 p.m. ET
Pete Sousa (pxp); Tim Welsh (analyst)

Rider at Villanova - ESPN+ - 7:00 p.m. ET
Matt Janus (pxp); Phil Martelli (analyst)