COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : No.6 Hoyas Gain Share of Big East Lead, 70-48

Mark Tillmon scored 25 points, including 16 in the decisive first half Tuesday night, as No. 6 Georgetown gained a share of first place in the Big East Conference with a 70-48 victory over Seton Hall at Landover, Md.

The Hoyas (16-2, 6-2) never trailed in bouncing back from Saturday’s 19-point loss to Syracuse and tying Connecticut for the conference lead. Georgetown, which had lost two of its past three games, built a 36-18 halftime lead and never let the margin slip below 16 points.

After Seton Hall (10-8, 3-5) closed to within 43-27, Tillmon scored five points in a 10-0 run that gave Georgetown a secure 53-27 advantage with 9:25 left.

No. 13 Connecticut 94, Massachusetts 75--Chris Smith scored 22 points and Tate George added 16 to lead the Huskies in a nonconference game at Amherst, Mass.

Connecticut (18-3) led 37-33 at halftime, then pulled away as Smith scored 14 points. The Huskies were ahead by as many as 17 points in the second half and Massachusetts (10-8) never got closer than eight.