The two 3-pointers by R.J. Cole and Isaiah Whaley extended the lead over Georgetown. It was 1:45.
The Georgetown men's basketball team was going to try to end its school-record 18-game losing streak on Wednesday, but the coach received a public show of support hours before the game.
After acknowledging the disappointment of a difficult season, Reed went on to say that they are working with the coach to evaluate every aspect of the men.
The first stint as a head coach at any level has included just one NCAA tournament appearance and a wave of player transfers over the course of five unsuccessful seasons for the former Georgetown star center.
Georgetown had a 6-22 record going into the Big East game against Seton Hall. There is one more regular-season game after that, on Saturday at X.
The school record for most men's basketball losses in a season is 23, set in 1972 when John Thompson Jr. became head coach.
The worst winless season in conference history is 0-18 by Miami in 1994 and the school record of 15 Big East losses is broken by Georgetown.
The Hoyas went 19-14 in the season that ended in the NIT, with one season above.500, but they lost their opener to Harvard.
The four-wins-in-four-days run to the Big East tournament title in 2021 was the unquestioned highlight of the time in charge of the program. He was the first person to win the event as both a player and a coach.
The only trip to the NCAAs that the Hoyas had under Ewing was when they lost to Colorado in the first round of the tournament.
Reed said that the success of the Big East Tournament and the dedication of the coach gave them confidence that he could strengthen the program.
After the Georgetown loss to Connecticut on Sunday, he was asked about his job status.
"Of course I want to be back here, but in this position and this job, whatever happens will happen." I hope that I will be back and doing something that I love and that we will get back to being the king of the hill.
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