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Otto Porter delivers again in 2OT win over UConn (VIDEO)

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Georgetown trailed Connecticut by seven points in double overtime, 78-71, with 2:03 to play and had scored only one field goal in the past 5:35 of game time. But with a player like Otto Porter, a seven-point lead with two minutes remaining is not always safe.

Porter was at the center of Georgetown’s final three possessions, hitting a three to cut the deficit to four with 1:51 to play, assisting on a D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera three with 0:52 remaining, and driving to the basket with poise for a layup with 0:09 left to give the Hoyas the lead for good. The sophomore finished with 22 points on the night, but none more important than the two that ended up giving Georgetown a 78-77 victory and its 10th straight win. He also added five rebounds and four assists.

Now in a two-game stretch, Porter has scored 55 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, dished out six assists, and had six steals in road wins over No. 8 Syracuse and a relentless Connecticut team [See Omar Calhoun’s game-tying three at the end of regulation here]. If there was any question about Porter as the Big East Player of the Year, those doubts should be laid to rest, and he has now moved squarely into the discussion for National Player of the Year.

With Porter, it is a matter of value to Georgetown, along with his ability to make a contribution in every major statistical category. Added to that, he’s increased his production after second-leading scorer Greg Whittington was ruled ineligible. At that time, many were ready to write off a team that had what appeared to be a dysfunctional offense that had lost one of its best weapons.

But Porter and guard Markel Starks have picked up the slack and Georgetown is rolling on this 10-game win streak.

Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John’s. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_