By Hoya Hoops
The Georgetown Hoyas will not win many games this season if their two key players Jason Clark and Hollis Thompson combine to score only 17 points on 6-18 shooting from the field. However, thanks to the excellent play from the Hoya underclassmen, the Georgetown Hoyas began Big East play with an impressive road victory against previously undefeated Louisville 71-68. Sophomore guard Markell Starks led all scorers with a career-high 20 points on an incredible 7-8 FG (4-4 3pt), and Freshman Otto Porter collected his first collegiate double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds.
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December 29th, 2011, 9:29 am Comments Off
By Hoya Hoops
Thursday night at Verizon Center, the Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Memphis Tigers 70-59 to improve to 10-1 on the season. The Hoyas put together a balanced offensive attack, with four players scoring in double figures. Jason Clark led all scorers with 18 points, Hollis Thompson scored 17, Markel Starks put up 14 points, and Henry Sims added 12 points.
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December 22nd, 2011, 9:53 pm Comments Off
By Hoya Hoops
Georgetown remained perfect at home on the season, handily defeating American 81-55. After a close first half, the Hoyas showed their superiority, with a stellar performance by Henry Sims sparking the team.
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December 17th, 2011, 2:01 pm Comments Off
By Hoya Hoops
Georgetown survived a scare at home from local rival Howard, winning 62-48 in a game that was much closer than the score would indicate. Otto Porter led three Hoyas in double figures with 13 points, while Mike Phillips had 14 for the Bison in a losing effort.
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December 10th, 2011, 2:51 pm Comments Off
By Hoya Hoops
The Georgetown Hoyas earned their fifth straight victory, cruising to a 84-44 victory over the NJIT Highlanders.
The Hoyas started off strong breaking out to an early 14 point lead thanks to sharp shooting. Georgetown converted on four of their first five three-point attempts and ended the game just under 50% at 14-29 from distance. The Hoyas let their foot off the gas about halfway through the first half, and the Highlanders kept the game within striking distance until the break when they trailed 42-28.
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December 3rd, 2011, 3:10 pm Comments Off
By Hoya Hoops
The Georgetown Hoyas earned their second win of the young season against a top 15 opponent, winning a dramatic game at #12 Alabama in the Big East/SEC Challenge. With the Hoyas down 1, Hollis Thompson made a three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to give Georgetown the 57-55 win.
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December 1st, 2011, 11:44 pm Comments Off
By Hoya Hoops
The Georgetown Hoyas survived a poor first half to earn a 81-58 win over IUPUI. Hollis Thompson had 21 points and collected 10 rebounds to lead the Hoyas, and Jason Clark scored his 1,000th career point for Georgetown in the win.
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November 28th, 2011, 9:37 pm 2 Comments
By Hoya Hoops
The Georgetown Hoyas advanced to 4-1 with a thrilling overtime win over the #8 Memphis Tigers in the 5th place game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament. The Hoyas were led by Jason Clark’s game-high 26 points off of 9-17 shooting. Henry Sims added 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.
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November 23rd, 2011, 9:57 pm Comments Off
By Hoya Hoops
The Georgetown Hoyas won their second game in Maui, defeating the Chaminade Silverswords 88-61 in the second round consolation game. It was an uneven game from the outset as the Hoyas hit their first five three-pointers and used a three minute, 12-0 run to pull away from the Division II Silverswords.
Jason Clark had a career-day as he led all scorers with a personal-high 28 points off of a career-tying six three-pointers. Freshman Otto Porter also had a career-high 17 points to go with his game-leading 7 rebounds.
Georgetown will face Memphis tomorrow at 5:00pm in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational Tournament. The Tigers fell to Michigan on Monday and defeated cross-state rivals Tennessee in double-overtime before the Hoyas took the court.
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November 22nd, 2011, 7:25 pm Comments Off
By Hoya Hoops
The Georgetown Hoyas dropped their first game of the season, losing to the Kansas Jayhawks in the opening round of the Maui Invitational. The Hoyas were plagued by long stretches without baskets and a defense that game up too many uncontested dunks, most of them coming from Thomas Robinson, who led all scorers with 20 points. Jason Clark scored 15 points to lead the Hoyas.
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November 22nd, 2011, 3:18 am Comments Off