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Georgetown soundly defeated Seton Hall, 85-73, showing no let down after the team’s emotional win over UCONN. The Hoyas improve to 13-2 on the season and 4-1 in conference play. The Pirates drop to 1-4 in the Big East.
Georgetown started the game firing on all cylinders, hitting nine of their first 12 shots en route to a 21-7 lead. The Hoyas would take a 16 point lead into the locker room, 44-28.
It was a a tale of two halves at the Verizon Center, as #12 Georgetown stormed back from a 15 point deficit at the break to beat #13-ranked Connecticut 72-69 in front of 15,654 fans in Chinatown. Austin Freeman had a career-high 33 points, including 28 points in the 2nd half.
The Georgetown Hoyas suffered their first conference loss of the season, a nail-biter at the hands of Marquette, 62-59. The game was extremely close throughout the entire second half, with no team ever leading by more than three points.
With the Golden Eagles up 60-59 with 30 seconds left, Maurice Acker missed the front end of a one-and-one, giving Georgetown a chance to take the lead. Austin Freeman drove to hoop and pulled up for a short jumper, but his shot was off. After Marquette added two more free throws, Chris Wright’s desperation three pointer to tie came up short.
The Georgetown Hoyas won their second straight conference game, defeating DePaul 67-50 to improve to 11-1 on the season and 2-0 in Big East play.
The Hoyas asserted themselves early, jumping out to a 9-2 lead. The Blue Demons responded with a 7-0 run to tie the score, but the Hoyas would lead the rest of the way. Greg Monroe scored nine first half points to help his side take a 35-25 lead into the half.
On New Year’s Eve, the Georgetown Hoyas opened the Big East Conference Schedule with a 66-59 victory over the St. John’s Red Storm at Verizon Center. Chris Wright scored a game-high 21 points for the Hoyas. Greg Monroe and Austin Freeman each added 15 points. St. John’s was led by Dwight Hardy who scored 14 points including four three-pointers.
The Georgetown Hoyas defeated Harvard 86-70 on Christmas Eve eve in their last tune-up before starting conference play. The game was closely contested for most of the first half; every time it looked like Georgetown was pulling away, Harvard answered to keep the score close.
Two back-to-back Georgetown turnovers led to transition Crimson baskets to tie the score at 33 with 3:30 to play in the first half. But the Hoyas closed the half on an 11-0 run to take a 44-33 lead into the break.
For the second time in three years, the Old Dominion Monarchs walked off the floor of McDonough Gymnasium victorious, handing the Hoyas their first defeat of the season. The game was played despite a snow storm that blew through the East Coast, blanketing the DC Metro area in over a foot of snow.
The Georgetown Hoyas remained undefeated with a 74-66 victory over the Washington Huskies in the John Wooden Classic in Anaheim, California. The victory marked the second time in five days that the Hoyas traveled to a neutral site and convincingly defeated a nationally ranked opponent. All five Georgetown starters finished in double digits, led by junior forward Julian Vaughn, who scored a career-high 18 points on 7 for 9 shooting from the field. Defensively, Georgetown overwhelmed the Huskies, forcing them into 25 turnovers.
The Georgetown Hoyas faced their first ranked opponent of the year and came out victorious, defeating the Butler Bulldogs 72-65. The Hoyas improved to 7-0 to remain perfect on the year and in the process handed Butler their third loss of the season.
Georgetown jumped out to an early nine point lead, and went into halftime up 39-31 thanks to Greg Monroe’s 14 first half points. The Hoyas began to roll early in the second half, with Austin Freeman hitting back-to-back threes, and Georgetown eventually stretched the lead to 17.
The Georgetown Hoyas coasted to a 73-46 win over the American Eagles to remain perfect on the season. The Hoyas trailed 7-4, but responded with a 15-2 run to take all the suspense out of the game. Georgetown led by 11 at the half.
