The Hoyas earned their sixth straight win with a hard-fought 62-48 victory over cross-town rivals Howard University.

After the game, Coach Thompson talked to the media alongside Jason Clark and Hollis Thompson.

Here’s what the three had to say about the game, along with Coach’s comments on freshman Tyler Adams’ status.

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Georgetown played the first nine-plus minutes according to script and then some Saturday, running up a 17-0 advantage on an over-matched Howard squad, combining smooth offense with sticky defense. Then, something – the satisfaction of a job partially well done, the scant support of a sparse crowd, or the call of looming finals – caused the Hoyas to ease off the accelerator. Slowly but surely, the initial margin was tightened, and a one-sided blowout became a two-point nail-biter. Howard seemed to gain confidence as it played fast and loose, while Georgetown tightened up as its lead slipped away. In the waning minutes, the Hoyas righted the ship and pulled away to a fourteen-point victory. Freshman wunderkind Otto Porter led the team with 13 points as Jason Clark and Hollis Thompson each chipped in 12, but it wasn’t pretty.

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Georgetown:
The Hoyas turned what should have been a runaway victory into a close contest. They started the game strong, jumping out to a 17-0 lead and looking like they would have no problems with their opponents. However, they seemed to get a little complacent from that point, not moving the ball as well as they had been at the outset, but still took a 13 point lead into the break.

Georgetown started the second half as if they didn’t want to be out on the floor, making just one of their first eight attempts and allowing Howard to cut the lead to two. From then, it was a dog fight, as Georgetown tried to extend the lead and Howard refused to go away. The Hoyas’ defense ended up helping to make the difference, as Georgetown forced the Bison into 23 turnovers.

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