Georgetown endured a tough battle against DePaul, beating the Blue Demons 83-75. It was a game of runs, as Georgetown led for most of the contest, but despite several attempts to put the game out of reach, was unable to sustain a double-figure lead. DePaul used a high-intensity press and its three-point shooting to keep the Blue Demons in the game. In the end, though, Georgetown won its second road game in three days to improve to 5-2 in conference play. Jason Clark, who celebrated his birthday the night before, had a career-high 31 points in the win, going an incredible 11-14 from the floor.

The Hoyas threatened to pull away a number of times on the night, but DePaul never quit. Georgetown led by 11 late in the first half only to see DePaul cut Georgetown’s lead to six at the break 37-31.

DePaul opened the second half with five quick points to cut the lead to one, but the Hoyas responded with a nine point run extend out to a 46-36 lead, and once again it looked as though Georgetown might run away with it. However, DePaul refused to go away, scoring eight points in under a minute to cut the lead back to two. But, the Hoyas were not shaken and were able to push the lead back out to eight and regain control. DePaul stayed within striking the distance the rest of the game, but Georgetown did a good job of keeping the opposition at arm’s length.

In addition to Clark’s career day, Henry Sims poured in 16 points before fouling out. Cleveland Melvin had 19 points to lead the Blue Demons, while Moses Morgan scored 15 of his 17 points from beyond the arc.

The Hoyas return home to Verizon Center after the two-game road trip to take on the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. That game is slated for 12 PM on Saturday, with local televison coverage on MASN.