Big First Half Leads Georgetown Past Stetson, 70-50

Dec. 17, 2005

Washington, D.C. - Sophomore forward Roy Hibbert (Adelphi, Md./Georgetown Prep) scored a game-high 17 points, Georgetown opened up a 25-point lead at the half and the Hoya men's basketball team cruised to a 70-50 win over Stetson in front of 2,400 fans at McDonough Arena on Saturday night.

The win, the second-straight for Georgetown, improved the Hoyas to 5-2 overall, while the Hatters fell to 0-8.

The Hoyas scored the first 15 points of the game, led by the sophomore tandem of Hibbert and guard Jonathan Wallace (Harvest, Ala./Sparkman), who combined for all of the team's points. Wallace swished a three to start the game, and Hibbert followed with back-to-back layups to make it seven-straight points. Wallace then hit a pair of free throws and his second trey before a Hibbert layup with 15:22 left in the first half gave the Hoyas a 15-0 lead.

The Hatters scored their first points of the game at the 15:03 mark, when Will Holloman hit a jumper and free throw for a three-point play. The Hoyas, however, outscored Stetson 15-7 over the next 5:07, taking a 30-10 lead on a layup by senior forward Amadou Kilkenny-Diaw (Washington, D.C./St. Alban's).

Georgetown connected on 55.6 percent of its first half field goals and 92.3 percent of its free throws (12-of-13), during which Hibbert extended his streak to 25-straight free throws.

The Hoyas continued to control the tempo of the game as the second half started, outscoring the Hatters, 17-10, over the first 9:02, taking the biggest lead of the game, 62-30 (32 points) on a three-pointer from freshman Marc Egerson (Wilmington, Del./Glasgow). The Hatters would chip into the lead late in the game, cutting the Georgetown lead to 16 points, 64-48, on a basket by Chief Kickingstallionsims with 3:16 to play.

All but one player on the Hoya roster appeared during the game and nine different players scored.

Hibbert finished with 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, his second double-double of the season and the fourth of his career, connecting on 5-of-9 shots from the field and 7-of-9 shots from the free throw line. Hibbert's streak of 25-straight free throws ended in the second half.

Others in double figures included senior forward Brandon Bowman (Santa Monica, Calif./Westchester) who scored 12 points, connecting on 6-of-11 shots from the field, and grabbed four rebounds, and Egerson, who had 12 points, four rebounds, hitting 3-of-5 shots from the field and all five from the charity stripe. Sophomore forward Jeff Green (Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern) scored seven points, grabbed six rebounds and had a team- and season-high six assists. Freshman guard Jessie Sapp (New York, N.Y./National Christian [Md.]) scored seven points and Wallace finished with eight points and three assists.

Bowman's 12 points and four rebounds gave him 1,257 points and 603 rebounds, making him only the ninth player in Georgetown history to score at least 1,200 points and grab 600 caroms.

Anthony Register led Stetson with 17 points.

Georgetown shot 48.1 percent from the field (25-of-52), 40.0 percent from outside the arc (6-of-15) and 73.7 percent from the free throw line (14-of-19). The Hoyas controlled the boards, 32-27, had 16 assists and committed only nine turnovers. Stetson shot 40.4 percent from the floor (19-of-47), 20.0 percent (1-of-5) from three point range and 78.6 percent from the foul line (11-of-14).

The Hoyas close out their three-game homestand on Wednesday, December 21, hosting Savannah State in the final game of the Hispanic College Fund Basketball Classic. Tipoff at the MCI Center is slated for 7:30 p.m.

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