Jan. 31, 2008

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• Georgetown improved to 17-2 overall and 7-1 in the BIG EAST with the win over St. John's.
  

• It was the fourth-straight win over the Red Storm and the sixth in the last eight meetings.
  The Hoyas have won the last four games by an average of 23.3 points.
  

• The Hoyas have won 10 of their last 13 BIG EAST Conference road games.
  GU is 112-118 all-time on the road in league play.
  Under fourth-year head coach John Thompson III, Georgetown is 16-9 in BIG EAST road games.
  

• The win was the fifth-straight for Georgetown at Madison Square Garden.
  

• The 32-point margin was the fourth-widest margin by Georgetown in a BIG EAST game (85-44 win vs. Providence, 1984-85; 113-73 win vs. Seton Hall, 1981-82; 106-68 win vs. Villanova, 1995-96)
  

• Georgetown scored at least 69 points for the eighth time this season.
  The Hoyas are 47-3 all-time under JTIII when they score at least 69 points
  

• The Hoyas connected on 52.8 percent of their field goals, the eighth time this season the team has hit at least half of its field goals
  Georgetown is 8-0 when shooting at least 50 percent from the field.
  Since JTIII arrived, Georgetown has shot 50 percent 51 times, posting a 47-4 record in those situations.
  

• Georgetown held St. John's to a season-low 21.3 percent shooting from the field.
  It was second lowest single-game field goal percentage defensive performance by a Georgetown team under JTIII, surpassed only by a game last year against Winston-Salem State, which connected on 20.4 percent (10-of-49).
  It was the 18th time in 19 games this season the GU defense held an opponent bellow its season average entering the game.
  In the last 56 games, only six opponents have shot higher than 45 percent against the Hoyas.
  

• St. John's hit only 10 field goals for the game, the fewest by an opponent since Winston-Salem State hit 10 on December 16, 2006.
  

• The 42 points scored by St. John's were the lowest by a Georgetown opponent this season; only five opponents have scored more than 60 points against the Hoyas this season.
  The last time GU held a conference opponent to 42 points or fewer was a 64-41 win over St. John's during the 2005-06 season.
  

• Sophomore forward Vernon Macklin scored a career-high 18 points, setting career marks in field goals made (8), attempted (10) and minutes played.
  

• Junior guard Jessie Sapp scored 10 points and handed out a game-high five assists.
  It was Sapp's xxth game in double figures this season.
  

• Senior center Roy Hibbert scored 11 points, had six rebounds and blocked three shots.
  It was the 14th game in double figures this season for the 7-2 center, and the 65th of his career.
  He now has 1,269 career points and needs 40 points to pass Bill Martin (1981-85) for 18th all-time.
  Hibbert grabbed six rebounds, giving him 721 career boards; he needs five more to pass Ed Hopkins (1974-78) for 11th all-time.
  His three blocked shots give him 221 career rejections; he needs 25 more to pass Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje (1997-01) for fourth all-time.
  

• Senior guard Jonathan Wallace scored eight points and now has 1,085 points, moving him past Bill Bolger (1950-53) for 30th all-time at Georgetown.
  Wallace started for the 121st game of his career; moving him into ninth place in all-time starts, passing Alonzo Mourning (1989-92)
  Wallace has more career starts than any player in the BIG EAST Conference.
  It was Wallace's 11th game in double figures this season and the 57th in his career.
  He hit two three-pointers, giving him 206 for his career as he continues to extend the school's all-time record.
  He handed out three assists, giving him 335 for his career; he needs 17 more to pass Bobby Winston (1985-89) for 10th all-time in that category.
  

• Sophomore guard Jeremiah Rivers set a career-high with nine rebounds.