Jan. 5, 2008
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Freshman Austin Freeman scored 13 points and No. 7 Georgetown, which entered the game leading the country in points allowed and field goal percentage defense, improved on both numbers in a 58-46 victory over Rutgers on Saturday.
The Hoyas (11-1, 1-0) opened defense of their Big East championship by holding the Scarlet Knights (8-7, 0-2) nine points below their Division I-leading figure and to 31.1 percent shooting (19-for-61) from the field to improve on their 35.2 percent allowed.
It was Georgetown's sixth straight win over Rutgers and the eighth in their last nine meetings. It was the Hoyas' seventh consecutive victory in a Big East opener.
Jonathan Wallace had 11 points for Georgetown, while DaJuan Summers and Jessie Sapp each had 10.
J.R. Inman had 11 points for the Scarlet Knights, who entered the game shooting 40.2 percent from the field. Rutgers has lost four of its last five games.
Anthony Farmer hit a 3-pointer with 18:07 to play that brought Rutgers to 32-25. The Hoyas then went on a 12-3 run that included 3s by Freeman, Sapp and Patrick Ewing Jr. and gave them a 41-25 lead with 15:16 to play.
Consecutive 3s by Wallace and Summers gave the Hoyas their biggest lead of the game, 47-30 with 10:03 to play.
Georgetown finished 11-for-23 from behind the arc, while the Scarlet Knights were 4-for-12.
Despite Georgetown's size advantage, Rutgers finished with a 43-26 rebound advantage, including 22-4 on the offensive end. That didn't matter as the Scarlet Knights missed a slew of shots in close, including a breakaway dunk by Earl Pettis off a steal midway through the second half.
Freshman Corey Chandler returned for Rutgers after missing the last three games with a right foot injury. Chandler, the team's second-leading scorer with a 14.1 average, had six points on 2-for-13 shooting in 16 minutes.
Rutgers junior Jaron Griffin was 1-for-4 from the field for two points and missed all three of his 3-point attempts, extending his streak of missing to 16 straight over the last five games.
The Scarlet Knights failed to match the total points scored by the Rutgers football team Saturday in its 52-30 victory over Ball State in the International Bowl.
