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Georgetown University Athletics

Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Myron Gardner
81
Winner Penn St. PSU 3-0,0-0 Big Ten
66
Georgetown GU 2-1,0-0 Big East
Winner
Penn St. PSU
3-0,0-0 Big Ten
81
Final
66
Georgetown GU
2-1,0-0 Big East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn St. PSU 42 39 81
Georgetown GU 34 32 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Georgetown Falls to Penn State

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team dropped a nonconference game to visiting Penn State 81-66 on Thursday evening. The game was part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, an early season an annual early-season series of eight games played between the BIG EAST and Big Ten Conferences and named in honor of BIG EAST founder and basketball visionary Dave Gavitt.

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Omer Yurtseven recorded his third double-double in as many games as he put up 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
  • James Akinjo was also in double figures with 13 points.
  • Jagan Mosely had a team-high three assists.
  • The Hoyas forced 20 Penn State turnovers with nine steals.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Down by as many as 18 (25-7) early, the Hoyas started to chip away at the deficit, tallying nine unanswered to spark a 15-3 run over the next five minutes of action. Akinjo's five points from a triple and a layup sparked the run with six different Hoyas putting up points in the stretch.
  • Using a small 6-2 run to close the first, Georgetown trailed 42-34 at the break.
  • In the second frame, the Blue & Gray opened with a Yurtseven slam converted to a traditional three-point play to pull within five.
  • For every basket the Blue & Gray put up, Penn State had an answer and the five-point deficit early was the closest GU would get.
 
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas (2-1) will close out their season-opening four-game homestand against Georgia State on Sunday evening as part of the 2K Empire Classic. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Capital One Arena and the game will be broadcast  on FS1. Fans can listen locally on The Team 980.
 
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Men's basketball season tickets and mini-plans are currently on sale for the 2019-20 season. To purchase season tickets, visit WeAreGeorgetown.com/buyseasontickets; to purchase mini-plans, visit WeAreGeorgetown.com/miniplans. For more information and early notification when single game tickets and group tickets go on sale, please add your name to the Men's Basketball Ticket Interest List at WeAreGeorgetown.com/interestlist. Tickets for the 2K Empire Classic are currently available. For ticket information, please visit WeAreGeorgetown.com/EmpireClassic.
 
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