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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Jagan Mosely
79
Syracuse Syr 5-5,1-1 ACC
89
Winner Georgetown GU 7-3,0-0 Big East
Syracuse Syr
5-5,1-1 ACC
79
Final
89
Georgetown GU
7-3,0-0 Big East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Syracuse Syr 36 43 79
Georgetown GU 48 41 89

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hoyas Top Syracuse 89-79

WASHINGTON – Four Hoyas scored in double figures as the Georgetown University men's basketball team defeated former BIG EAST rival Syracuse 89-79 on Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena. With their third-straight victory, the Hoyas improve to 7-3 on the season, while the Orange slip to 5-5.
 
ON THE RECORD
"I thought my guys stepped up. They played extremely well. We had a little bit of a lull but I thought for the most part we fought, fought hard, defended well and was able to come away with a great win." - Head Coach Patrick Ewing
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Mac McClung's 26 points led all scorers and led a quartet of Hoyas in double figures. The guard knocked down 7-of-16 from the floor including a trio of 3-pointers and was 9-of-10 from the charity stripe.
  • Omer Yurtseven tallied 19 points and tied with Jamorko Pickett for team-high honors with nine boards.
  • Jagan Mosely put together a complete game as he managed 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including four 3-pointers, while grabbing seven rebounds, dishing out five assists, tallying one steal and recording one block.
  • Terrell Allen put up 14 points and handed out six assists while registering a pair of steals.
  • Georgetown shot 44.3 percent (27-of-61) from the floor and shot at a 44.0 percent (11-of-25) clip from downtown.
  • The Hoyas outrebounded the Orange 41-29.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The game went back and forth early with both teams trading buckets and the game knotted at 15.
  • Despite Cuse taking the 16-15 advantage, Georgetown tallied six unanswered behind back-to-back triples, one apiece from Mosely and Jahvon Blair.
  • Following a pair of free throws from Mosely, it was all McClung who tallied six of GU's next seven points with the Blue & Gray taking a 30-23 lead.
  • Syracuse pulled back into the game and tied it at 34 but the Hoyas closed the frame on a 14-2 run fueled by 11 from McClung, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, to take a 48-26 lead at the break.
  • The Hoyas started the second half strong, extending the lead to 14 on an Allen bucket. The Hoyas maintained comfortable breathing room, leading by as many as 16 (55-39) on McClung's third trey of the game.
  • SU wouldn't go away, cutting the deficit to nine, but the Blue & Gray pushed it right back to double digits, twice on Mosely buckets.
  • As the minutes ticked down, the Orange closed to nine once again (66-57) but this time Blair had the longball answer on the left side with 7:56 to play. Blair followed up with another 3-pointer, to extend the advantage to 15.
  • Once again, SU pulled within nine but five straight from Yurtseven, capped by a commanding dunk, gave the Hoyas a commanding 82-68 lead.
  • The Hoyas would never look back, as late free throws by Allen and McClung secured the 89-79 win at the final whistle.
 
OF NOTE
  • McClung's 21 points in the first half was a career best in a single frame for the sophomore.
  • The four made 3-pointers for Mosely were a career high and he and Pickett each tied a personal best in rebounds.
 
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas will continue their homestand to close out nonconference play as they host UMBC at Capital One Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on FS1. Fans can listen locally on The Team 980 with Rich Chvotkin on the call.
 
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