WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team opened the game on a 14-0 run and four players finished in double figures in a 81-55 victory over UMBC on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. With their fourth-straight victory, the Hoyas improve to 8-3 on the year, while the Retrievers fall to 6-7.
 
ON THE RECORD
"They are embracing the opportunity … Jahvon is definitely taking advantage of it. Jagan has been great for us all year, I think he's only had one poor game. To me, he's the unsung hero. He's a glue guy, he's doing everything. He guards the best player on the team, on the perimeter. He's been knocking down his shot." - Head Coach Patrick Ewing
"We've got Omer inside. He just draws so much attention so the shooters on the other side are most of the time open. So we just get it to them and knock it in." - Jamorko Pickett
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Omer Yurtseven led the Hoyas with his fifth double-double of the season, finishing with a season-high 22 points and 13 rebounds. He hit 11-of-14 shots from the floor and also added three blocks on the defensive end.
• Jahvon Blair finished with 15 points, hitting a trio of 3-pointers, and Jamorko Pickett had 12 points.
• Qudus Wahab came off the bench and had career highs of 10 points and nine rebounds, while also adding three blocks.
• Terrell Allen and Jagan Mosely paced the offense with eight and six assists, respectively.
• Georgetown shot 49.3 (34-69) from the floor and outrebounded UMBC 45-31.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Georgetown scored the game's first 14 points and held the Retrievers scoreless for seven minutes of action to set the tone for the night with five Hoyas scoring in the output.
• Leading 18-9, Blair hit consecutive 3-pointers to spark another 10-0 run. Pickett added a basket and a pair of free throws to push GU's lead to 19 (28-9).
• The Blue & Gray maintained a double digit lead through the frame as Yurtseven and Pickett led the way in the half with 12 and nine points, respectively. A late dunk from Pickett and jumper by Mac McClung gave the Hoyas a 42-24 halftime lead.
• The second half was a continuation of the first as Georgetown opened with a 17-6 run, behind 10 points from Yurtseven, to take a commanding 59-30 lead.
• A Wahab layup brought the GU lead to 30 (71-41), and Blair later extended it to 32 (75-43) with a jumper in the paint as the Hoyas cruised to the 81-55 victory.

 
OF NOTE

• Yurtseven had attained the double-double by halftime as he went into the locker room with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

 
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 21 when they host Samford at Capital One Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for noon 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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