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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Jahvon Blair, Jagan Mosely
60
American Americ 4-7,0-0 Patriot
80
Winner Georgetown GU 10-3,0-0 Big Eas
American Americ
4-7,0-0 Patriot
60
Final
80
Georgetown GU
10-3,0-0 Big Eas
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
American Americ 32 28 60
Georgetown GU 41 39 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Georgetown Cruises to Sixth-Straight Win, 80-60 over American

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team used a 25-6 run spanning the first and second halves to pull away and cruise to its sixth-straight win, 80-60 over American University on Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena. With the victory, the Hoyas close out nonconference play with a 10-3 record while the Eagles fall to 4-7.
 
ON THE RECORD
"I thought they did a good job. Jahvon stepped up in his role - gave us 14 points, Omer played well when he was in there, Terrell did an outstanding job. I thought that everyone did something positive to help us to get the win. Jamorko was in foul trouble in the first half, I thought he did a much better job in the second half. The bench - George did an outstanding job in the first half when he came in to help us pull away. I thought it was a total team effort." - Head Coach Patrick Ewing
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Omer Yurtseven led three in double figures with a game-best 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting. He also grabbed a game-best eight rebounds in 22 minutes of action.
  • Terrell Allen added 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting and he dished out a game-best five assists and added a pair of steals.
  • Jahvon Blair contributed 14 points off the bench to round out those in double figures. The junior added six rebounds and one steal.
  • Jamorko Pickett finished with nine points and seven rebounds, while Timothy Ighoefe had a career-best eight points.
  • Georgetown shot 53.7 percent (29-54) for the game and scored 17 second-chance points to AU's seven.
  • The Hoyas outrebounded American 42-25 and held the Eagles to 41.4 percent (24-58) shooting for the game.
  • A balanced effort, Georgetown's bench outscored AU's bench 26-15 and converted 20 points off turnovers to the Eagles' 13.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Georgetown started the game on a 10-4 run with buckets from Yurtseven, Mac McClung and Allen.
  • The Hoyas pushed the lead to eight (14-6) behind another layup from Allen and again (16-8) on a McClung bucket.
  • AU would not go away, staging a 15-4 run over a nearly 5-minute span to take a 23-20 advantage.
  • Trailing by as many as four (28-24) with 5:28 remaining, the Blue & Gray closed the half on a 17-4 run and took a 41-32 lead going into the break. The run was bolstered by a balanced GU effort as six different Hoyas scored.
  • Georgetown opened the second on an 11-4 run to force the Eagles to call a timeout, trailing 52-36. Yurtseven had six points in the streak while Pickett and Blair also added buckets.
  • The Hoyas sped up the game over the next seven minutes and GU's lead ballooned to 23 after nine unanswered behind contributions from Jagan Mosely, Blair, Pickett and Allen.
  • The Blue & Gray maintained a comfortable lead as Ighoefe fueled the offense late scoring all eight of his points in the final three minutes of play. Georgetown went on to win the game 80-60 at the final whistle.
 
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas will head out on the road to open BIG EAST play with a pair of games next week. The Blue & Gray will first travel to Providence for a New Year's Eve matchup with the Friars. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Georgetown will then play at Seton Hall on Friday, Jan. 31 in a 9 p.m. contest. Both games will be broadcast on FS1 and fans can listen locally on The Team 980 with Rich Chvotkin on the call.
 
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