WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team opened up a 29-point lead in the first half, en route to an 87-66 victory over St. John's on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena in a BIG EAST Conference game. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 11-5 overall and a 1-2 record in league action. The Red Storm dropped to 11-5 on the season and 0-3 in BIG EAST play.
 
ON THE RECORD
"It was a great win. Any win in the BIG EAST is a good win, especially coming off the two losses that we had. We still would love Omer to play a little better but the way they play - frenetic - it was a little hard for him to get touches." - Head Coach Patrick Ewing
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Mac McClung led five Hoyas in double figures with 24 points, his sixth 20-point effort of the season, on 7-of-17 shooting as well as chipping in six rebounds, a pair of assists, three steals and one block.
• Jamorko Pickett poured in 18 points and tallied a career-high 11 rebounds for a double-double, his first in a Georgetown uniform. He also tied a career best with four blocks.
• Terrell Allen managed 16 points with a 7-of-8 performance from the charity stripe to go along with four assists and a team-best five steals.
• Jagan Mosely finished with 16 points and a season-high seven assists to lead of the offense.
• Omer Yurtseven recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
• The Hoyas shot 43.3 (26-60) percent from the field, while holding St. John's to 35.3 (24-68) percent shooting.
• Georgetown finished with 21 assists on 26 made baskets and had seven blocks and 10 steals on the defensive end.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Hoyas opened the game on an 20-7 run bolstered by seven points from McClung on three baskets. Georgetown had five scorers contribute to the effort early.
• Georgetown extended the lead as Pickett and McClung combined for the next nine points and the Hoyas held a 29-14 lead with 7:34 to play.
• Allen and McClung knocked down back-to-back triples en route to a mini run (6-2) to force an SJU timeout as the Hoyas led 35-16. Out of the huddle, the Hoyas tallied 10 straight as Yurtseven knocked down a pair of free throws and a McClung layup was sandwiched between a pair of Mosely triples, prompting another SJU timeout.
• A Pickett 3-pointer helped Georgetown take a 53-26 lead into the break.
• St. John's got off to a quick start in the second half with 11 unanswered points, but the Hoyas broke up the run with seven straight of their own behind buckets from Pickett, Allen and Mosely.
• Despite a retort surge from the Red Storm, the Blue & Gray maintained its double-digit lead with Jahvon Blair making his presence known as he assisted on a pair of buckets before draining a triple of his own in a two-minute span.
• After the Johnnies pulled to within 13 (73-60), six-straight free throws from Allen and Yurtseven extended the lead back to 19.
• A Blair layup off of Allen's fifth steal sealed the 87-66 victory.

 
OF NOTE

• The 53 points in the first half was the second most for the Hoyas this season, behind 54 points in the opening frame against Central Arkansas on Nov. 9.
• Allen's five steals are the most by a Hoya since D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had five steals against Monmouth on Dec. 15, 2015.

 
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas will head back out on the road on Saturday, Jan. 11 for a road matchup at No. 16/16 Villanova. 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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