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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Jahvon Blair
83
Georgetown GU 3-4,1-2 BIG EAST
94
Winner St. John's (NY) SJU 6-4,1-3 BIG EAST
Georgetown GU
3-4,1-2 BIG EAST
83
Final
94
St. John's (NY) SJU
6-4,1-3 BIG EAST
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Georgetown GU 41 42 83
St. John's (NY) SJU 49 45 94

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Georgetown Slips in Road Matchup at St. John’s

QUEENS, N.Y. – Playing its first road contest of the season, the Georgetown University men's basketball team dropped a 94-83 decision to St. John's on Sunday evening in a BIG EAST Conference matchup at Carnesecca Arena. With the setback, the Hoyas slip to 3-4 on the season and 1-2 in league play, while the Red Storm move to 6-4 overall and 1-3 in conference action
 
ON THE RECORD
"We missed shots. Open shots. And then we couldn't get any stops on the other end … When they can make 13 threes that means you are not defending them at the 3-point line. We need to do a much better job of guarding the ball at the 3-point line but also being able to stop them from penetrating the ball. I didn't think today was one of our better games." - Head Coach Patrick Ewing
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Jahvon Blair led the Hoyas with 25 points, marking his fourth 20-point effort of the season. He hit 8-of-9 from the free throw line while also leading the squad with six assists.
  • Donald Carey scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, draining five 3-pointers.
  • Qudus Wahab was also in double figures with 12 points, hitting 6-of-7 shots from the charity stripe.
  • Jamorko Pickett pulled out a game-high 11 rebounds as Georgetown outrebounded St. John's 38-35.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Hoyas started 3-of-3 from the floor and connected on five of their first seven shots to take a 12-9 lead. However, St. John's answered with a 15-2 run to go ahead 24-14.
  • A quick 5-0 run, behind a Blair trey and a transition layup from Chudier Bile cut the Red Storm lead in half, but St. John's came back with a quartet of 3-pointers as part of another 15-4 run that put GU in a 39-23 hole.
  • Carey got hot from downtown, draining a trio of 3-pointers down the stretch to spur an 11-5 Georgetown run that cut the deficit to 49-41 at halftime.
  • The Hoyas continued to cut into the lead, opening the second half on an 8-2 run - behind a pair of buckets from Pickett - to make it a two-point game at 51-49.
  • With the Hoyas training by five (58-53), St. John's embarked on a 20-5 run over a five-minute stretch to open up a 78-58 advantage.
  • Five quick points from Blair, and a Timothy Ighoefe bucket cut it to 82-69 with 4:27 remaining, but the Red Storm hit their free throws down the stretch to hold Georgetown at bay.
  • A Jamari Sibley jumper and five more points from Blair in the final minute provided the final score.
 
OF NOTE
  • Blair's three 3-pointers give him 164 for his career, which is eighth in Georgetown's career rankings. He is one back of Markel Starks and Gerald Riley for a tie for sixth all-time.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE HOYAS
The Hoyas will play one more game before the holidays, heading back out on the road for a matchup at Seton Hall on Wednesday, December 23. Tipoff at the Prudential Center is set for 5 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on FS1.
 
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During the month of December, all Georgetown Men's Basketball home games will be played at McDonough Arena. In accordance with Washington, D.C., regulations which limit the size of in-person gatherings, fans are regrettably not permitted to attend home games at this time.
 
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