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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Qudus Wahab
80
Winner West Virginia WVU 4-1,0-0 Big 12
71
Georgetown GU 1-2,0-0 BIG EAST
Winner
West Virginia WVU
4-1,0-0 Big 12
80
Final
71
Georgetown GU
1-2,0-0 BIG EAST
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
West Virginia WVU 32 48 80
Georgetown GU 34 37 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Falls 80-71 to No. 11/15 West Virginia in Big 12-BIG EAST Battle

WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's men's basketball team dropped an 80-71 decision to No. 11/15 West Virginia in the second annual Big 12-BIG EAST Battle on Sunday evening at McDonough Arena. The Hoyas fall to 1-2 overall on the season while the Mountaineers improve to 4-1 on the year. .
 
ON THE RECORD
"We can't continue to turn the ball over at this alarming rate. Also, they shot 33 free throws. That's where the game is – right there. If we did a better job of not fouling, and not turning the ball over, everything else was equal. We did a great job of limiting their two big guys, but then we fouled too many times and we turned the ball over way too many times." Head Coach Patrick Ewing on what the difference of the game was

"For the most part, I thought we did a really good job of defending. They came in with two of the most dominant bigs in the country. We did a very good job of digging, doubling and mixing up our coverages and limiting them." Head Coach Patrick Ewing's thoughts on the team's post defense

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Three Hoyas scored in double-figures, led by Jahvon Blair with a game-high 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting, including 5-for-12 from 3-point range.
  • Jamorko Pickett added 11 points and eight rebounds while Chudier Bile chipped in 10 off the bench.
  • Qudus Wahab tallied nine points and nine rebounds while Donald Carey matched his nine points. Jalen Harris had eight points and eight assists to go with five rebounds.
  • The Hoyas had seven blocks on the evening with Wahab leading the way with three, while Timothy Ighoefe and Bile each swatted two shots apiece.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The opening half proved a back-and-forth affair, featuring 10 lead changes and a trio of ties over the course of the first 20 minutes. The Hoyas opened with a 5-0 lead and pushed their advantage to 8-2 just over two minutes in courtesy of back-to-back 3-pointers from Pickett and Blair.
  • Trading runs, West Virginia posted a 7-0 spurt to take its first lead at 9-8 going into the first media timeout. Georgetown answered right back after the respite, responding with a 6-2 push to lead 14-11 at the 13:46 mark. The Mountaineers would take their biggest lead of the frame, up 22-19 with just under eight minutes to play.
  • Utilizing their edge on the boards in the first half, the Hoyas capped an ensuing 7-0 run with a layup from Bile on the offense glass off a one-and-one to take a 24-22 advantage they wouldn't relinquish the rest of the period.
  • Georgetown would lead by as many as four in the final minutes, behind threes from Blair and Bile with seven ticks remaining on the clock, but WVU managed to salvage a two-point deficit at 34-32 going into halftime. 
  • The second half stayed true to form for the majority with both teams battling for control. West Virginia knotted things up early at 37-37 before the Blue & Gray responded with a 7-2 run to retake a five-point advantage at 44-39 behind another Blair 3-pointer and a Harris slam dunk.
  • With the Hoyas leading 50-44 with 13:33 to play, their largest lead of the half, West Virginia responded with a 10-0 run to retake the lead up 54-50 before a Harris trifecta at the 11:19 mark cut the run and pulled Georgetown back within one.
  • Continuing to battle and trading leads, neither team led by more than one possession before – following a 62-62 tie with 6:10 to play – the Mountaineers put together a 7-0 spurt to take a lead they wouldn't give up the rest of the way.

OF NOTE
  • Blair's five treys push him into sole possession of 10th on Georgetown's career 3-pointers list, moving past Jessie Sapp with 153. He is just three behind Mark Tillmon (156).

UP NEXT FOR THE HOYAS
The Hoyas will remain home to play their final nonconference game of the calendar year, hosting Coppin State at McDonough Arena on Tuesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 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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