WASHINGTON – Seniors Jahvon Blair and Jamorko Pickett combined for 41 points to lead Georgetown University's men's basketball team to an 80-48 victory over visiting Coppin State on Tuesday night. The Hoyas even their overall record to 2-2 while the Eagles fall to 0-4 on the season.
 
ON THE RECORD
"It was great to get back on track. I thought we played well against West Virginia for the most part. I thought for the most part my guys stepped up and got the job done. We tried to get the ball into Q to try to go against the mismatch, but then we were able to get the job to the weak side to our shooters and were able to make shots."  Head Coach Patrick Ewing on the team's performance
 
"They went small … they were trying to spread us out shooting threes, so we mixed it up and went zone some, we went five smalls like they did. We switched everything. We just tried to do a lot of different things and it worked." Ewing on the team's in-game adjustments to Coppin State's early success
 
"Everyone that came off the bench did a great job. All the freshmen that came in, Chudi when he came off the bench, I think the bench gave us a really big boost and I'm happy with the way the freshman came and played and stepped up." Pickett on the contributions from the bench and freshmen
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Blair led all players with 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting. He hit four shots from 3-point territory while adding five rebounds and four assists.
• Pickett posted his fourth career double-double with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. He shot a stellar 8-for-11 from the floor and knocked down a pair of threes.
• Chudier Bile rounded out the double-digit scorers with 13 points to go with eight rebounds.
• Georgetown outrebounded the Eagles 53-29 and combined for 10 3-pointers on the night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• A slow start to the game saw the Hoyas trail 10-4 early before a 6-0 run evened things up at 10-10 at the 14:36 mark. Trading baskets for the next five minutes, Coppin State took its final lead up 18-15 before the Blue & Gray rallied for a 15-2 outburst to lead 29-20 with three minutes remaining in the half.
• The Eagles would stop the run with a trey to pull within two possessions, but Georgetown clamped down and held its guest scoreless the rest of the period while closing out the frame on a 9-0 run to take a 38-23 lead into halftime.
• Georgetown's momentum continued in the second half as the Hoyas kept a steady double-digit lead before taking their first 20-point advantage on a Pickett 3-pointer at the 11:28 mark.
• Back-to-back threes from the Eagles cut the deficit to 54-38 with nine minutes to go but the Blue & Gray rallied back and led by as many as 34 down the stretch. 

OF NOTE

• Blair moved into a tie for eighth place all-time in career threes on the Hilltop, passing Mark Tillmon and tying Ashanti Cook with 158.
• Georgetown remains undefeated all-time against current members of the MEAC with a 62-0 overall record, including 7-0 under Head Coach Patrick Ewing.

UP NEXT FOR THE HOYAS
The Hoyas will open BIG EAST play on Friday evening, hosting No. 9/6 Villanova at McDonough Arena. Tipoff was adjusted to 7 p.m., from its previous time of 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.