WASHINGTON – The Georgetown men's basketball team suffered a late scoring drought to drop a 73-63 decision to Providence on Wednesday evening at Capital One Arena. With the setback, the Hoyas slip to 15-11 with a 5-8 record in BIG EAST action. The Friars improve to 15-12 with an 8-6 mark in league play.
 
ON THE RECORD
"It was tough - it was very tough. To me, we just ran out of steam, ran out of energy, ran out of effort. All the things that we had been doing great - those guys had been logging some heavy minutes - tonight, it just took its toll." - Head Coach Patrick Ewing
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Jahvon Blair led the Hoyas with a game-high 20 points while also grabbing six rebounds.
• Jamorko Pickett recorded his second double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
• Terrell Allen finished with 16 points.
• Georgetown shot 38.6 (17-44) from the field and outrebounded Providence 33-32.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Hoyas started off on a tear, scoring nine unanswered behind five points from Blair and a bucket each from Pickett and Allen.
• The Friars wouldn't give up and eventually took a 16-15 lead. The game went back and forth and with the game knotted at 19, PC and GU traded free throws and the Hoyas took a 25-20 lead.
• Providence connected from downtown to take another one-point lead (28-27) but the Hoyas closed the half on a 7-2 run capped by a Blair triple with seven seconds remaining.
• With the lead thinned to one (40-39), the Blue & Gray staged a 9-4 run sparked by Pickett's conventional three-point play and featuring buckets from Blair and Allen to move ahead 49-43 with 13:27 on the clock.
• The Hoyas hit a cold spell but free throws kept GU within seven (63-56) with 4:32 left in regulation.
• An Allen 3-pointer followed by a Blair jumper kept it at a two-possession game (68-63), but PC free throws down the stretch provided the 73-63 final score.

 
OF NOTE

• Mosely's two assists give him 326 for his career, good for 15th place all-time at Georgetown. He is just one behind Reggie Williams (327). 
• Blair's pair of 3-pointers gives him 129 for his career, moving him ahead of Hollis Thompson (128) and into 14th place on GU's career list.

 
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas will head back out on the road for a pair of games, starting with a matchup at DePaul on Saturday, Feb. 22. Tipoff in Chicago is set for 9 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on FS1. Fans can listen locally to both games on The Team 980 with Rich Chvotkin on the call.
 
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