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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Team Huddle vs TCU
Rafael Suanes/Georgetown Univ.
80
Winner TCU TCU 9-1,0-0 Big 12
73
Georgetown GTown 6-5,0-0 Big East
Winner
TCU TCU
9-1,0-0 Big 12
80
Final
73
Georgetown GTown
6-5,0-0 Big East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
TCU TCU 39 41 80
Georgetown GTown 36 37 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Georgetown Falls to TCU in BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team made it a one-possession game (76-73) with just 21 seconds in regulation but could not pull off the comeback bid as the Hoyas fell 80-73 to the visiting Texas Christian University Horned Frogs in the BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle on Saturday afternoon. With the setback at Capital One Arena, the Hoyas sit at 6-5 on the season while TCU improves to 9-1.
 
ON THE RECORD
"It's a minute difference between winning and losing. I hope all the things and the mistakes that we've been making at the start of the season help us now in the second half of the season. This is where the real season starts for us in the BIG EAST."
- Head Coach Patrick Ewing
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Aminu Mohammed registered his fifth double-double of the season, posting game bests of 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead a trio of Hoyas in double figures.
  • Kaiden Rice added 14 points while Donald Carey added another 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting.
  • Carey and Beard paced the offense with five assists apiece.
  • Ryan Mutombo recorded a game-best three blocks as the Hoyas held the edge in swats (7-6).
  • Georgetown and TCU both shot 42.4 percent (28-66) for the game but the Horned Frogs outrebounded GU 44-34.
  • The Hoyas forced 12 TCU turnovers, committing 11 of their own. 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Malcolm Wilson scored the opening bucket for the third-consecutive contest with a tip-in at the rim.
  • The Blue & Gray went on a 9-2 run to take its first lead of the game, 13-12, as Collin Holloway, Mohammed and Mutombo scored three points apiece.
  • Carey drained a contested trey to jumpstart a 5-0 run of his own and give the Hoyas a 20-18 edge with 8:14 remaining.
  • Following a GU timeout, Georgetown went on to score nine unanswered points to take a two-point advantage (32-30).
  • Mohammed blocked TCU's final shot of the frame and the Hoyas went into the break trailing, 39-36.
  • Georgetown opened the half on an 8-2 run capped off by a Wilson slam, forcing TCU to take a timeout with the Hoyas ahead by three (44-41, 16:39).
  • The Hoyas matched each Horned Frog shot over the next six minutes of action to deadlock the game at 55.
  • Mohammed drove the lane and completed a three-point play to end TCU's run and pull the Hoyas to within two (66-64, 6:00).
  • Georgetown nearly pulled off the comeback, outscoring TCU 7-3 in the final 2:08 before falling 80-73 at the final whistle.
 
OF NOTE
  • Mohammed's 21 tallies mark the third time he has scored at least 20 points in a game (11/25 San Diego State; 12/11 Syracuse) and the 10th occasion a Hoya has reached the 20-point plateau this season.
  • In 11 games this season, Mohammed has been the team leader eight times in either points (11/13 Dartmouth; 11/16 American; 11/25 vs. San Diego State; 12/11 Syracuse; 12/18 TCU) and/or rebounds (11/19 Siena; 11/30 Longwood; 12/05 at South Carolina; 12/11 Syracuse; 12/18 TCU).
 
UP NEXT
Georgetown will hit the road to open BIG EAST play against Providence at Dunkin' Donuts Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 22. Tipoff for the matchup will be at 6:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on FS1 with Brandon Gaudin calling the play-by-play and Bill Raftery providing analysis. Wednesday's contest can be heard locally on The Team 980 or on Sirius XM 385 with Rich Chvotkin in his 48th season on the call.
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