WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team fell 72-58 to the visiting Butler University Bulldogs on Thursday evening at Capital One Arena. With the setback, the Hoyas are 6-7 overall with a 0-2 mark in BIG EAST action while Butler improves to 9-6 with a 2-2 BIG EAST record.
 
ON THE RECORD
"I think our offense hurt us. They shot 39 percent from the floor. They scored 72 points, we missed nine free throws, two of our scorers had off nights shooting - but you still have to defend … I thought our pressure helped us, we just didn't convert enough."
- Assistant Coach Louis Orr
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Tyler Beard finished with a team-high 15 points and went 6-of-7 from the free throw line. The guard added a game-high five assists to go along with four rebounds and a steal.
• Collin Holloway scored 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 from the line.
• Timothy Ighoefe returned after missing the previous six games, pulling down a game-high nine rebounds in nearly 16 minutes of work.
• Ryan Mutombo and Jalin Billingsley recorded identical eight-point, six-rebound performances for the Hoyas.
• Despite the loss, the Hoyas held the advantage in the paint (30-24) and on the glass (41-40).

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Holloway and Rice each drained a triple to open the game on a 6-0 run.
• Billingsley scored four of six Hoya unanswered points at the midway point of the half to take a 16-14 edge (10:00).
• Beard sank five-straight shots from the charity stripe to put the Hoyas ahead by four, 25-21, but a late rally left the Blue & Gray trailing by five at the break (32-27).
• Holloway muscled his way to the basket for an and-one, completing the three-point play and pulling the score to 43-31 (16:49).
• The Hoyas cut into the Butler lead with a 9-2 run through the midway point of the half, 55-42 (8:38).
• Georgetown went on a late 6-0 run (1:43) before the Bulldogs picked up the 72-58 victory.

UP NEXT
Georgetown will head to Madison Square Garden to square off against St. John's on Sunday, Jan. 16. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on FOX. Sunday's contest can be heard locally on The Team 980 with Rich Chvotkin in his 48th season on the call.