WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team (6-9, 0-4 BIG EAST) will return home to face No. 11/11 Villanova (13-5, 6-2 BIG EAST) on Saturday, January 22. Tipoff from Capital One Arena is scheduled for noon.
FOLLOW THE HOYAS
- Saturday's game will be broadcast live on FOX with Brandon Gaudin calling the play-by-play and Jim Jackson providing analysis.
- The game can be heard locally on The Team 980, SiriusXM 381 and Radio.com with Rich Chvotkin in his 48th season on the call.
- A link to the live stats can be found on GUHoyas.com.
ABOUT THE HOYAS
- Donald Carey made his return against No. 21/21 Providence on Thursday, registering a game-high 21 points to go along with seven boards and four steals. The Hoya captain hit five triples, tying his career-best set against St. John's (12/20/20).
- Kaiden Rice added 19 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the floor and 5-for-7 from distance while Aminu Mohammed rounded out the Hoyas in double figures with 12 points while pulling down six rebounds.
- As a team, the Hoyas went 13-of-23 from the distance (56.5%).
- Mohammed leads the BE with six double-doubles (5th - NCAA freshman) and 8.4 rpg (7th - NCAA freshmen).
- Rice averages 4.0 treys/game to lead the BE (4th - NCAA).
- As a team, GU leads the BE shooting 38.1 percent from distance while pulling down a third-best 40.1 rpg.
- The Blue & Gray has three players ranked among the BIG EAST top 20 in scoring in Rice (13.9 ppg, 13th), Mohammed (13.7 ppg, 15th) and Carey (13.5 ppg, 17th).
- Carey is 33-for-35 from the free throw line for a 94.3 percent efficiency (1st - BE, 3rd - NCAA).
ABOUT THE WILDCATS
- No. 11/11 Villanova is coming off its second loss in conference play, falling to Marquette, 57-54, at home on Wednesday.
- Collin Gillespie leads the Wildcat offense with 16.7 ppg (3rd - BE) on 45.2 percent shooting from the floor, 40.0 percent from distance (3rd - BE) and 90 percent from the charity stripe (2nd - BE).
- Justin Moore has recorded 15.7 ppg while Jermaine Samuels rounds out all scorers in double figures with 10.2 ppg. Samuels also leads VU with 6.5 rpg and 15 total blocks.
- As a team, the Wildcats lead the BE with 81.4 percent shooting from the line (2nd - NCAA), 60.2 points allowed per game and 9.3 triples per contest.
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
- Saturday will be the 90th all-time meeting between GU and Villanova with the Hoyas holding a 45-44 edge overall.
- Georgetown also boasts a 23-18 record at home and 38-35 mark in BIG EAST play.
- The Hoyas stunned the Wildcats in the quarterfinals of the BE Tournament last season, knocking off the top seed, 72-71, behind a pair of late free throws from Dante Harris. The Hoya guard led four players in double figures with 18 points to go along with five assists. As a team, the Hoyas went a perfect 23-for-23 from the free throw line.
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