Box Score MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – The Georgetown University men's basketball team fell 84-66 on Friday to Loyola Marymount in the Jamaica Classic. The Hoyas struggled to contain a second-half surge from LMU at the Montego Bay Convention Centre as the Hoyas slip to 2-2 on the season and the Lions improve to 3-2.
ON THE RECORD
"We did a good job in the first half of guarding them at the 3-point line … but in the second half, they were able to make a significant amount more. So, one, we didn't get back in transition to match up with them - they were 3-for-17 in the first half and then they ended up 12-for-35. They hurt us in transition when we got back and weren't matched up and then, you know, we didn't do a good job of getting out to them at the 3-point line." Head Coach
Patrick Ewing on the 3-point defense
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
- Brandon Murray led a quartet of Hoyas in double-figure scoring with 19 points on seven made field goals.
- Jay Heath followed up with 15 points, shooting 50.0% from the floor (5-10) and hitting 5-of-6 from the charity stripe while adding five rebounds.
- Qudus Wahab chipped in 12 points on a perfect 2-for-2 from the field and a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe.
- Primo Spears rounded out those in double figures with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists.
- Akok Akok grabbed a game-best 10 rebounds while Bryson Mozone tallied a game-best two blocks.
- Georgetown shot 37.9% from the floor (22-58) while Loyola Marymount went 32-for-67 from the field (47.8%). LMU held the advantage on the glass with 40 rebounds to GU's 32.
- GU forced 11 LMU turnovers converting it to 16 points but committed 11 of its own that the Lions converted to 13 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both teams traded points before a Spears bucket sparked an 8-0 run to push the Hoyas up 14-8 (13:11).
- The Lions chipped away at the lead, even taking a 3-point lead (19-16) before Georgetown tallied 10-straight points capped by an Akok layup.
- The Hoyas continued to push its lead, ballooning to 11 before going into the break with the 10-point advantage (42-32) following a pair of Jordan Riley free throws to close the frame.
- Coming out of the locker room, the Lions came out hot just as the Hoya shooting went cold. Unable to come up with offense, LMU went on to lead by as many as 19 late in the second half. The Lions went on to take the 84-66 victory.
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will remain in Montego Bay, Jamaica for the Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic, taking on La Salle on Sunday, November 20. Tipoff is scheduled for noon ET with the game televised on CBS Sports Network with Dave Ryan calling the play-by-play and Steve Wolf providing analysis.
