MILWAUKEE – Despite a second double-double from Aminu Mohammed (13P, 17R) in as many games, the Georgetown University's men's basketball team (6-19, 0-14 BE) fell 77-66 to the No. RV/23 Marquette University Golden Eagles (17-9, 9-6 BE) at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night.
 
ON THE RECORD
"I thought our guys fought. We put forth a great effort. Unfortunately, it didn't come out the way we would have liked. If we did the things we did in the second half in the first half, it would be a much different game. There was a point that we were right there with them, just like every game." - Head Coach Patrick Ewing on tonight's game
 
"He had 17 rebounds… He affected the game in a lot of different ways…. There were a lot of positives out of his effort." Ewing on Aminu Mohammed
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Collin Holloway led four in double figures with 15 points on three treys and a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. He also added four boards and a trio of assists to his final line.
• Mohammed recorded his ninth double-double of the year with 13 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. It marks the second time this season the Hoya freshman has posted a double-double in back-to-back games. His eight offensive boards were also a personal best as the frosh chipped in a pair each of steals and blocks.
• Donald Carey recorded his 14th-straight game in double figures with 14 points, hitting four triples to go along with five assists and four rebounds.
• Dante Harris rounded out those in double figures and matched Carey with 14 points, five helpers and four boards.
• The Hoyas shot 15-of-16 (93.8%) from the line and hit 11 treys on the night. It marks the ninth time this season the Hoyas have recorded 10 or more triples in a game.
• Georgetown outrebounded (45-36) and outscored the Golden Eagles in second chance points (17-7).
• GU held Marquette to 16.7% shooting from deep (2-12) in the second half, outscoring them 35-29 in the final 20 minutes.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Georgetown went on an early 5-0 run on a pair of Collin Holloway free throws and a Carey trey, going up 5-3 (18:13).
• Timothy Ighoefe started an 8-0 stretch with a dunk, followed by triples from Holloway and Rice to take a 19-17 edge (11:08).
• Marquette hit consistently from distance over the final 11 minutes of the half, pulling ahead 48-31 at the break.
• The Hoyas tried to chip away at the MU advantage through the first eight minutes, but the Golden Eagles stayed hot and halted GU's opportunity to find a rhythm, taking a 66-43 lead (12:00).
• Georgetown flipped the switch and scored nine unanswered on treys from Carey, Harris and Mohammed (66-49, 9:01).
• The Blue & Gray worked the deficit down to 11 on a Carey triple (0:46) before being knocked off, 77-66.

 
UP NEXT
Georgetown will play its fourth game in seven days when the team travels to Philadelphia to face No. 10 Villanova at Finneran Pavilion on Saturday, Feb. 19. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on FOX. Saturday's contest can be heard locally on The Team 980 and Sirius XM 388 with Rich Chvotkin in his 48th season on the call.