MILWAUKEE – Despite holding a slim 36-34 advantage at the half, the Georgetown University men's basketball team could not hold on and fell 95-73 at Marquette on Saturday afternoon. With the setback at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, Georgetown slips to 5-12 overall and is 0-6 in BIG EAST play. Marquette improves to 13-4 on the season with a 5-1 record in league play.
ON THE RECORD
"It's hard to play without one of your best players (
Brandon Murray), but I thought our guys fought hard in the first half but made too many mistakes - they made them in the first half but they didn't hurt us as much but it hurt us tremendously in the second half. We have to continue to work and continue to try and get better. But yes, we miss both [
Brandon Murray] and Bryson (Mozone)." - Head Coach
Patrick Ewing on the game and playing without second-leading scorer
Brandon Murray
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
- Primo Spears led a quartet of Hoyas in double figures with 18 points on seven made field goals to go along with a squad-best seven assists and five rebounds.
- Wayne Bristol Jr. was an efficient 6-for-7 from the floor including a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc and recorded a pair each of assists and steals.
- Jordan Riley also had 16 points on 5-for-9 shooting and a perfect 5-for-5 from the charity stripe. He added three boards and a pair of assists.
- Akok Akok rounded out those in double figures with 10 points on a 4-of-8 performance from the floor.
- Akok and Qudus Wahab each grabbed seven rebounds to lead the team.
- The Hoyas shot 51.9% (27-52) from the field and 50.0% (7-14) from deep. MU shot 54.9% (39-71) for the game including 41.4% (12-29) from three.
- The Hoyas were narrowly outrebounded by the Golden Eagles 31-29.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both teams traded baskets early in the first half until a triple from Bristol Jr. gave the Hoyas their first lead of the game, 15-14, and sparked an 8-0 run over nearly two minutes for the Blue & Gray to take a 21-14 lead (11:37).
- Georgetown would continue to pull ahead but Marquette continued to find the answer. With the score tied at 28, Riley came up with the 3-pointer, drew the foul and was able to complete the four-point play as GU pulled ahead 32-28.
- Despite Marquette tallying a quick six-straight to take the 34-32 advantage, Denver Anglin found the equalizer through traffic with 2:29 left.
- At the buzzer, Spears tallied the bucket as the Hoyas took a 36-34 lead in the locker room.
- In the second half, Marquette jumped out to a quick lead on an 11-2 run to take the 45-38 lead, forcing the GU timeout. The Hoyas managed four-straight to make it a one-possession game (45-42) but MU quickly retorted with a bucket of its own.
- The teams would trade baskets and an Akok triple made it a one-possession game once again (56-53, 13:01) but a 17-2 run was too much for the Blue & Gray to overcome as Marquette cruised to the 95-73 win.
UP NEXT
The Hoyas return to the District for a matchup against the Seton Hall University Pirates on Tuesday, January 10. Tipoff at Capital One Arena is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on FS1 with Scott Graham calling the play-by-play and Sarah Kustok providing analysis. Fans can hear the radio call of Rich Chvotkin, in his 49th season as the Voice of the Hoyas, locally on The Team 980.
