WASHINGTON – With a trio of double-doubles on the day, the Georgetown University men's basketball team handily defeated the visiting Coppin State University Eagles, 83-53, at Capital One Arena on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 11-2 on the season while Coppin State slides to 1-13 on the year.
 
ON THE RECORD
"I thought our second half was the way that we wanted to play - in transition, we rebounded the ball very well and the three double-doubles, which is really good. We really challenged our guys defensively on the glass. I thought Drew Fielder and (Thomas) Sorber did a great job for us on the floor. Malik (Mack) with 11 assists, if we can get that kind of performance from him consistently, it's going to give us a real chance to compete every night." - Head Coach Ed Cooley
 
"Coach Cooley has mentioned a lot that it's hard for freshmen to play, especially with the talent that we have on this team. Every time that I get out there, the scoring will come, but I make sure that I just go get rebounds, make plays to help us win and just do everything that will help my team." - Caleb Williams
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Thomas Sorber led all scorers with 22 points on 9-for-12 shooting from the floor. He added 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the year and chipped in four blocks and dished out a trio of assists.
• Drew Fielder added a career-best 20 points on a 6-for-7 shooting performance to go along with a perfect 8-for-8 performance from the charity stripe. He added a career-best 13 rebounds for the first double-double of his career.
• Malik Mack followed up with 15 points on five made field goals, including a trio of 3-pointers. Mack paced the offense with a career-best 11 assists for the first double-double of his career.
• In the third start of his career, Caleb Williams added nine boards.
• For the game, Georgetown shot 55.6% from the floor with 30 made field goals on 21 assists. From beyond the arc, the Hoyas knocked down 8-of-18 (44.4%).
• The Hoyas held the advantage on the glass, outrebounding the Eagles 48-23.
• Georgetown owned the inside game, outscoring CSU 40-22 in the paint.

 
COPPIN STATE HIGHLIGHTS

• Toby Nnadozie led the Eagles offense with 22 points on a 7-for-17 effort from the floor. Julius Ellerbe III rounded out the Eagles in double figures with 12.
• Coppin State shot 18-for-62 (29%) and was 7-for-19 (36.8%) from behind the arc.
• Coppin tallied 23 rebounds and nine assists to the Hoyas 48 and 21, respectively.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Georgetown got off to a hot start opening with a drained 3-pointer from Mack followed by a traditional three-point play from Fielder. Despite leading by as many as seven early, Coppin State would not go away and made it a one-point game (12-11) before another Mack triple gave the Hoyas some breathing room.
• Back-to-back treys from Curtis Williams Jr. pushed the Hoyas ahead once again. Sorber knocked down eight of GU's next 10 points as Georgetown pulled ahead 31-22 (3:37).
• A Fielder layup followed up with a Sorber layup gave the Blue & Gray its largest lead of the first half (11) but as the squads traded buckets, the Hoyas took a 37-30 lead into the locker room.
• The second half started with both teams going back and forth with the Eagles staying within striking distance GU reeled off 12 unanswered bookended by Fielder buckets to take a 19-point advantage (56-37) with 11:36 remaining.
• The Hoyas continued to pour in the points and led by as many as 26 down the stretch before coming away with the 83-53 win.

 
OF NOTE

• The game marks the first time in the Cooley era that a trio of Hoyas have recorded a double-double.
• Sorber tallied his fourth game with 20+ points moving him into a tie for ninth for freshmen with multiple 20+ games since the 1972-73 season.
• Fielder recorded 20+ points for the first time in his collegiate career.
• Mack tallied his first double-double in the Blue & Gray and the first of his collegiate career.
• Georgetown tallied 21 assists, the third time during the 2024-25 season the Hoyas have tallied at least 20 assists.

 
UP NEXT
Georgetown will return to action in the new year on Friday, January 3 as the Hoyas return to BIG EAST play, hosting the Xavier University Musketeers at Capital One Arena. Tipoff in the District is scheduled for 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. The game can be heard locally on Bloomberg 99.1 with Rich Chvotkin, in his 51st season as the Voice of the Hoyas, calling the action.