WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team could not contain a hot-shooting No. 9/10 Marquette squad, falling 91-57 to the Golden Eagles. With the loss, the Hoyas slip to 8-13 overall with a 1-9 mark in BIG EAST play while MU improves to 17-5 on the year with an 8-3 record in league action.
 
ON THE RECORD
"This is some uncharted waters for us as a group, as a staff. First of all, give Marquette a lot of credit. They came, they played with a sense of desperation, Kam [Jones] coming off of not playing his last game, having a career day. I want to thank our crowd for coming out; our fans, our students. We have to find a way to play better at home. Our last two home games just haven't been good, it's not a good look … Very disappointed in our energy, effort and connectedness … we have to figure it out … We have to do a better job as a staff, I have to do a much, much better job as a head coach to get our guys connected, to buy into where we're trying to go. We take five steps forward and 32 steps backwards … We have ten games left, we have a lot of soul searching, mirror watching … we have to keep battling, not pointing fingers, and make sure we stay together."  - Head Coach Ed Cooley
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• A trio of Hoyas finished the game in double figures with Rowan Brumbaugh leading the way with 12 points off the bench. He was 4-for-6 from the field and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe to go along with a squad-best three assists.
• Drew Fielder also came off the bench to tally 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting and a 3-for-5 performance from the free throw line. He pulled down a squad-best seven rebounds.
• Dontrez Styles scored 10 points to round out those in double figures.
• Georgetown shot 42.2% (19-45) for the game but allowed Marquette to shoot 55.6% (35-63) from the floor.
• MU held the advantage on the glass, 32-26.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Marquette jumped out a quick nine-point lead (16-7) despite the Hoyas knocking down a pair of early 3-pointers, one each from Ismael Massoud and Jay Heath.
• Styles reeled off three quick points of his own to pull the Blue & Gray within six points but MU extended it right back to eight points.
• Back-to-back layups from Styles and Heath cut the deficit to four and got the crowd on their feet with 10:17 remaining in the first frame.
• However, the Golden Eagles would use a 19-2 run to push the lead to 21 (37-16) with 6:20 remaining in the half. MU took a 44-22 lead into the locker room.
• The second half was more of the same as the Hoyas could not contain a hot-shooting Golden Eagle squad. Marquette went on for the 91-57 win.

 
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will return to action on Wednesday, February 7 when they hit the road to face Seton Hall in Newark, New Jersey. Tipoff at Prudential Center is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on FS2 with John Fanta calling the play-by-play and Sarah Kustok providing analysis. The radio call of Rich Chvotkin, in his 50th season as the Voice of the Hoyas, can be heard locally on 106.7 The Fan and nationally on the SiriusXM app.