MILWAUKEE – Despite it being a one-possession game going into the final minute of action, the Georgetown University men's basketball team could not hold on as they fell 74-66 to the No. 7/6 Marquette University Golden Eagles at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday evening. With the setback, the squad slips to 12-3 on the season and 3-1 in BIG EAST play while the seventh-ranked Golden Eagles improve to 14-2 overall and a perfect 5-0 in league action. 
 
ON THE RECORD
"Well, obviously, that was an incredible BIG EAST game. And I feel like our young Hoyas are growing up in front of our eyes. We didn't win the war today, but, man, we had a hell of a battle. Really proud of our kids. I thought we battled right there. With two minutes left to play, I think it was, I think we had a one point lead. And I think a little bit of our inexperience showed. I think we had three costly turnovers that they took advantage of. I thought, you know, when we got a little tired, they had a little bit more depth than we had today. Not having Epps is a major, major blow to us. No excuse, because we were right there. But if you look at the overall picture of where our team is, how hard these men fought today, I couldn't be more proud." - Head Coach Ed Cooley
 
"Can't blame it on fatigue. I just feel like when I was in position to make plays, I kind of made mistakes, and I gotta do a better job of putting us in a better position to win the game. I gotta do a better job of taking care of the ball." - Malik Mack on playing without Jayden Epps
 
"Well, Kam Jones is a good player, so I knew it was going to be a tough guard, but I just tried to make everything tough for him - every shot tough for him. I knew he spins back to his left all the time, so I tried to just catch his move." - Micah Peavy on guarding Kam Jones
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Malik Mack led a quartet of Hoyas in double figures with 18 points on seven made field goals. 
• Micah Peavy added 13 points on the night while Thomas Sorber and Curtis Williams Jr. chipped in 11 and 10, respectively to round out those in double figures.
• On the glass, Sorber grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. He tallied a career-best five blocks as the squad managed eight on the night.
• Mack and Peavy paced the offense, dishing out five and four assists, respectively. 
• Georgetown shot 43.6% (24-55) from the floor and 42.1% (8-19) from beyond the arc. 
• The Blue & Gray pulled down 38 rebounds to MU's 32. On the defensive end, Georgetown held the 28-20 advantage.
• While the Hoyas forced 13 Golden Eagle turnovers on seven steals, it was the home team that held the advantage, forcing 19 GU turnovers on 16 steals. 

MARQUETTE HIGHLIGHTS

• Chase Ross led the Golden Eagle offense tallying 27 points on 7-12 shooting. Ross stuffed the stat sheet adding three rebounds, two assists, six steals and a block. 
• Marquette tallied 16 steals and shot 23-27 (85.2%) from the charity stripe.
• The Golden Eagles shot 21-59 (35.6%) from the floor and 9-24 (37.5) from behind the arc. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Despite the Hoyas getting on the board first behind a Mack bucket, it was Marquette that took an early lead, up 12-5 with 15:04 on the clock. 
• However, a Sorber layup turned traditional three-point play sparked an impressive 26-6 run over nearly nine minutes of action that pushed the Hoyas ahead 31-18 (6:09). The GU defense held MU scoreless for almost four minutes of action as Jordan Burks knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers and Peavy tallied eight-straight points for the Blue & Gray. 
• The Golden Eagles started to generate some offense late but Georgetown continued to execute a stifling defense. With the shot clock winding down, Curtis Williams Jr. knocked down a triple to put the Hoyas up 12. However, an MU trey on the other end sent the squads into the locker room with the Hoyas up 38-29. 
• Marquette came out firing in the second half, knotting the game at 42 with 14:38 to play. The teams traded buckets and the home team took a four-point lead (54-50) before a Sorber jumper followed by a Curtis Williams Jr. 3-pointer gave GU the one-point advantage. 
• It would be a one-possession game through the final moments until a foul called on the Hoyas with less than a minute remaining sent the Golden Eagles back to the charity stripe. Marquette held on for the 74-66 victory at the final buzzer.  

 
UP NEXT
Georgetown will return to action on Saturday, January 11 as the Hoyas host the No. 9/10 UConn Huskies at Capital One Arena. Tipoff in the District is slated for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on FOX with Tim Brando calling the play-by-play and Donny Marshall providing analysis. The game can be heard locally on Team 980 with Rich Chvotkin, in his 51st season as the Voice of the Hoyas, calling the action.