WASHINGTON –  Georgetown University's men's basketball outscored its opponents 49-39 in the second half to come up with the 76-68 win over the visiting Creighton University Bluejays at Capital One Arena on Wednesday evening. With the win, their fourth-straight, the Hoyas improve to 13-10 on the season with a 5-7 record in BIG EAST play while the Bluejays slip to 12-11 overall with a 6-6 record in league action.
 
ON THE RECORD
"I thought over the last couple of weeks, our preparation has been very good. I think obviously bringing Vince [Iwuchukwu] back into the mix really, really helps us. You're starting to see our identity that we had early in the season defensively, even though we didn't make a lot of shots early in the game, I thought our defense really kept us in because we missed a lot of layups, a lot of open shots. But then again, in the second half, we were able to rally." - Head Coach Ed Cooley
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• KJ Lewis led a trio of Hoyas in double figures with 22 points on five made baskets and an 11-for-14 performance from the charity stripe. He added seven rebounds and a trio of assists.
• Malik Mack followed up with 20 points on a 4-for-10 performance from the field, including a pair of triples, while adding 10-for-11 from the free throw line. He added six boards and a pair of assists.
• Vince Iwuchukwu rounded out the double-figure scoring with 14 points on six made field goals and a 2-for-3 performance from the free throw line.
• Iwuchukwu and Caleb Williams each grabbed 10 rebounds as Iwuchukwu tallied the double-double.
• Lewis and C. Williams each tallied a trio of assists to pace the offense that registered 13 helpers on the night.
• Georgetown shot 34.9% (22-63) for the game and 38.1% (8-21) from beyond the arc.
• The Blue & Gray outrebounded the BlueJays, 46-38.
• Georgetown forced 16 turnovers on 10 steals, scoring 21 points.

 
BLUEJAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Jasen Green tallied a squad-best 12 points followed by Nik Graves and Fedor Zugic who each recorded 11 apiece.
• Green totalled eight rebounds on the night which led the team.
• Graves paced the CU offense with five assists.
• Creighton shot 42.9% (27-63) from the field and 24.2% (8-33) from deep.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Georgetown struggled to get going as Creighton jumped out to a 6-2 lead early. Even as the Hoyas settled in, Creighton had an answer on the other end. A pair of Mack free throws pulled the Hoyas within two (10-8) before a Caleb Williams 3-pointer gave GU its first lead of the game.
• The teams traded buckets as Mack strung together five points of his own to take the 18-16 lead on a triple and a driving layup. The Bluejays scored another two points to knot it again but Isaiah Abraham came up with the 3-pointer off a C. Williams dish to put the Hoyas up 21-18 and spark a quick 6-2 spurt fueled by a Jeremiah Williams trey.
• Despite a 7-0 run from the Bluejays, a Kayvaun Mulready 3-pointer tied the game at 27-27 but a Creighton jumper sent the teams into the locker with Creighton up 29-27.
• The Blue & Gray opened the second frame with a Lewis triple to regain the slim lead. The teams traded buckets early in the second stanza before a Mack triple sparked 12 unanswered as it was followed up by an Iwuchukwu traditional three-point play, a Mack layup, a Lewis layup and capped by an emphatic Iwuchukwu dunk.
• Georgetown would keep the Bluejays out of striking distance as the game continued, maintaining a double-digit lead for much of the second half.
• An Iwuchukwu layup ballooned the lead to as many as 15 (67-52) with 4:04 to play as the Hoyas cruised to the 76-68 victory.

 
OF NOTE

• This marks the first time since the 2014-15 season where the Blue & Gray has had four-straight wins in BIG EAST regular season play.
• Iwuchukwu notched his second double-double of the season and third of his career.

 
UP NEXT
Georgetown returns to action on Saturday, February 7, taking on the Villanova Wildcats at Capital One Arena. Tipoff in the District is scheduled for noon and the game will be broadcast on TNT and truTV with Brian Anderson calling the play-by-play, Grant Hill providing analysis and Andy Katz reporting from the sidelines. The game can be heard locally on Team 980 as well as on the SiriusXM app with Rich Chvotkin, in his 52nd season as the Voice of the Hoyas, calling the action.