National Basketball Association
Georgetown 79, Syracuse 72
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 5, 2015
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Les Jones, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
18231
By The Sports Xchange
WASHINGTON -- Center Bradley Hayes scored a career-high 21 points and forward Isaac Copeland had 14 as Georgetown defeated No. 14 Syracuse 79-72 Saturday afternoon in the long-awaited rematch between former Big East rivals.
Forward Marcus Derrickson had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Hoyas (4-3), who led nearly from start to finish and by double figures for most of the game. Their 36-24 halftime lead ballooned to 21 at 47-26 early in the second half. Georgetown has won five of seven in the series and three straight games this season after a 1-3 start.
Forward Michael Gbinije scored 23 points for the Orange (6-2), who lost to Wisconsin this week. Syracuse's 3-point shooters missed more often than not, finishing 7 of 27 (25.9 percent) from beyond the arc, while Georgetown repeatedly found success inside and out against the Orange's 2-3 zone.
Syracuse methodically pulled closer over the final 16 minutes. Center DaJuan Coleman's putback cut Georgetown's lead to 66-58 with 4:17 remaining and Franklin Howard's layup made it 74-68 with 32 seconds left.
The Hoyas closed out the win by making 5 of 6 free throws in the first meeting since Syracuse left to join the Atlantic Coast Conference following the 2012-13 season.
Hayes and guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera who scored 11 points, were the only Georgetown players with previous experience against Syracuse. Orange guard Trevor Cooney, a surprise hero in the 2013 Big East Tournament meeting, had 11 points, but shot 3 of 12 from the field.
Georgetown took control with a 14-2 first half run for a 26-10 lead.
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was not on the sideline as he began serving a nine-game NCAA suspension for rules infractions. Associate coach Mike Hopkins served as head coach against Georgetown's John Thompson III.
Top Game Performances
Syracuse |
|
Georgetown |
Michael Gbinije 23 |
Scoring |
Bradley Hayes 21 |
Michael Gbinije 5 |
Assists |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 5 |
Tyler Roberson 8 |
Rebounds |
Marcus Derrickson 10 |
Michael Gbinije 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Bradley Hayes 5 |
Tyler Lydon 3 |
Steals |
Tre Campbell 3 |
Tyler Lydon 2 |
Blocks |
Isaac Copeland 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Syracuse
|
72 |
38.1 |
7-27 |
17-21 |
13 |
29 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
Georgetown
|
79 |
48.1 |
8-21 |
21-29 |
16 |
35 |
3 |
6 |
14 |