National Basketball Association
Georgetown 83, Maryland - E. Shore 57
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 18, 2017
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Anthony Franklin, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
6381
By The Sports Xchange
Georgetown raced to a 27-point lead over the game's first 13 minutes and cruised to an 83-57 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Saturday at Capitol One Arena in Washington.
The Hawks were more competitive in the second half, but got no closer than 13.
The Hoyas led 71-44 with 3:59 left after a 12-2 run.
After Maryland-Eastern Shore cut the deficit to 42-29 early in the second half, Georgetown went on a 10-0 run to blow it open again.
The Hawks outscored Georgetown 21-7 over a 10-minute stretch that spanned halftime.
Kaleb Johnson scored a game-high 24 points, and Jessie Govan had 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Hoyas.
Georgetown (3-0) made 51.7 percent of its field goals and won the rebound battle 48-26.
Miryne Thomas led the Hawks (1-2) with 16 points and Ahmad Frost added 14.
Maryland-Eastern Shore trailed 35-8 before showing any signs of life.
Cameron Bacote hit three free throws to start a 7-0 Hawks run.
Johnson scored 19 first-half points, and Govan had 10 rebounds as Georgetown led 40-19 at the break.
The Hoyas outrebounded Maryland-Eastern Shore 26-13 in the first half.
Georgetown scored the game's first 10 points and made six of its first 10 shots, jumping out to a 15-2 lead.
After a layup by the Thomas, the Hoyas rattled off another nine straight points and led 24-4 with 13:39 to go in the first half.
Maryland-Eastern Shore was 0-for-9 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes.
The Hoyas have a week off before hosting Richmond.
Maryland-Eastern Shore will be at St. Bonaventure on Monday.
Top Game Performances
Maryland - E. Shore |
|
Georgetown |
Miryne Thomas 16 |
Scoring |
Kaleb Johnson 24 |
Cameron Bacote 7 |
Assists |
Jonathan Mulmore 5 |
Tyler Jones 8 |
Rebounds |
Jessie Govan 14 |
Cameron Bacote 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jahvon Blair 4 |
Ahmad Frost 2 |
Steals |
Jonathan Mulmore 2 |
Tyler Jones 2 |
Blocks |
Marcus Derrickson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Maryland - E. Shore
|
57 |
32.3 |
3-19 |
14-20 |
12 |
25 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
Georgetown
|
83 |
51.7 |
9-19 |
14-18 |
24 |
46 |
5 |
2 |
13 |