National Basketball Association
Georgetown 80, Robert Morris 66
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 22, 2014
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Clarence Armstrong, # James Breeding, # Tim Clougherty
Attendance:
8017
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Georgetown 80, Robert Morris 66: Joshua Smith scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the host Hoyas cruised in a Battle 4 Atlantis tournament game.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 12 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Hoyas (3-0), who led throughout the contest. Smith, a former UCLA transfer who had a double-double his last time out, scored 15 points after the break and was 9-for-12 from the field overall while L.J. Peak added a dozen points for Georgetown which will meet Florida on Wednesday at the Bahamas.
Robert Morris (1-3), which beat Bradley last time out, was led by Rodney Pryor with 16 points and four rebounds. Lucky Jones added 13 points and nine rebounds, while Marcquise Reed and Elijah Minnie both scored nine points.
The Hoyas went on an early run to claim a 12-4 lead before the Colonials trimmed the gap to 15-14 on a 3-pointer by Pryor. Georgetown, however, quickly extended the lead again as Paul White hit a jumper on the Hoyas next possession and they led 36-24 at the break.
Smith scored six points in the opening minutes of the second half and Georgetown built a 55-29 lead. The Hoyas, who shot at least 50 percent from the field in their first two games this season, finished 28-for-57 against the Colonials.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgetown is 46-12 against teams from the Northeast Conference. ...The Colonials play Chattanooga on Wednesday in the Bahamas. ...Georgetown had eight blocked shots in the game.
Top Game Performances
Robert Morris |
|
Georgetown |
Rodney Pryor 16 |
Scoring |
Joshua Smith 22 |
Kavon Stewart 5 |
Assists |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 7 |
Lucky Jones 9 |
Rebounds |
Joshua Smith 11 |
Rodney Pryor 5 |
Free Throws Made |
L.J. Peak 5 |
Lucky Jones 4 |
Steals |
Aaron Bowen 1 |
Elijah Minnie 2 |
Blocks |
Mikael Hopkins 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Robert Morris
|
66 |
30.5 |
7-25 |
23-30 |
12 |
27 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
Georgetown
|
80 |
49.1 |
6-22 |
18-27 |
17 |
45 |
8 |
6 |
15 |