National Basketball Association
Marquette 74, Georgetown 65
When: 4:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 30, 2017
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Brian O'Connell, # Earl Walton, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
14889
By The Sports Xchange
Andrew Rowsey hit six 3-pointers and scored 35 points as Marquette earned its first Big East Conference victory of the season with a 74-65 decision over Georgetown on Saturday afternoon at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Rowsey went 6-for-9 from distance and was 9 of 18 overall as the usually hot-shooting Golden Eagles (10-4, 1-1 Big East) struggled offensively, connecting at a 38.6 percent clip overall but made 13 of 26 3-pointers.
Marcus Derrickson's 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting led Georgetown (10-3, 0-2), which committed 25 turnovers while shooting 43.8 percent from the floor.
After making 15 3-pointers earlier in the week in a loss to No. 6 Xavier, Marquette missed its first five attempts from beyond the arc against Georgetown but a transition 3 from Rowsey ended the drought and gave the Golden Eagles a 13-7 lead at the midpoint of the first half.
Georgetown struggled with its long-range shooting, too, but couldn't hit much of anything early on, missing nine of its first 12 shots overall.
The Golden Eagles used an 8-0 run to push their lead to as many as 11 before Georgetown answered with a run of its own, cutting the deficit to 26-22 and went into the break down seven (34-27) -- the first time all season the Hoyas trailed at halftime.
Marquette's first six baskets of the second half came from distance, and the Golden Eagles held a 56-41 lead after Markus Howard knocked one down with 9:30 to play.
An 11-2 Hoyas run made it a 69-63 game with two minutes remaining, but a running 3 from Rowsey as the shot clock was running down snuffed out a potential comeback.
Top Game Performances
Georgetown |
|
Marquette |
Marcus Derrickson 20 |
Scoring |
Andrew Rowsey 35 |
Kaleb Johnson 4 |
Assists |
Sacar Anim 5 |
Jessie Govan 12 |
Rebounds |
Sacar Anim 8 |
Marcus Derrickson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Andrew Rowsey 11 |
Jessie Govan 2 |
Steals |
Sam Hauser 3 |
Jessie Govan 1 |
Blocks |
Matt Heldt 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgetown
|
65 |
43.8 |
5-16 |
18-22 |
13 |
33 |
2 |
6 |
25 |
Marquette
|
74 |
38.6 |
13-26 |
17-22 |
13 |
26 |
5 |
11 |
14 |