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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgetown 80, Seton Hall 75
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Officials: # Mike Roberts, # Michael Stephens, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 7593

Austin Freeman and No. 23 Georgetown kept it together down the stretch while Seton Hall couldn’t without Herb Pope.

Freeman scored 28 points and Seton Hall fell apart once Pope fouled out late in the game as the Hoyas posted an 80-75 victory Tuesday in a Big East Conference matchup.

Georgetown (14-5, 3-4 Big East) has won two straight – both in New Jersey - since a three-game losing skid, and Freeman is a big reason why. The preseason Big East Player of the Year was 10 of 13 from the field and hit three 3-pointers after a 25-point effort at Rutgers on Saturday.

While the Hoyas were celebrating a big win, the Pirates were left to lament one that got away.

Seton Hall (8-11, 2-5) was down nine early in the second half but put together a 19-2 run to take a 52-45 lead with just over 12 minutes to go. The Pirates managed to stay in front and led 73-69 when Pope fouled out with 2:11 to play.

Georgetown took over from there, outscoring Seton Hall 11-2 the rest of the way.

Jeff Robinson scored 21 points for Seton Hall, which is just 2-7 in its last nine games.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgetown   Seton Hall
Austin Freeman 28 Scoring Jeff Robinson 21
Chris Wright 6 Assists Jordan Theodore 6
Jason Clark 6 Rebounds Herb Pope 9
Chris Wright 6 Free Throws Made Jeremy Hazell 4
Markel Starks 2 Steals Jeremy Hazell 2
Julian Vaughn 4 Blocks Keon Lawrence 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgetown 80 52.7 6-17 16-23 18 33 6 3
Seton Hall 75 45.6 2-12 11-18 15 31 4 6