National Basketball Association
Georgetown 70, Lipscomb 49
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 30, 2013
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Tony Chiazza, # Pat Driscoll, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
8165
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Georgetown 70, Lipscomb 49: D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the host Hoyas put the Bisons away in the second half.
Smith-Rivera shot 6-of-10 from the field and 4-of-7 from 3-point range for Georgetown (4-2), which overcame 25.9 percent shooting beyond the arc and 32.3-percent effort from the field in the first half. Joshua Smith added 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting and five rebounds while Mikael Hopkins chipped in 13 points.
Malcolm Smith paced Lipscomb (3-4) with 19 points and 10 rebounds while twin brother Martin Smith logged 16 points despite shooting 5-of-13 from the field. Only four other Bison players scored and none of them had more than six points.
Lipscomb stayed close through the first half, using a 7-0 first half-closing run to pull within 27-26 at intermission behind a Martin Smith three-point play and Malcolm Smith 3-pointer. But two Jabril Trawick baskets and a Markel Starks 3-pointer keyed a 13-0 surge to open the second half as Georgetown began to pull away.
Smith-Rivera hit a 3-pointer as the Hoyas scored the first 13 points of the second stanza and the Bisons were unable to get closer than nine thereafter. Trawick finished with eight points and seven rebounds while Starks finished with eight points and six assists.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgetown F Greg Whittington was dismissed from the team on Friday by coach John Thompson III. He averaged 12.1 points and seven rebounds in 13 games last season. … Lipscomb F Khion Sankey, who averages 8.2 points, fouled out in 21 minutes with two points on 1-of-4 shooting from the field and 0-of-2 at the foul line. ... The Hoyas out rebounded the Bisons 48-37.
Top Game Performances
| Lipscomb |
|
Georgetown |
|
Malcolm Smith 19 |
Scoring |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 17 |
|
J.C. Hampton 3 |
Assists |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 7 |
|
Malcolm Smith 10 |
Rebounds |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 8 |
|
Malcolm Smith 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Bowen 3 |
|
J.C. Hampton 2 |
Steals |
Mikael Hopkins 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Nate Lubick 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Lipscomb
|
49 |
27.1 |
5-28 |
12-23 |
6 |
35 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
| Georgetown
|
70 |
44.1 |
7-27 |
11-17 |
22 |
46 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
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