National Basketball Association
Georgetown 61, Colgate 55
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 7, 2013
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Jamie Luckie, # Evon Burroughs, # Clarence Armstrong
Attendance:
7966
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Georgetown 61, Colgate 55: Joshua Smith recorded 14 points and five rebounds as the host Hoyas staved off the Raiders.
Markel Starks added 12 points and Nate Lubick had 10 for Georgetown (6-2), which overcame 1-of-15 shooting from 3-point range. Mikael Hopkins added nine points and a team-high eight rebounds while leading scorer D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera managed just four points on 1-of-8 shooting.
Austin Tillotson paced Colgate (4-3) with 21 points, making 3-of-4 from 3-point range and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. Murphy Burnatowski chipped in 12 points and nine rebounds for the Raiders, who entered the game fifth in the nation in field-goal percentage, but made just 32 percent of their shots against the Hoyas.
After Georgetown ran out to a 10-3 lead midway through the first half, Tillotson made two 3-pointers to pull Colgate within 13-9 with 6:46 left in the first half. An Aaron Bowen free throw pushed Georgetown's lead to 21-15 at halftime.
Smith's three-point play extended the Hoyas' cushion to 34-21 only 3:08 into the second half before Tillotson and Burnatowski spearheaded a 9-0 run as the Raiders cut their deficit to 43-38 with 9:30 to play. Colgate would get as close as four twice within the last 35 seconds, but Starks and Smith-Rivera sealed the game at the foul line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgetown improves to 8-1 all-time against Colgate and has won the last seven meetings. … The Hoyas, who lead the Big East in field-goal percentage defense, have held each of their last three opponents under 50 points. … Colgate entering the game shooting 53.8 percent from the field.
Top Game Performances
| Colgate |
|
Georgetown |
|
Austin Tillotson 21 |
Scoring |
Joshua Smith 14 |
|
Austin Tillotson 4 |
Assists |
Markel Starks 5 |
|
Murphy Burnatowski 10 |
Rebounds |
Mikael Hopkins 8 |
|
Austin Tillotson 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Joshua Smith 6 |
|
Luke Roh 2 |
Steals |
Mikael Hopkins 2 |
|
Clayton Graham 1 |
Blocks |
Jabril Trawick 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Colgate
|
55 |
32.0 |
5-24 |
18-23 |
8 |
28 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
| Georgetown
|
61 |
37.5 |
1-15 |
18-25 |
10 |
41 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
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