National Basketball Association
Georgetown 85, Elon University 76
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Les Jones, # Ray Natilli
Attendance:
7586
By SportsDirect Inc.
Georgetown 85, Elon 76: Markel Starks scored 21 points as the host Hoyas overcame a 3-point barrage in the first half to edge the Phoenix.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera poured in 19 points and Joshua Smith chipped in 11 of his 18 points in the second half for Georgetown (7-2), which will play at No. 19 Kansas on Saturday. The Hoyas won the first meeting between the schools in 10 years and improved to 10-1 all-time against teams from the Southern Conference.
Tanner Samson and Lucas Troutman tallied 18 points apiece for Elon (5-6), which shot 13-for-31 beyond the arc. Sebastian Koch was one of three players to knock down at least three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points.
Four different Phoenix players hit two 3-pointers in the first half as Elon shot 8-for-19 beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes and took a 40-39 lead at intermission. Smith’s layup triggered a 6-0 spurt to open the second half and Starks drained three consecutive 3-pointers to give the Hoyas a 56-48 advantage with under 14 minutes remaining.
Georgetown led by as much as 11 on a layup by Nate Lubick with 1 1/2 minutes left before the Phoenix scored seven straight points in about 40 seconds to close the gap to 78-74 following a three-point play by Koch. The Hoyas ended the threat with three free throws from Jabril Trawick and Smith-Rivera to preserve the victory.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgetown has won 49 straight at home against non-conference foes. … The Phoenix have hit at least 10 3-pointers seven times this season. … Elon made as many 3-pointers than the Hoyas had allowed over their last three games combined.
Top Game Performances
| Elon University |
|
Georgetown |
|
Tanner Samson 18 |
Scoring |
Markel Starks 21 |
|
Austin Hamilton 6 |
Assists |
Nate Lubick 4 |
|
Tanner Samson 7 |
Rebounds |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 7 |
|
Tanner Samson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 8 |
|
Sebastian Koch 1 |
Steals |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 4 |
|
Lucas Troutman 2 |
Blocks |
Nate Lubick 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Elon University
|
76 |
50.0 |
13-29 |
9-18 |
19 |
27 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
| Georgetown
|
85 |
53.8 |
6-11 |
23-31 |
20 |
25 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
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