National Basketball Association
Georgetown 78, Towson 46
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 7, 2014
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Tony Chiazza, # Jamie Luckie, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
16716
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Georgetown 78, Towson 46: D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored a game-high 16 points as the host Hoyas downed the Tigers in the BB&T Classic.
Paul White tallied a career-high 14 points, including a personal-best four 3-pointers for Georgetown (5-2), which shot 56 percent from the field. Joshua Smith added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Hoyas, who finished 11-of-22 from 3-point land.
John Davis collected 10 points and 10 rebounds for Towson (7-2), which went 0-of-12 from 3-point range. Four McGlynn also scored 10 points for the Tigers, who saw their seven-game winning streak snapped.
White came off the bench and knocked down two 3-pointers during an 11-0 run to put Georgetown in front 26-8. The Hoyas held Towson to 25 percent shooting and forced 10 turnovers in the first half to take a commanding 40-17 lead into intermission.
White and Smith-Rivera both connected from beyond the arc to put Georgetown on top 56-23. Reggie Cameron nailed a triple as the Hoyas pulled away 68-33 and went on to easily win their fifth straight meeting with Towson.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgetown has won 53 straight games over non-league opponents at Verizon Center. … Hoyas G Jabril Trawick scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting. … McGlynn went 2-of-2 from the free-throw line and has made his last 19 attempts.
Top Game Performances
| Towson |
|
Georgetown |
|
John Davis 10 |
Scoring |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 16 |
|
John Davis 1 |
Assists |
Mikael Hopkins 3 |
|
John Davis 10 |
Rebounds |
Joshua Smith 7 |
|
John Davis 2 |
Free Throws Made |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 6 |
|
A.J. Astroth 1 |
Steals |
L.J. Peak 3 |
|
Walter Foster 2 |
Blocks |
Riyan Williams 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Towson
|
46 |
40.9 |
0-12 |
10-16 |
4 |
24 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
| Georgetown
|
78 |
54.9 |
11-22 |
11-14 |
18 |
23 |
1 |
10 |
12 |
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