D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 17 points and Joshua Smith added 11
points for Georgetown (5-2). It was the 46th straight non-conference
home win for the Hoyas.
Jorge Perez-Laham had 10 points and John Brown finished with eight
points and seven rebounds for High Point (3-4). The Panthers, who
entered the contest shooting 51.3 percent from the floor, connected
on just 16-of-57 shots.
Starks had a 3-pointer as Georgetown jumped out to a 11-2 lead in
the first three minutes. The Hoyas extended the lead to 26-11 on a
short Starks' jumper with 5:56 to go en route to a 28-16 halftime
lead.
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Starks scored five straight points as Georgetown
opened the second half with a 10-0 run during the first two
minutes. The Hoyas extended the lead to 57-25 on a layup by
Smith with 10:21 left and led by as many as 40 points down the
stretch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: High Point played without F Allan Chaney, the
team's second leading scorer (15.4) and rebounder (8.6), who is
sidelined while doctor's evaluate a heart ailment that flared up
in the Panthers' 66-56 win over Wofford on Nov. 24. ...
Georgetown connected on 10-of-24 3-pointers. ... High Point shot
only 18.5 percent in the first half including 1-of-11 from
3-point range.
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