Georgetown hangs on to defeat Howard
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[December 08, 2017]
Georgetown never trailed and led
for the last 39 minutes, 6 seconds on Thursday night, but the
unbeaten Hoyas had to hold off a comeback in the final 10 minutes to
beat Howard 81-67 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
Jessie Govan paced Georgetown (7-0) with 24 points and 16 rebounds.
Kaleb Johnson made every shot he tried, going 6-of-6 from the field
and 4-of-4 at the line to tally 18 points. Marcus Derrickson also
scored 16, sinking a 3-pointer with 2:22 remaining to finally put
the Bison (1-9) away.
The Hoyas canned nearly 56 percent of their field goals in the first
half, opening up a 46-30 halftime lead. Howard made only 12 of 31
shots and appeared to be nothing more than cannon fodder for its
crosstown opponent.
But the Bison made the game interesting after Georgetown established
a 20-point lead with just under 12 minutes remaining. Guard Charles
Williams capped a 21-6 spurt by canning one of his six 3-pointers at
the 4:02 mark, reducing the lead to 70-65.
However, Howard couldn't get any closer as the Hoyas finished the
game with an 11-2 spurt to maintain their status as one of only
eight unbeaten teams in Division I.
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Georgetown Hoyas guard Jonathan Mulmore (2) attempts a shot against
the Howard Bison during the first half at Capital One Arena.
Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Williams bombed in a game-high 28 points for the Bison, which also
got 17 points and eight assists from RJ Cole, plus 11 points from
reserve Cameron Lewis.

Howard shot just over 47 percent from the field, going 10 of 23 from
the 3-point line, but Georgetown dominated the boards 41-25.
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