Georgetown Overwhelms Howard 102-67 in Hoops Action (photos)
By • December 30, 2018 0 2291
The Georgetown University Hoyas (10-3) soundly defeated their city rival, the Howard University Bison (6-8) 102-67 on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 29 in basketball action at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
The Bison scored the first 7 points and led 10-4, but the Hoyas scored the next 15 points and never looked back. Georgetown’s senior center Jessie Govan had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season, while freshman Josh LeBlanc had 22, a career high, taking down 11 boards for the third double-double of his career. LeBlanc was a perfect 7 for 7 from the field. Howard’s R.J. Cole led all scorers with 28 points. Charles Williams added 24 for the Bison.
The Hoyas scored 62 points in the 2nd half and broke the 100 point threshhold for the 2nd consecutive game. The last time the Hoyas scored 100 points in back-to-back games was during the 1966-67 season.
The Hoyas’ played the game without freshman phenom Mac McClung who is recovering from an ankle injury suffered during practice, and Trey Mourning (concussion protocol). Georgetown will open Big East play at Butler in Indianapolis on Wednesday. That game will be shown live on MASN2 regionally and on FSN. The Hoyas’ next home game will be against St. John’s next Saturday at 1 PM.
Fans enjoyed the “2018 Baby Hoyas Race” at halftime.
View Jeff Malet’s photos of the game from courtside by clicking on the photo icons below.
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- Charles Williams (13) of Howard goes up for a shot in the 2nd half. He is guarded by Kaleb Johnson (32) of Georgetown. Williams would score 24 for the Bison. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Josh LeBlanc scored a career high 22 pts. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Jagan Mosely (4) of Georgetown drives toward the basket in the 1st half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Jessie Govan (15) of Georgetown is guarded by Princewill Anosike (35) of Howard. Govan had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Charles Williams (13) of Howard drives toward the basket, followed by Jamorko Pickett (1) of Georgetown. Williams would score 24 pts. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Jessie Govan of Georgetown knocks over Akuwovo Ogheneyole of Howard on his way to the basket. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Zion Cousins (10) and Akuwovo Ogheneyole (12) go up for a rebound under their own basket. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Jamorko Pickett of Georgetown is guarded by Charles Williams of Howard. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Howard’s R.J. Cole (28 points) drives past a much taller Jessie Govan (23 points, 10 rebounds) Photo by Jeff Malet.
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- Jamorko Pickett of Georgetown is guarded by Charles Williams of Howard. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Jagan Mosely of Georgetown is guarded by Raymond Bethea, Jr. of Howard. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Grayson Carter of Georgetown is surrounded by 4 Howard players in the first half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- James Akinjo (3) of Georgetown is guarded by R.J. Cole (2) of Howard in the first half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Jamorko Pickett (1) of Georgetown is guarded by Raymond Bethea, Jr. of Howard in the first half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Getting ready to start the 2018 Baby Hoyas Race at halftime. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Crawling to win the 2018 Baby Hoyas Race at halftime. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- R.J. Cole of Howard drives to the basket in the 2nd half. He is guarded by James Akinjo (3) and Greg Malinowski (11) of Georgetown. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Jalen Jones (23) of Howard vs. Jessie Govan (15) of Georgetown (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- R.J. Cole (2) of Howard drives to the basket in the 2nd half. He is guarded by Jessie Govan (15) of Georgetown. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Josh LeBlanc (23) of Georgetown blocks a shot by R.J. Cole (2) of Howard in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Greg Malinowski (11) of Georgetown fights for the ball near the baseline with Princewill Anosike (35) of Howard. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Raymond Bethea Jr.(4) of Howard is defended by Jahvon Blair (0) and Jessie Govan (15) of Georgetown (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- R.J. Cole (2) of Howard drives to the basket in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Patrick Ewing Jr. (left) chats with Mitch Kupchak from their courtside seats. Kupchak is president and general manager of the Charlotte Hornets NBA team who would be playing the Washington Wizards later in the day. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- Josh LeBlanc of Georgetown goes up for a strong rebound under the Howard basket in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- R.J. Cole (2) of Howard drives to the basket in the 2nd half. He is guarded by Greg Malinowski (11) of Georgetown. (photo by Jeff Malet)
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- George Muresan of Georgetown gets in position for a rebound under the Howard basket in the closing minutes of the game. He is the son of former NBA standout Georghe Muresan, who played for the Washington Bullets. (photo by Jeff Malet)
