Creighton Edges Georgetown 91-87 in Hoops Action (photos)
By • January 23, 2019 0 1382
The two highest scoring teams in the BIG EAST Conference locked horns in a highly competitive and entertaining game. In the end, the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team fell 91-87 to the visiting Creighton University Bluejays on Monday, January 21 at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
The Hoyas’s season has been marred by a failure to close out tight games when they held the lead in the final minutes. Add another one to the list.
Sophmore guard Ty-Shon Alexander had a game leading 26 points for the Bluejays, including the go-ahead three-pointer (his 6th triple of the game) with 55.9 seconds left after teammate Mitch Ballock dove on the floor to recover his own miss. Senior center Jessie Govan, who led the Hoyas with 22 points and 12 rebounds, failed to convert on consecutive shots from inside the paint, before Ballock put things beyond reach hitting on 4 straight foul shots.
Freshman guard James Akinjo, who was a surprise non-starter for the Hoyas, played a key role with a carreer high 11 assists, the most for any Hoya since 2014. It was Akinjo’s three-pointer that gave the Hoyas an 85-83 lead with 2:09 to play.
Creighton, which broke a 4 game losing streak, improved their record to 11-8 with the win, and 2-4 in BIG EAST play. Georgetown is now 12-7 overall and also 2-4 in league play.
The Hoyas will next play on the road at St. John’s on Jan. 27. Their next home game will be an 8 PM start on Jan. 31 against Xavier.
View Jeff Malet’s photos from courtside of the Georgetown-Creighton game by clicking on the photo icons below.
-
- Davion Mintz of Creighton goes up for a shot against Greg Malinowski of Georgetown in the 2nd half. Photo by Jeff Malet.
-
- Georgetown freshman guard Mac McClung drives to the basket early in the first half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Kaleb Johnson (32) of Georgetown and Kaleb Joseph (14) & Martin Krampelj (15) of Creighton position for a rebound. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Mitch Ballock (24) of Creighton is guarded by Kaleb Johnson (32) of Georgetown. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Georgetown freshman guard Mac McClung (2) drives to the basket, guarded by Davion Mintz (1) and Ty-Shon Alexander (5) of Creighton in the first half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Georgetown freshman guard James Akinjo (3) is guarded by Kaleb Joseph (14) of Creighton in the first half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Georgetown freshman guard Mac McClung drives to the basket past Davion Mintz of Creighton in the first half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Georgetown freshman guard Mac McClung goes up for a shot in the first half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Davion Mintz (1) of Creighton with the ball is guarded by Greg Malinowski (11) of Creighton in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Freshmen Josh LeBlanc (23) and James Akinjo (3) of Georgetown pause during a break in the action during the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Davion Mintz (1) of Creighton takes a shot in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Samson Froling (31) of Creighton drives against Kaleb Johnson (32) of Georgetown in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Mitch Ballock (24) of Crieghton is guarded by Jamorko Pickett (1) and Jessie Govan (15) of Georgetown in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Marcus Zegarowski (11) of Creighton is guarded by James Akinjo (3) of Georgetown in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- James Akinjo (3) and Jessie Govan (15) go up for a rebound against Martin Krampelj (15) of Creighton in the second half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Ty-Shon Alexander (5) of Creighton is guarded by Jamorko Pickett (1) of Georgetown in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Kaleb Johnson (32) of Georgetown positions for a defensive rebound in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Ty-Shon Alexander (5) of Creighton is guarded by Greg Malinowski (11) of Georgetown in the 2nd half. Alexander led all scorers in the game with 26 points. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Mitch Ballock (24) of Creighton drives the baseline late in the 2nd half. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- At a key point in the game, Mitch Ballock (24) of Creighton dives for the ball under his own basket against Jahvon Blair (0) and James Akinjo (3) of Georgetown and saves possession in the minute of the game. This led to Ty-Shon Alexander’s game winning three point field goal. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Ty-Shon Alexander (5) here cans a three point shot in the final minute of the 2nd half to put his team ahead for good. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Jessie Govan (15) of Georgetown positions for a rebound in the final moments of the game. Govan led his team’s scoring with 22 points and 12 rebounds in the game. (photo by Jeff Malet)
-
- Mitch Ballock (24) of Creighton here makes one of 4 successful foul shots in the final seconds of the game to clinch victory for his team. (photo by Jeff Malet)
