National Basketball Association
Georgetown 81, American U. 55
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2011
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Jeff Anderson, # Chris Beaver, # Robert Riley
Attendance:
9964
By SportsDirect Inc.
Three players scored in double figures, including Markel Starks, who finished with a career-high 18 points, as No. 17 Georgetown rolled to a 81-55 victory over American Saturday at the Verizon Center.
Hollis Thompson added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Hoyas (9-1), who won their seventh consecutive game. The Hoyas shot 58 percent from the field, including 6-of-16 from 3-point range, en route to a 32-26 halftime lead.
Senior center Henry Sims finished with 17 points and a team-high six assists for Georgetown, which held their opponent to fewer than 60 points for the seventh time this season.
American’s (8-4) defense kept the team close for most of the first half, forcing nine first-half turnovers, but the Eagles fell apart after halftime and allowed the Hoyas to extend their lead to 20 after Starks’s 3-pointer with 9:36 remaining.
Charles Hinkle, who entered as the nation’s fifth-leading scorer with 22 points per game, finished with a team-high 16 points. John Schoof added 12 for the Eagles, who lost for just the second time in their last 10 games.
With the win, Georgetown improved to 49-3 all-time against American.
Top Game Performances
| American U. |
|
Georgetown |
|
Charles Hinkle 16 |
Scoring |
Markel Starks 18 |
|
Daniel Munoz 4 |
Assists |
Henry Sims 6 |
|
Riley Grafft 4 |
Rebounds |
Otto Porter 10 |
|
Charles Hinkle 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Henry Sims 3 |
|
Daniel Munoz 2 |
Steals |
Jason Clark 4 |
|
Mike Bersch 1 |
Blocks |
Henry Sims 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| American U.
|
55 |
40.7 |
6-23 |
5-8 |
12 |
19 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
| Georgetown
|
81 |
58.8 |
6-16 |
15-20 |
18 |
31 |
3 |
8 |
12 |