FLAWED FINISH: Georgetown Tops UMBC 90-81

Your Georgetown Hoyas returned to their home court tonight, besting the UMBC Retrievers by a score of 90-81. Caleb Williams led with 18 points and 8 rebounds. KJ Lewis had 17 points, 5 rebounds, a pair of blocks and a steal. Malik Mack added 15 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Julius Halaifonua played 33 minutes, scoring 16 points, snagging 9 rebounds, and notching 4 assists. Isaiah Abraham gave his strongest all-around performance yet for the Hoyas, and turned in some double-digit scoring in the process.

It was important that the Hoyas take this winnable game, as the news that Vince Iwuchukwu would be out for 6-8 weeks combined with two consecutive losses in the Thanksgiving MTE in Orlando had taken the collective delusion level down several notches.

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Georgetown scored 7 unanswered to start the game, with baskets from C. Williams, Mack, and Lewis. UMBC steadied and got on the board, and it was 9-5 Hoyas at the first TV timeout.

Langston Love got some early minutes, intercepting an errant Retriever pass that set up Jeremiah Williams for a tough hook shot. Halaifonua also established his position inside early, asserting himself against UMBC’s big man for back to back buckets.

As is tradition, Georgetown did not run up a large advantage. The Hoyas established a 3-4 basket differential and that is roughly where it stuck throughout the remainder of the half. Georgetown was sharing the ball well with assists on 75% of their field goals, and the sequence with a driving finish from Lewis to Abraham, followed by a putback from Halaifonua, encapsulates nicely the variety of teamwork we love to see.

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That said… there were deep flaws on display as well. If the Hoyas’ defense had been remotely engaged, they wouldn’t have allowed UMBC to score on 8 of 9 possessions, and putting up 45 points in a half would have yielded a much more impressive halftime score. As it was, they had to settle for leading 45-37 into the break.

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Publish date : 2025-12-04 03:45:00

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