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Your Georgetown Hoyas traveled out to Omaha to visit the Creighton Bluejays tonight, falling in overtime in maddening fashion, 86-83. Malik Mack led with 17 points and 4 assists, while Julius Halaifonua was right on his heels with 16 points and 6 boards. KJ Lewis’ scoring came alive in the second half to drop 14 points accompanying 6 rebounds/3 assists/2 steals, while Caleb Williams and Vince Iwuchukwu dropped 12 apiece.
The Hoyas had given up a second half lead to fall to Seton Hall over the weekend and extended their BIG EAST losing streak, while Creighton was also coming off a road loss to St. John’s. Georgetown would also be without Isaiah Abraham who did not travel with the team due to illness. Iwuchukwu got his first start since returning from surgery; Langston Love also got what I believe is his first start of the season.
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Both teams began their scoring with what one would expect to be their gameplan — behind the arc for the Jays, and Mack finding Iwuchukwu inside for the point-blank basket. Caleb Williams hitting an early three was a bright spot given the team’s consistent outside shooting struggles.
Mack’s shot was on early as well, hitting a floater from the lane and a wide-open triple that put Georgetown ahead 13-12 at the first media break. The Hoyas briefly made it a two possession game when Halaifonua got the putback and-1, but Creighton quickly answered with a long three.
A pullup off the window from Mack dropped in smoothly, drawing into sharp relief how much different a game looks when the tough shots actually fall. Creighton continued to hit from outside, while Georgetown kept pace through a hooker from Iwuchukwu, a driving layup from Mack, and generally effective rebounding. The Hoyas led 24-22 at the midway point of the opening half.
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Creighton was heavily swarming Iwuchukwu inside at this point, making finding clear passing lanes into the paint increasingly challenging. While the Jays were trying to neutralize him, he was…
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