Georgetown Rallies Past Creighton in Big East Showdown
WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Georgetown used a dominant second half to overcome a halftime deficit and defeat Creighton 76-68 in a Big East men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.
The Hoyas, trailing 29-27 at the break, exploded for 49 second-half points. Georgetown capitalized at the free-throw line, making 24 of 33 attempts, while Creighton managed only 6 of 10. The Hoyas also scored 21 points off 16 Bluejays turnovers.
KJ Lewis led Georgetown with 22 points, and Malik Mack added 20. Jasen Green scored 12 for Creighton. The Hoyas improved to 13-10, while the Bluejays fell to 12-11. An announced crowd of 4,380 attended.