02-22-2018, 07:45 AM
WASHINGTON â J.P. Macura and Naji Marshall combined for 41 points on 15-for-25 shooting on Wednesday night, leading No. 4 Xavier to an 89-77 road win at Georgetown. The Musketeers swept the season series with the Hoyas, extending their win streak to five games in the series.
The Musketeers improved to 25-4 (13-3 BIG EAST), while the Hoyas dropped to 15-11 (5-10 BIG EAST).
FIRST HALF
⢠Georgetown raced out to an early five-point lead (11-6) at the 15:11 mark before the Musketeers responded with a 10-2 run to take their largest lead of the half, 16-13. J.P. Macura scored all 10 points during the run, going 4-for-4 from the floor with two 3-pointers.
⢠The two squads exchanged leads two more times over the next eight minutes before the Hoyas posted their largest lead of the game, 35-28, on back-to-back free throws from Jahvon Blair at the 5:39 mark. Xavier responded with another 10-2 run capped by a Sean O'Mara layup to regain the lead, 38-37, with 2:09 on the clock.
⢠Georgetown's Jamorko Pickett buried a three pointer with six seconds left in the half to give the Hoyas a 40-38 lead. Pickett had a game-high 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting with four 3-pointers at the break.
⢠Naji Marshall led the Musketeers with 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting, while J.P. Macura added 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting. Marshall added three assists and Macura paced the Musketeers on the glass with five rebounds. Xavier held a 19-16 advantage in rebounds.
SECOND HALF
⢠The first three minutes of the second half had three ties and three lead changes. Coming out of the under 16 minute media timeout, Quentin Goodin hit back-to-back shots to give Xavier a 54-50 lead they would never relinquish.
⢠A Quentin Goodin three pointer at the 4:55 mark gave the Musketeers their first double-figure lead of the game, 74-63. Xavier led by 14 points three times down the stretch and as late as the 00:56 mark on back-to-back Goodin free throws. The Musketeers went 8-for-10 from the foul line in the last two minutes of action to seal the 89-77 victory.
⢠Xavier hit 57.1 percent of its shot attempts in the second half after posting a .432 field-goal percentage in the first stanza. Quentin Goodin scored 16 points in the second half on 4-for-4 shooting.
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The Musketeers improved to 25-4 (13-3 BIG EAST), while the Hoyas dropped to 15-11 (5-10 BIG EAST).
FIRST HALF
⢠Georgetown raced out to an early five-point lead (11-6) at the 15:11 mark before the Musketeers responded with a 10-2 run to take their largest lead of the half, 16-13. J.P. Macura scored all 10 points during the run, going 4-for-4 from the floor with two 3-pointers.
⢠The two squads exchanged leads two more times over the next eight minutes before the Hoyas posted their largest lead of the game, 35-28, on back-to-back free throws from Jahvon Blair at the 5:39 mark. Xavier responded with another 10-2 run capped by a Sean O'Mara layup to regain the lead, 38-37, with 2:09 on the clock.
⢠Georgetown's Jamorko Pickett buried a three pointer with six seconds left in the half to give the Hoyas a 40-38 lead. Pickett had a game-high 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting with four 3-pointers at the break.
⢠Naji Marshall led the Musketeers with 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting, while J.P. Macura added 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting. Marshall added three assists and Macura paced the Musketeers on the glass with five rebounds. Xavier held a 19-16 advantage in rebounds.
SECOND HALF
⢠The first three minutes of the second half had three ties and three lead changes. Coming out of the under 16 minute media timeout, Quentin Goodin hit back-to-back shots to give Xavier a 54-50 lead they would never relinquish.
⢠A Quentin Goodin three pointer at the 4:55 mark gave the Musketeers their first double-figure lead of the game, 74-63. Xavier led by 14 points three times down the stretch and as late as the 00:56 mark on back-to-back Goodin free throws. The Musketeers went 8-for-10 from the foul line in the last two minutes of action to seal the 89-77 victory.
⢠Xavier hit 57.1 percent of its shot attempts in the second half after posting a .432 field-goal percentage in the first stanza. Quentin Goodin scored 16 points in the second half on 4-for-4 shooting.
http://goxavier.com/news/2018/2/21/mens-...89-77.aspx