COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Malik Mack scored 19 points, KJ Lewis added 16, and Georgetown beat Maryland 70-60 on Friday.
Georgetown went up 11-0 to start the game, but didn’t hit a 3-pointer in first half, and entered the break with a 32-27 lead.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Malik Mack scored 19 points, KJ Lewis added 16, and Georgetown beat Maryland 70-60 on Friday.
Georgetown went up 11-0 to start the game, but didn’t hit a 3-pointer in first half, and entered the break with a 32-27 lead.
The Hoyas (2-0) stretched their lead to 20 at the 12:08 mark of the second half, holding Maryland to three points over the first 12 minutes of the half.
Mack made all three of his 3-pointers in the second half. He added eight rebounds and a couple of steals. Lewis tallied nine rebounds. Caleb Williams had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
It was the first loss in a home opener for Maryland (1-1) in 48 years.
Myles Rice had 19 points for Maryland off the bench. He scored on three consecutive possessions to cut the deficit to 61-54 with 4:05 remaining. Pharrel Payne added 17 points for the Terrapins. He and Rice combined for Maryland's final 15 points.
Julius Halaifonua and Jeremiah Williams fouled out for Georgetown in a game that had 49 total fouls.
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