National Basketball Association
Georgetown 61, South Florida 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 19, 2011
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# Clarence Armstrong, # Jim Burr, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
6190
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Chris Wright poured in a game-high 26 points as No. 9 Georgetown held on for a 61-55 victory over host South Florida on Saturday.
The Hoyas (21-6, 10-5 Big East) shot 51.2 percent from the floor, but couldn't shake the Bulls until a run of seven straight points stretched the lead to 49-38 with 6:44 remaining.
South Florida rallied late, but was unable to get any closer than four in the final minute.
Augustus Gilchrist scored 22 points for South Florida (8-20, 2-13), which was 1 for 12 from 3-point range, while Georgetown made 6 of 13.
The Hoyas survived despite an off night from top scorer Austin Freeman, who was 2 for 10 from the field and finished with four points, but had a team-best eight rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| Georgetown |
|
South Florida |
|
Chris Wright 26 |
Scoring |
Augustus Gilchrist 22 |
|
Chris Wright 4 |
Assists |
Anthony Crater 7 |
|
Austin Freeman 8 |
Rebounds |
Augustus Gilchrist 7 |
|
Chris Wright 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Jawanza Poland 4 |
|
Jason Clark 2 |
Steals |
Hugh Robertson 2 |
|
Hollis Thompson 2 |
Blocks |
Hugh Robertson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgetown
|
61 |
51.2 |
6-13 |
11-12 |
15 |
25 |
6 |
4 |
|
| South Florida
|
55 |
39.0 |
1-12 |
8-9 |
13 |
27 |
2 |
3 |
|