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Big East Tournament 2016 First Round recap: Hoyas take care of DePaul, advance to BIG EAST Quarterfinals

Georgetown defeated DePaul 70-53 in the first round of the Big East Tournament and advance to face Villanova in the quarterfinals. Here is how it all went down at MSG.

Hoyas are now 9-3 in first round games at the Big East Tournament after taking care of DePaul in a comfortable first round win. Georgetown moves on to play Villanova tomorrow at noon while DePaul starts to build towards next season.

Georgetown senior D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera led the way for the Hoyas with 20 points on 7-11 shooting from the field along with three rebounds. Anytime DePaul made a run in this game Smith-Rivera had the answer.