Deja Ew: Georgetown Squeaks Out Error-Filled 69-66 Win at St. John’s

The old Big East this wasn’t. Patrick Ewing’s return to Madison Square Garden as the Georgetown’s head coach was symbolically touching but visually painful. Eventually, the Hoyas slogged their way to a 69-66 win over St. John’s and its coach, Ewing’s old Big East rival Chris Mullin. With two ‘80s icons now looming over the sidelines of their alma maters and Bill Raftery on the call, the game didn’t quite live up to its billing. Both teams struggled to score and committed one mistake after another, with Georgetown turning the ball over an eye-gouging 22 times and St. John’s hoisting up bricks and hacking away on defense. Even so, there were some genuinely exciting moments down the stretch as Georgetown pulled out a hard-fought, if ugly, road win. Georgetown leaned heavily on its two junior big men, with Jessie Govan registering a game-high 19 points and 13 rebounds and Marcus Derrickson just a step behind at 17 and 8. The win moved the Hoyas to 12-4 overall, 2-3 in conference.

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