L.J. Peak made 10 straight free throws and scored 16 points, and Georgetown beat St. John’s 83-55 on Monday night for the Hoyas’ first Big East victory this season.
Georgetown went on a 22-2 run, spanning halftime, to take control. St. John’s didn’t make its second field goal of the second half until Marcus LoVett’s 3-pointer at the 9:17 mark and the Red Storm’s fifth make after halftime came with 22.2 seconds left on Malik Ellison’s dunk.
St. John’s scored 18 points in the final 20 minutes on 5-of-25 shooting and turned it over 11 times.
Rodney Pryor and Jagan Mosely each scored 13 points for Georgetown (9-8, 1-4).