Govan, Akinjo leads Georgetown to OT win over USF

Georgetown center Jessie Govan (15) defends St. John's guard Bashir Ahmed (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Big East conference tournament, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in New York. **FILE**MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Jessie Govan scored 27 points, James Akinjo added 14 and Georgetown rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half before beating South Florida 76-73 in overtime Sunday in the Jamaica Classic.

Govan scored 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting after the first half including a putback for the first points in overtime with the Hoyas (4-1) then staying in front. Akinjo’s free throw with 21 seconds left made it 74-70. Jagan Mosely added…