Official Site of the Hoyas · Dec 31, 2017
Hoyas Suffer Second-Consecutive Loss at Marquette, 74-65
WASHINGTON - Despite coming within six points with two minutes remaining in the game, Georgetown came up short and recorded its first road loss after Marquette defeated the Hoyas on Saturday, 74-65. With the loss, Georgetown slips to 10-3 on the year and stands at 0-2 in BIG EAST play. Marquette improves to 10-4 and 1-1 in the BIG EAST.
The Hoyas were led by junior forward Marcus Derrickson (Bowie, Md./Brewster Academy [N.H.]) who had 20 points and eight rebounds. Sixteen of his points came in the second half. Junior center Jessie Govan (Queens Village, N.Y./Wings Academy) finished with 11 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.