Your Georgetown Hoyas (7-5, 0-1) dropped their conference opener earlier this week to Butler after the Bulldogs consistently maintained their 10-point lead from a late first-half run. Ed Cooley’s squad has shown a perchance for comebacks this season, but the uncharacteristic-of-Hinkle 1-9 first-half perimeter shooting left them too far behind. Perhaps Jayden Epps needed another practice or two under his belt before the comeback but the Hoyas do not have an easy road ahead.
Marquette also started their BIG EAST season on the road and, too, fell behind in the late first half and could not catch up to Providence.