Recap: Hoyas fall to Wildcats, 97-73

In the final game of conference play, Georgetown lost to #4 Villanova by a score of 97-73. Jessie Govan was stellar, scoring a new career-high 30 points, grabbing 8 rebounds and shooting a perfect 10-10 from the freethrow line. The Hoyas kept this game competitive until midway through the second half, despite going 0/9 from three-point range in the opening half and playing without Marcus Derrickson, who had led the team in scoring throughout Big East play.

Georgetown did not fold, but Villanova had an answer for every run and the Hoyas were unable to meaningfully cut into the deficit. Still, the team looked infinitely more composed and determined than the squad who got the doors blown off by…