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Xavier Hands Georgetown Hoyas 19th Conference Loss in Finale of a Not-So-Regular Season

Xavier Hands Georgetown Hoyas 19th Conference Loss in Finale of a Not-So-Regular Season

And so it goes. The Georgetown Hoyas fall to 0-19 for the conference record with, not a bang, but a whimper. The Xavier Musketeers (18-12, 8-11) snapped a five-game skid by beating the Hoyas (6-24, 0-19) 97-75. With 12:25 left in the first half, Aminu Mohammed slammed home a dunk off of a Don Carey assist, to bring Georgetown within three points, 16-19. However, Xavier then proceeded to go on 14-0 run that kept the Hoyas at a safe distance for the remainder of the game.

Final: Xavier 97, Georgetown 75

Hoyas allow a season high in losing their 20th straight game to fall to 6-24, 0-19

First winless BE teams since DePaul went 0-18 in 2009

24 losses sets a school record

— Bobby Bancroft (@BobbyBancroft) March 6, 2022

The Hoyas had a decent second half offensively, shooting 18-34 from the field and 4-10 from beyond, but a 9-31 (29%) effort shooting from the field in the first half (1-10 from three) killed them. In the first, Aminu Mohammed and Dante Harris shot 2-6 and 2-7…

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