LINKS: After Loss to Butler, Georgetown Hoyas Visit Angry Marquette

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. The problems for the Hoyas is that the talented #6-ranked Golden Eagles will be at home on Friday night, angry, and aggressive on defense. For a Georgetown team that has yet to show consistency with ball security or ability to handle good defensive pressure, this could be quite the learning experience.

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The Georgetown University men’s basketball team dropped a 74-64 decision at Butler University on Tuesday evening in the BIG EAST Conference opener for both squads at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.

Butler used a 14-0 run in the first half to take control of the game and never looked back, defeating Georgetown 74-64 in the BIG EAST opener for both teams Tuesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Pierre Brooks II scored 13 points and Posh Alexander added 13 points and six assists as Butler opened Big East play with a 74-64 victory over visiting Georgetown on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.

Butler and Georgetown have shown marked improvement behind their respective casts of new players. Both the Bulldogs (9-2) and Hoyas (7-4) have a better record through 11 games this season than they did at the same point a season ago. Each team’s fresh talent will get their first dose of Big East action when Butler hosts Georgetown on Tuesday in Indianapolis.

The Hoyas (7-5) were led by Dontrez Styles, who posted…