Don’t look now, but the Georgetown Hoyas are suddenly all alone in third place in the Big East.
Georgetown accomplished the feat by taking down the Xavier Musketeers, 80-73, at Capital One Arena in Thursday’s lone Big East game.
Georgetown’s freshmen led the way on Thursday night, with 51 of the Hoyas 80 points coming from James Akinjo (game-high 23), Josh LeBlanc (17), and Mac McClung (11).
The first half was all Xavier, with the Musketeers going to the locker room with a 36-28 lead as it looked like it would be a long night for the Hoyas, but as the second half began, Georgetown chipped away and grabbed the lead about halfway through.