Georgetown freshman guard James Akinjo scored all 23 of his points in the second half to lead the Hoyas to an 80-73 come-from-behind victory over visiting Xavier on Thursday. The victory pushed Georgetown to the top of the group of eight teams below Villanova and Marquette in the standings.
Xavier led for the first 30 minutes before Akinjo’s efforts gave Georgetown the lead. He shot 6-of-10 from the field, 4-of-7 from 3-point range and 7-of-7 from the foul line. Josh LeBlanc added 17 points. Naji Marshall led the Musketeers (11-11, 3-6) with 16 points and Paul Scruggs added 15 points.