Marcus Derrickson tied a career high with 27 points and reserve Trey Dickerson added a Georgetown-best 18 points to propel the Hoyas to an 87-83 win at Butler on Tuesday. Jessie Govan helped with 17 points and 12 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season. Georgetown (15-10, 5-9) has won consecutive league game for the first time this year.
Kelan Martin led Butler (17-10, 7-7) with 22 points and became the 41st player in BIG EAST history to reach 1,000 career points in league games. He has 1,004 points. Tyler Wideman helped the Bulldog cause with 19 points and six rebounds.