Sometimes, being stuck at home is a good thing. Four days after returning, exhausted, from a road trip and getting pounded by a revenge-minded Creighton team, Georgetown paid it forward, rolling over a disoriented, punchless Butler squad, 78-63. The Hoyas weren’t exactly firing on all cylinders, committing a ghastly 22 turnovers, but stayed hot from the perimeter and forced the action inside to keep the margin beyond reach.
This season has mixed inconsistent on-court product with grim news off of it. Against that backdrop, Saturday felt oddly normal, even casual. Georgetown built an early lead and, unlike early in the season, held it.