WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University men’s basketball team will be back in action on Saturday, Dec. 31, hosting No. 17/17 Xavier at Verizon Center. Tipoff on New Year’s Eve is slated for 11 a.m.
The game will be shown live on FS1, with Gus Johnson calling the play-by-play and Jim Spanarkel serving as the color analyst. The radio call of Rich Chvotkin can be heard locally on 99.1 FM.
The Hoyas are coming off of a 76-66 loss at Marquette on Wednesday night in the team’s BIG EAST Conference opener. The loss snapped a six-game win streak and the Blue & Gray enter Saturday’s game with an 8-5 overall record and an 0-1 mark in league play.