Your Georgetown Hoyas stay giving you heart attacks. Georgetown played its fourth straight nail-biter, once again frittering away a late lead. But for the second consecutive game, the Hoyas averted disaster, pulling out a 87-83 win at Butler. The win improves Georgetown to 15-10 on the season and 5-9 in conference.
The win had all the signs of recent improvement under first-year head coach Patrick Ewing: solid ball and player movement, tough defense, and particularly the play of Georgetown’s two junior big men. One of those posts, Marcus Derrickson, led the way for the Hoyas Tuesday night, matching a career high with 27 points on a scorching 11 of 13 from the field.