The Georgetown Hoyas (8-8)—led vocally by James Akinjo, led in energy by Josh LeBlanc, and led in relentlessness by Jessie Govan—beat the Seton Hall Pirates (7-9), 77-71, at home in double-overtime.
There was also some movement in the BIG EAST standings with DePal beating St. John’s and Creighton toppled Marquette.
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Govan’s 3 put Georgetown up 71-69 with 3:20 left in 2OT, but Sandro Mamukelashvili tied it with a second-chance jumper. Govan twice made 1 of 2 free throws, added a second-chance layup for a 75-71 lead, then hit two more free throws with 10 seconds left to seal it.