NEW YORK - The eighth-seeded Georgetown University men’s basketball team could not hold on as the ninth-seeded St. John’s University Red Storm upset the Hoyas, 88-77, in the first round of the 2018 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Tournament presented by Jeep. Junior center Jessie Govan (Queens Village, N.Y./Wings Academy) and junior forward Marcus Derrickson (Bowie, Md./Brewster Academy [N.H.]) combined for 48 points on the night as Govan tallied his 15th double-double of the season.
“I'm very disappointed,” Head Coach Patrick Ewing said after the game. “But, you know, it's hard to beat a quality team like St.