WASHINGTON – Georgetown University senior guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central/Oak Hill) 15 of his game-high 20 points in the second half and the Hoyas used a run midway through the second half to pull away from DePaul en route to a 68-51 win over DePaul on Wednesday night in first round play of the BIG EAST Tournament.
The Hoyas improve to 15-17 overall, ending a six-game losing streak, and advance to the second round, where GU will play No. 1 seed Villanova on Thursday, March 10 at noon. The game will be shown live on FOX Sports 1.