National Basketball Association
Villanova 77, Georgetown 59
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 8, 2014
Where: Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Michael Stephens, # Jamie Luckie, # John Gaffney
Attendance:
18828
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No. 6 Villanova 77, Georgetown 59: Darrun Hilliard led the way with 19 points as the host Wildcats cruised in the regular-season finale for both Big East teams.
JayVaughn Pinkston chipped in 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds for Villanova (28-3, 16-2), which won for the 12th time in 13 games, including Thursday's win over Xavier that clinched the Big East regular-season title. James Bell and Ryan Arcidiacono each had 11 points for the Wildcats while Kris Jenkins notched 10 in a reserve role.
Georgetown (17-13, 8-10) received 20 points from Markel Starks and 14 from backcourt mate D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera. The Hoyas were doomed by 18 turnovers and a 13-of-22 performance from the foul line.
Both teams shot over 50 percent from the field and knocked down four 3-pointers in the first half, but two main factors helped stake Villanova to a 42-29 halftime lead. The Wildcats had seven offensive rebounds in the opening 20 minutes while the Hoyas had none, and Georgetown also committed 10 first-half turnovers.
Villanova pushed its lead to 55-35 on back-to-back 3-pointers by Arcidiacono with just over 13 minutes left in the second half. Georgetown scored the next six points, but the hosts responded with seven straight - the final five by Hilliard - to eliminate any potential drama down the stretch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bell had 11 first-half points to lead all scorers while Aaron Bowen had nine for Georgetown. ... Villanova had 14 steals, including three apiece by Bell, Arcidiacono and Hilliard. ... Georgetown F Mikael Hopkins grabbed only three rebounds and did not score a point before fouling out.
Top Game Performances
Georgetown |
|
Villanova |
Markel Starks 20 |
Scoring |
Darrun Hilliard 19 |
Jabril Trawick 3 |
Assists |
Darrun Hilliard 5 |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 5 |
Rebounds |
JayVaughn Pinkston 7 |
Markel Starks 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Darrun Hilliard 4 |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 2 |
Steals |
Ryan Arcidiacono 3 |
John Caprio 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgetown
|
59 |
50.0 |
6-14 |
13-22 |
9 |
25 |
2 |
5 |
17 |
Villanova
|
77 |
50.9 |
7-15 |
16-28 |
15 |
29 |
0 |
14 |
8 |