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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Xavier 81, Georgetown 75
When: 6:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Where: Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Earl Walton, # Lamar Simpson, # James Breeding
Attendance: 10224

Zach Hankins had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Xavier rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to defeat visiting Georgetown 81-75 on Wednesday night.

Tyrique Jones added 19 points and 10 rebounds for Xavier (10-7, 2-2 Big East), which had lost two straight, and Naji Marshall scored 13 points.

Hankins converted 10 of 14 from the field as the Musketeers outscored the Hoyas 48-28 in the paint.

Jessie Govan had 27 points and eight rebounds or Georgetown (11-5, 1-2), which lost its second straight game. James Akinjo scored 13 points for the Hoyas and Greg Malinowski added 12.

Marshall's free throws made it 65-58 with 5:34 remaining in the game and the lead toggled between seven and five points -- primarily thanks to Govan and Hankins -- until an offensive foul on Hankins led to two Jamorko Pickett free throws which pulled the Hoyas within 75-72 with 55 seconds left.

Jones and Paul Scruggs hit two free throws apiece before Akinjo's 3-pointer made it 79-75, but Elias Harden's free throw made it 80-75 Xavier with 14 seconds left and Georgetown got no closer.

Xavier has won six in a row against Georgetown

Govan scored seven straight points to cap a 17-2 run that put Georgetown up 28-15.

LeBlanc's dunk with 3:49 remaining gave the Hoyas their biggest lead of the first half, 39-22, but the Musketeers rallied, closing the half with a 12-0 run to pull within 39-34 at intermission.

The Hoyas hit their first six 3-point attempts before finishing 7 of 13 in the first half while Xavier converted 1 of 9 3-pointers.

Xavier continued the run after intermission, scoring the first five points of the second half to tie the score, and Ryan Welage's jumper gave the Musketeers a 61-54 lead at the 9:06 mark.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Georgetown   Xavier
Jessie Govan 27 Scoring Zach Hankins 23
James Akinjo 6 Assists Paul Scruggs 4
Jessie Govan 8 Rebounds Zach Hankins 10
James Akinjo 4 Free Throws Made Tyrique Jones 9
James Akinjo 1 Steals Naji Marshall 2
Kaleb Johnson 2 Blocks Zach Hankins 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgetown 75 43.1 10-27 15-18 19 31 3 2 7
Xavier 81 46.7 3-13 22-28 13 35 3 4 4