No. 5 Xavier Falls to Georgetown, 81-72, at Cintas Center

Tuesday, January 19

Cincinnati, Ohio

8:30 P.M.

Xavier University

16-2, 4-2

Georgetown University

12-7, 5-2

Georgetown

Xavier

No. 5 Xavier Falls to Georgetown, 81-72, at Cintas Center

01.19.16 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Bluiett posts fifth career double-double to lead the Musketeers

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Trevon Bluiett's fourth double-double of the season wasn't enough overcome a tough Georgetown team as No. 5/6 Xavier fell to the Hoyas, 81-72, at Cintas Center on Tuesday evening. The Musketeers moved to 16-2 on the season and 4-2 in the BIG EAST after dropping the first home game of the season, snapping a four-game win streak.

Bluiett finished with 18 points after scoring 15 points second half. Bluiett also finished with a team high 10 boards and five assists. Myles Davis added 15 points and Edmond Sumner finished with 10.

Georgetown jumped out to a 5-0 lead before back-to-back threes for Remy Abell and Sumner put the Musketeers ahead less than two minutes into the game.

The Musketeers extended the lead to as many as five in the first ten minutes of the game until a 7-2 run midway through the first half pushed Xavier's lead to out the seven, 27-20.

The Hoyas responded with an 8-0 run of their own to retake the lead for the first time since the opening minutes of the game.

The Musketeers and Hoyas traded baskets until GU posted five unanswered, closing the half on an 8-2 run to take its largest advantage of the game of six into the break, leading 39-33.

Sumner led the Musketeers with eight points in the first half. Sean O'Mara added six before the break.

Georgetown owned a slight advantage on the boards in the first half, grabbing 20 boards to Xavier's 19.

The Hoyas extending the lead in the first four minutes of the second half, leading by as many as 10, 46-36, with 16:50 remaining.

A Davis three ended the run and a Farr basket cut the GU lead back down to five before an 8-0 run for the Hoyas pushed the lead back out to 10.

Xavier responded with a three from J.P. Macura and five points from Bluiett to cut the lead to two, 51-49, with 11:40 left to play, the closest the Musketeers would be the rest of the way.

After the Musketeers cut it to two, Georgetown responded with a 10-1 run and would maintain a two-possession lead for the rest game, responding to each Xavier push to tighten the score.

In the final 10 minutes of the game, the Musketeers would get as close as six, using an 8-2 run to cut the lead 76-70 with less than two minutes to play but the Hoyas responded with five unanswered points to put the game away.

The Hoyas shot 51.0 percent from the floor to 35.3 percent for the Musketeers, a season low for XU. GU's Tre Campbell, who came into the game averaging just over three points per game, led all scorers with a career-high 21 points, hitting 7-of-11 from the floor, including five threes.

GU finished with a 39-35 advantage on the boards, marking the first game this season where the Musketeers were out-rebounded. The Hoyas also finished with seven blocks, matching Alabama for the most this season.

Xavier returns to Cintas Center on Saturday, Jan. 23 to take on Seton Hall. The Musketeers and the Pirates are set 2:00 p.m. tip on FOX Sports Local Networks, including FOX Sports Ohio.

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