Men's Basketball Nearly Erases 19-Point Deficit but Falls at Georgetown

Tuesday, March 2

Washington, DC

7:00 p.m.

Xavier University

13-6,6-6BE

Georgetown

9-11,7-8BE

Xavier

Georgetown

Men's Basketball Nearly Erases 19-Point Deficit but Falls at Georgetown

03.02.21 | Men's Basketball

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KyKy Tandy's 14 points, all scored in the second half, lead the way for Xavier

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

WASHINGTON, D.C. - KyKy Tandy's 14-point second half helped the Musketeers nearly come back from being down 19 points with 11 minutes remaining, but Xavier was unable to completely erase the deficit, falling 72-66 at Georgetown on Tuesday evening. Xavier moves to 13-6 overall and 6-6 in BIG EAST play.

Georgetown steadily built a lead in the first half, going into the break up 15, then pushed the lead to 19 with 11 minutes to play. Xavier outscored the Hoyas 30-17 over the final 11 minutes but were unable to get closer than three.

FIRST HALF

Both teams started out slow, with neither team scoring in the first 2:20 of the game. The two teams traded buckets for the next five minutes before Georgetown went on an 11-2 run to go ahead by 10, 24-14, with six minutes remaining before halftime.
The Hoyas would build the lead out to as many as 15 twice, including right before going into the break, going into the locker room up 38-23.
Adam Kunkel led Xavier with six point in the first half, on 2-of-2 shooting from outside.
Paul Scruggs had four before being limited by foul trouble.
Georgetown held a 26-15 advantage on rebounds. Xavier was led by five boards for Zach Freemantle. The Hoyas had 10 offensive boards to six for Xavier, and lead 12-0 on second chance points at the break.

SECOND HALF

Georgetown maintained the double-digit lead for much of the second half, leading by as many as 19, 55-36, with 11 minutes remaining. Three pointers from Dwon Odom, Zach Freemantle, and KyKy Tandy helped bring the deficit to single digits over the next four minutes, trailing only nine, 60-51, with just under seven minutes remaining.
Another three from Tandy kick started a run where Xavier outscored the Hoyas 14-7 over the next 4:19 to cut the lead down to three, 68-65 with under two minutes remaining. Tandy had seven points in that stretch.
Georgetown hit four free throws to close out the game and the Musketeers were unable to get closer than three, falling by a score of 72-66.
Tandy had 14 points in the second half to lead the way for Xavier.
Xavier turned up the intensity on the boards, out rebounding GU 29-20 in the second half, grabbing 11 offensive boards to just five for the Hoyas. Freemantle had seven boards after the break.

NOTABLES

KyKy Tandy's team-high 14 points all came in the second half, and is his highest point total in BIG EAST play this season.
Zach Freemantle finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds, his sixth-straight double-double.
Colby Jones added 11 for the Musketeers, and grabbed seven rebounds.
Adam Kunkel finished with 10 points after leading Xavier in the first half.
Georgetown held a 46-44 advantage on rebounds overall, but the Musketeers held a 17-15 advantage on offensive boards.