DePaul University Athletics
Blue Demons Fall to No. 7 Georgetown
1/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Roy Hibbert had 17 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Georgetown dominated from the start with its defense in a 76-60 rout of DePaul on Tuesday night.
The Hoyas (12-1, 2-0 Big East) won their fourth straight since losing at No. 2 Memphis.
Georgetown ran off the game's first 11 points and played its customary tough defense under coach John Thompson III, while parlaying some patient offense to one easy basket after another. The Hoyas led by as many as 24 points in the first half and were up 46-25 at halftime.
DePaul (6-8, 2-1) had won four straight and was off to a 2-0 league start for the first time ever, but the Blue Demons were overmatched.
The 7-foot-2 Hibbert had two baskets to start the second half, including a dunk, and the Hoyas were sailing at 50-25.
Hibbert got his third foul with 15 minutes to go and DePaul's brief rally cut the lead to 17. But the Hoyas showed their poise and quickly pushed the lead back to 27 with just under nine minutes to play as Patrick Ewing Jr. took a pass from Hibbert for a basket and then dunked to make it 67-40.
The balanced Georgetown attack featured 13 points from Austin Freeman and 12 apiece from Jessie Sapp and Jonathan Wallace.
Mac Koshwal and Dar Tucker led DePaul with 14 points each. Koshwal had 13 rebounds.
Notes: Mac Koshwal and Dar Tucker led DePaul with 14 points apiece... Koshwal also grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds for a double-double... DePaul's bench scored 31 of the team's 60 points... Jerry Wainwright is now 0-3 against the Hoyas... DePaul is now 1-4 against Top 25 teams... Roy Hibbert led Georgetown with 17 points while grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds and dishing out a team-high five assists... the Hoyas had four players score in double figures as Hibbert scored 17, Austin Freeman scored 13, while Jonathan Wallace and Jessie Sapp chipped in 12 apiece... Georgetown outscored DePaul 50-34 in the paint... Georgetown now leads the all-time series, 16-6, while winning the last seven meetings.
