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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgetown 74, Rutgers 65
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 15, 2011
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Jim Haney, # Gene Steratore, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance: 7122

Austin Freeman’s 25 points and nine rebounds helped 19th-ranked Georgetown to a 74-65 win over Rutgers Saturday in Piscataway, N.J.

Freeman, who also had four assists, was one of three Georgetown players in double figures. Chris Wright chipped in 15 points, and Jason Clark had 13. The Hoyas (13-5, 2-4 Big East) were 23-of-48 (47.9 percent) from the field, including 11-of-22 (50 percent) from 3-point range.

Rutgers (10-7, 1-4 Big East) briefly threatened Georgetown in the first half, coming within two points at 18-16 with 6:23 to go. Georgetown recovered to take a 31-25 halftime lead. Rutgers trailed 47-37 midway through the second half before scoring six unanswered points, but the Scarlet Knights couldn’t make up any more ground.

Rutgers shot 25-of-58 (43.1 percent) from the field. Gilvydas Buruta led with 14 points and six rebounds. Jonathan Mitchell scored 13 points, and James Beatty added 12 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgetown   Rutgers
Austin Freeman 25 Scoring Gilvydas Biruta 14
Austin Freeman 4 Assists James Beatty 3
Austin Freeman 9 Rebounds Gilvydas Biruta 6
Austin Freeman 9 Free Throws Made Jonathan Mitchell 3
Jason Clark 2 Steals Mike Coburn 2
Hollis Thompson 2 Blocks Dane Miller 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgetown 74 47.9 11-22 17-19 9 25 6 6
Rutgers 65 43.1 6-16 9-13 14 28 6 7