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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgetown 71, Wisconsin 61
When: 5:00 PM ET, Friday, November 20, 2015
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Bo Boroski, # Gary Prager
Attendance: 13185

Sophomore forward Isaac Copeland scored 15 points, all in the second half, to lead Georgetown to a 71-61 win over Wisconsin in the first game of Friday's 2K Classic at New York's Madison Square Garden.

The Hoyas never trailed in the game, which featured a combined 29 turnovers.

Georgetown (1-2) will meet the winner of Friday's second game between Duke and VCU in Sunday's tournament final. Wisconsin (2-2) plays the loser of that contest in the consolation game.

The Badgers received a season-high 22 points from junior forward Nigel Hayes and 12 points and 11 rebounds from freshman forward Ethan Happ. Wisconsin shot just 26.3 percent (5-of-19) from the beyond the arc.

Junior forward Reggie Cameron tossed in a career-best 14 points for the Hoyas, all in the first half, and freshman center Jessie Govan added 13 points. Georgetown guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, a preseason Big East first-team selection, scored 12 points.

Cameron connected on 4-of-5 3-pointers to lead the Hoyas to a 27-22 halftime lead. The Badgers had a difficult time handling Georgetown's perimeter defense in that half, making only one of their 10 shots beyond the arc.

Wisconsin went the first 6:29 of the game without a basket, missing its first nine shots, but only trailed 4-0.
Top Game Performances
 
Wisconsin   Georgetown
Nigel Hayes 22 Scoring Isaac Copeland 15
Bronson Koenig 3 Assists D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 4
Ethan Happ 11 Rebounds Isaac Copeland 8
Ethan Happ 6 Free Throws Made D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 7
Ethan Happ 2 Steals D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 3
Bronson Koenig 2 Blocks Jessie Govan 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wisconsin 61 31.7 5-19 16-20 10 36 3 5 14
Georgetown 71 42.9 9-18 20-24 15 32 4 6 15