Naji Marshall leads No. 4 Xavier over Georgetown
WASHINGTON - Naji Marshall scored a career-high 21 points and No. 4 Xavier beat Georgetown 89-77 on Wednesday night, bouncing back from its loss to No. 3 Villanova.
J.P. Macura added 20 points, including four 3-pointers, while Quentin Goodin had 19 points as the Musketeers (25-4, 13-3 Big East) swept the season series with Georgetown for the second straight season.
Xavier's leading scorer Trevon Bluiett scored a season low two points on 1 for 10 shooting in 23 minutes. Xavier has now won five straight road games.
Jamorko Pickett tied a career high with 21 points to lead Georgetown (15-11, 5-10) while Jessie Govan added 15 points and 11 rebounds. Pickett made a career high six 3-pointers.
Xavier trailed 40-38 at the half but used a 12-0 run to take a 59-50 lead with 12 minutes remaining. Georgetown closed to 63-58 on a Jahvon Blair 3-pointer but the Hoyas never drew closer.
Blair finished with 12 points for Georgetown while Kaleb Johnson added 11.
Xavier outrebounded Georgetown 38-29 including an 11-6 edged on the offensive glass.
BIG PICTURE
Xavier: The Musketeers kept pace with Villanova for the top seed in the conference as well as kept alive their shot at being a top seed in the NCAA Tournament with the victory.
Georgetown: The Hoyas fell to 0-4 against Top 25 teams this season and have lost seven straight against ranked opposition going back to last season.
UP NEXT
Xavier: Musketeers have a week off before hosting Providence on Feb. 28 in their final home game of the season.
Georgetown: Hosts Providence on Saturday and then Marquette on Monday to close out their home slate of games.