Georgetown stays perfect with 76-60 win over Coppin St.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Jessie Govan scored a season-high 26 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds and unbeaten Georgetown beat winless Copping State 76-60 on Sunday.
Govan, a point off his career high, now has four double-doubles this season. He scored 16 points in the first half, made 7 of 10 from the free throw line and corralled eight rebounds.
The Hoyas started with a 9-3 lead and extended it to 18-9 before Coppin State went on a 14-7 run and closed to within two after consecutive 3-pointers from Taqwain Drummond and Lamar Morgan.
Georgetown (6-0) countered with a pair of 3s from Jamorko Pickett and Kaleb Johnson, and the Hoyas used a 12-4 run to close the half with a 37-27 lead. Trey Dickerson's layup with 7:55 left gave Georgetown a 56-46 and the Hoyas led by double figures the rest of the way.
Marcus Derrickson and Pickett each scored 13 for the Hoyas.
Karonn Davis led Coppin State (0-8) with 20 points -- 10 from the free throw line -- Tre' Thomas added 13 and Drummond scored 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Don Daily
- Bo Boroski
- Bill Covington Jr.
2023-24 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| North Carolina Central | 9-5 | 2 | 18-13 |
| Howard | 9-5 | 2 | 18-17 |
| South Carolina State | 9-5 | 2 | 14-18 |
| Morgan State | 7-7 | 4 | 11-20 |
| Delaware State | 6-8 | 5 | 15-19 |
| Maryland-Eastern Shore | 4-10 | 7 | 9-20 |
| Coppin State | 1-13 | 10 | 2-27 |
2023-24 Big East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 18-2 | - | 37-3 |
| Marquette | 14-6 | 4 | 27-10 |
| Creighton | 14-6 | 4 | 25-10 |
| Seton Hall | 13-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| St. John's | 11-9 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Providence | 10-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Villanova | 10-10 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Butler | 9-11 | 9 | 18-15 |
| Xavier | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Georgetown | 2-18 | 16 | 9-23 |
| DePaul | 0-20 | 18 | 3-29 |
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