Benson scores 18 off the bench, DePaul knocks off Georgetown in Big East Tournament
DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
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DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Georgetown (6-15, 1-9) won its first Big East game since March 13, 2021.
DePaul pulled off the victory after a 10-0 second-half run erased a three-point deficit and gave them the lead at 68-61 with 7:22 left in the half.
This was the first meeting between the schools.
Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 25 points and made a layup and two free throws in the final 59 seconds to lift DePaul to a victory over Georgetown on Thursday night.
David Jones had the first triple-double in program history with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists to lift DePaul to a win over Georgetown on Wednesday night.
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D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 19 points, and Georgetown held off DePaul.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 25 points to lead Georgetown.
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The death of the Big East as we know it hit home last week as 14 teams arrived at the World's Most Famous Arena (Connecticut was ineligible). Next season, the "Catholic 7" will be reportedly joined by Butler, Creighton, and Xavier in a basketball-only conference that has paid to keep the Big East name.
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D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored a career-high 33 points — the most by any Georgetown player this season — and the No. 11 Hoyas moved back into a tie for first place in the Big East with a 90-66 win over DePaul.
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