National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgetown 111, Missouri 102
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials: # James Breeding, # Tony Greene, # John Higgins
Attendance: 14647

Austin Freeman scored 31 points and Jason Clark added 26 as No. 14 Georgetown came from behind to earn a 111-102 overtime victory at No. 8 Missouri on Tuesday.

Chris Wright finished with 21 points and drained a 3-pointer at the end of regulation to force overtime for Georgetown.

The Hoyas burst out of the gate in the first half as they hit nearly 80 percent of their shots through the first 12 minutes. They finished 20 for 28 (71 percent) from the floor in the half, including 8-of-15 from 3-point range, and led 54-47. Freeman was 5 for 8 from long range, and finished the half with 19 points.

Missouri nearly matched them basket for basket, hitting 56 percent (15 for 27) from the floor, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc. Marcus Denmon had the hot hand for the Tigers in the half, and finished with 27 points on 10-for-12 shooting.

Georgetown cooled off in the second half, and allowed Missouri to surge ahead and take an 85-80 lead with 4:28 remaining. The Tigers held the edge until Wright’s 3-pointer with one second left forced overtime.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgetown   Missouri
Austin Freeman 31 Scoring Marcus Denmon 27
Chris Wright 10 Assists Laurence Bowers 4
Henry Sims 7 Rebounds Ricardo Ratliffe 7
Chris Wright 9 Free Throws Made Michael Dixon Jr. 8
Austin Freeman 2 Steals Michael Dixon Jr. 4
Jason Clark 1 Blocks Laurence Bowers 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgetown 111 56.5 15-32 18-18 23 32 3 6
Missouri 102 56.2 7-18 23-31 17 24 2 14