National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgetown 61, South Florida 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 19, 2011
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Clarence Armstrong, # Jim Burr, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance: 6190

Chris Wright poured in a game-high 26 points as No. 9 Georgetown held on for a 61-55 victory over host South Florida on Saturday.

The Hoyas (21-6, 10-5 Big East) shot 51.2 percent from the floor, but couldn't shake the Bulls until a run of seven straight points stretched the lead to 49-38 with 6:44 remaining.

South Florida rallied late, but was unable to get any closer than four in the final minute.

Augustus Gilchrist scored 22 points for South Florida (8-20, 2-13), which was 1 for 12 from 3-point range, while Georgetown made 6 of 13.

The Hoyas survived despite an off night from top scorer Austin Freeman, who was 2 for 10 from the field and finished with four points, but had a team-best eight rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgetown   South Florida
Chris Wright 26 Scoring Augustus Gilchrist 22
Chris Wright 4 Assists Anthony Crater 7
Austin Freeman 8 Rebounds Augustus Gilchrist 7
Chris Wright 8 Free Throws Made Jawanza Poland 4
Jason Clark 2 Steals Hugh Robertson 2
Hollis Thompson 2 Blocks Hugh Robertson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgetown 61 51.2 6-13 11-12 15 25 6 4
South Florida 55 39.0 1-12 8-9 13 27 2 3