National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 69, Georgetown 47
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials: # Jim Burr, # Brent Hampton, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 12197

A 12-0 run in the second half allowed host Cincinnati to pull away for a 69-47 victory over No. 17 Georgetown Saturday afternoon in the final regular-season game for both clubs.

After Georgetown's Hollis Thompson hit a 3-pointer with 8:43 left to get the Hoyas within 43-39, the Bearcats (24-7, 11-7 Big East) used their decisive run over the next 2:38 to stretch the margin back to 16 points.Sean Kilpatrick drained two 3-pointers during the burst.

Dion Dixon led a balanced Cincinnati attack with 14 points, while Yancy Gates and Darnell Wilks added 13 apiece. The Bearcats enjoyed a 15-point edge at the foul line, making 24-of-30 attempts.

Austin Freeman scored a game-high 21 points in defeat for Georgetown (21-9, 10-8), which committed only seven turnovers but shot just 32 percent (17 of 53) from the floor. The Hoyas missed 14 of its 18 shots from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgetown   Cincinnati
Austin Freeman 21 Scoring Dion Dixon 14
Austin Freeman 4 Assists Cashmere Wright 4
Henry Sims 4 Rebounds Rashad Bishop 6
Austin Freeman 6 Free Throws Made Yancy Gates 10
Jason Clark 3 Steals Cashmere Wright 1
Julian Vaughn 2 Blocks Rashad Bishop 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgetown 47 32.1 4-18 9-14 8 22 2 6
Cincinnati 69 42.9 9-22 24-30 10 33 4 1