DePaul Drops 87-73 Decision to Georgetown on the Road

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Jan 20, 2023

Despite four Blue Demons finishing in double figures for the second-straight game, DePaul could not withstand a second-half surge by the host Georgetown Hoyas in an 87-73 setback at McDonough Arena on Wednesday night.

Darrione Rogers had a team-high 22 points to go along with nine assists, while Aneesah Morrow tallied her 15th double-double of the season and 42nd of her career with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jorie Allen added 14 points while Kendall Holmes chipped in 12.

DePaul (11-8, 4-4 BIG EAST), the league leader in rebounds, dropped the rebounding battle 39-32. After 20 minutes of play the score saw the teams even at 38 before the Hoyas put up 49 second-half points to just 35 for the Blue Demons.

The game opened with a frenetic pace in the first five minutes with both teams trading baskets, knotted at 14 at the first media timeout. The Hoyas took a 22-18 advantage after a pair of free throws, before Rogers found Morrow on the block for a layup with time expiring to cut the deficit to two, 22-20, after one.

The Blue Demons used a 6-0 run behind a Holmes three and Allen and-one in transition to reclaim the lead 32-29 with 5:11 remaining in the second quarter. DePaul claimed a 36-31 lead, their largest advantage of the half, while simultaneously holding the Hoyas without a field goal for a three-minute stretch. The score stood knotted at 38 at the break.

Allen had 14 first-half points while Morrow had nine and Rogers chipped in eight points to go with eight assists.

Georgetown (9-9, 2-7) used a 10-0 run in a two-minute span to jump in front by 11, 54-43, with 5:31 remaining in the third quarter. Holmes snapped the scoring drought with a five-point run of her own, before a Rogers jumper in the lane cut the deficit to six, 56-50. The Blue Demons trailed 59-54 heading into the fourth quarter.

After DePaul netted the first two baskets of the fourth, the Hoyas responded with 12-2 run to push their lead back to 13, in front 71-58. The Blue Demons would come no closer than 10 as Georgetown claimed the win on their home court.

Kennedy Fauntleroy led Georgetown with 25 points.

Up Next
The Blue Demons return home to Chicago to host St. John's on Saturday, Jan. 21 for a 4 p.m. tipoff at Wintrust Arena. DePaul will celebrate Alumni Day on Saturday.