Mount St. Marys Mountaineers vs. Georgetown Hoyas Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 20th 2024

Preview and Prediction

Georgetown's head coach, Ed Cooley, was not pleased with his team's defensive performance in their loss to Notre Dame on Saturday.

"It was a complete failure. Horrible. Absolutely terrible," Cooley expressed after the 84-63 defeat.

The Hoyas (2-1) are looking to improve their defense as they prepare to face Mount St. Mary's on Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.

Georgetown allowed Notre Dame to shoot 59.3% from the field and gave up their highest score in three games. They fell behind early in the game, trailing 19-7 within the first eight minutes and at one point were down by 25 points.

"We didn't defend anyone," Cooley stated. "... It was a combination of lack of energy, focus, and determination."

Saturday's loss was a learning experience for Georgetown, a young team with only two upperclassmen on their roster.

"I thought we were more prepared," junior guard Jayden Epps shared. "Coach thought we were more prepared. We all did. Now we know what it takes."

Malik Mack led the Hoyas in scoring with 19 points, followed by Epps with 13. Epps averages 14 points per game, making him the second-highest scorer on the team. Forward Thomas Sorber leads the team in both scoring (19.0 points) and rebounding (8.7).

The Mountaineers (3-1) had a balanced scoring effort in their 66-58 win against St. Francis on Saturday.

Terrell Ard Jr. and Dallas Hobbs each scored 12 points, contributing to the team's five double-digit scorers for the second consecutive game. Hobbs leads the team with an average of 17.3 points per game, while Ard and Dola Adebayo each average 10.8 points.

This win marks the Mountaineers' second consecutive victory under first-year coach Donny Lind and their best four-game start since 1996-97.

"Our goal is to go 1-0 every day," Lind stated. "We've been talking about it since June ... just focusing on winning each day, one possession at a time."

However, the team has struggled with turnovers, committing 81 in their first four games. Lind does not plan on changing their fast-paced offense, but rather wants his players to learn how to control their speed and limit turnovers.

"We'll slow it down a bit, but I want them to figure out how fast we can play without turning the ball over," he explained.

PREDICTION

Mount St. Marys Mountaineers

Georgetown Hoyas

Mount St. Marys Mountaineers vs. Georgetown Hoyas Recap NOV 20TH 2024

Micah Peavy scored 12 points in topping the 1,000-point mark for his career as Georgetown used its size and quickness to control Mount St. Mary's in a 79-51 win Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.

In his fourth college game, Thomas Sorber produced 14 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as Georgetown (3-1) rebounded from a deflating, 21-point loss Saturday at home to Notre Dame.

Jayden Epps added 19 points as Georgetown made 50 percent of its shots from the floor and 6 of 20 (30 percent) from 3-point range. The Hoyas also outrebounded the Mountaineers 43-36.

Terrell Ard Jr. tallied 12 points and six rebounds while Dola Adebayo added 10 points and six boards for Mount St. Mary's (3-2), which entered riding its best start since the 1996-97 season.

After Sorber scored on Georgetown's opening possession and Peavy followed with a 3-pointer, the Hoyas never trailed.

Midway through the first half, back-to-back 3-pointers by Epps stretched Georgetown's lead to its largest of the period, 25-9, before Mount St. Mary's put together its best run of the night.

With the Hoyas missing seven straight shots, the Mountaineers scored eight points in a row with Adebayo accounting for half of them. His dunk with 5:05 left in the half reduced the deficit to 25-17.

At the end of the half, Jordan Burks gave Georgetown a lift as he streaked for a breakaway, buzzer-beating two-handed slam that increased the Hoyas lead to 35-22.

Sorber started the second half as he did the first, scoring on the Hoyas' first possession. After that, Georgetown remained in control as Mount St. Mary's never whittled the deficit to fewer than 14 points.

Peavy achieved his milestone in style, freeing himself with a spinning dribble for a step-back jumper from the elbow.

Peavy played at Texas Tech as a freshman then spent the last three seasons at Texas Christian before transferring to Georgetown.

The Hoyas maxed out their lead as Malik Mack (10 points, five assists) made a layup and a pull-up 3-pointer to make it 77-46 with 1:20 left.