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' .
