Liberty Flames vs Georgetown Hoyas Box Score on Dec 03, 2018

James Akinjo scored 19 points, Jessie Govan added 17, and Georgetown pulled away in the second half for an 88-78 nonconference win against Liberty on Monday in Washington.

Matthew "Mac" McClung added 12 points for the Hoyas (7-1), who have won four straight.

Georgetown shot 52.7 percent from the field, including 61.1 percent (11 of 18) from 3-point range.

Darius McGhee scored 19, Scottie James added 18 and Lovell Cabbil had 13 for Liberty. The Flames (7-2), who had won four straight games, finished at 42.3 percent and made just 13 of 36 3-point attempts.

Leading by two at intermission, Georgetown outscored Liberty 31-10 to start the second half.

With the Hoyas up by seven, Akinjo hit a 3-pointer with 14:21 left to play that started a 18-2 Hoyas run. Josh Leblanc's layup capped the surge and made it 71-48.

James' layup pulled the Flames within 16, but the Hoyas pushed the lead back to 21 with 5:24 remaining.

The Flames made one last run and got to within 85-75 on McGhee's 3-pointer with 1:26 left before the Hoyas closed it out from the free-throw line.

Georgetown outrebounded Liberty 44-26.

The Flames scored 15 points off 11 Hoyas turnovers to stay close throughout the first 20 minutes.

Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz's 3-pointer gave Liberty a 14-13 lead with 14:43 left until halftime.

The Hoyas soon regained the lead and were up seven before James sparked an 11-0 run that put the Flames up 27-23 at the 9:22 mark.

Then it was Georgetown's turn. The Hoyas reeled off a 12-0 run that include two 3-pointers by Jahvon Blair, but Liberty rallied and trailed just 40-38 at halftime.

Cabbil had 10 points in the half for Liberty while McClung had 10 for Georgetown, which shot 51.9 percent (14 of 27) before the break and outrebounded Liberty 22-11.

--Field Level Media