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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Poor shooting and defensive lapses took their toll as Cincinnati lost at Georgetown 76-57, in BIG EAST Conference play on Saturday.
James White scored 22 points in making a return to his hometown area and Eric Hicks added 13, but the rest of the Bearcats could not find much offense as UC dropped its fifth game in its last six outings.
The loss dropped Cincinnati to 14-7 overall and 3-4 in BIG EAST play. Georgetown, ranked No. 21 by the Associated Press, is now 14-4 and 5-2. The game was the first ever between the two schools.
Sophomore forward Jeff Green led the Hoyas with 20 points with Brandon Bowman and Jonathan Wallace contributing 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Georgetown jumped out to a 12-point lead in the first eight minutes of the game and was never threatened. The Hoyas had a 36-20 lead at the half. Georgetown shot .571 in the second half and led by as many as 27.
The Bearcats contributed to their woes, shooting just .242 in the first half, and finished the game with a .350 field goal percentage. Georgetown's 6-8, 6-8, 7-2 front line put a premium on UC's ability to score from the perimeter. UC failed to respond to the challenge. Guards Devan Downey (0-5), Jihad Muhammad (1-10) and Chadd Moore (1-5) combined for 2-of-20 shooting.
Cincinnati will try to snap its two-game losing streak hosting USF on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Tipoff is 8 p.m.
NOTES:
- Cincinnati committed a season-low four turnovers, tying the fourth-lowest total in UC history. The effort comes on the heels of the Bearcats' season-high 25 turnovers committed in Wednesday's loss at Louisville.
- James White's 22 points marked his 20th double-figure scoring performance in 21 games. White upped his career point total to 1,091. The Florida transfer topped the 900 mark in points scored at Cincinnati (909).
- Eric Hicks added to his BIG EAST-leading blocks totals with four rejections, giving him 31 blocks in his last seven games. He has exceeded last year's total of 72 blocks by one, which is now the fifth-highest single season total.
- Hicks climbed into 41st place in career scoring with 1,023 points.