St. John's Red Storm @ Georgetown Hoyas
Balanced Georgetown defeats St. John's 79-57
WASHINGTON -- Isaac Copeland scored 12 points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to lead a balanced Georgetown -- in which all five starters reached double figures -- past St. John's 79-57 on Tuesday night.
The Hoyas (17-8, 9-5 Big East) nailed their first seven 3-point shots of the second half, boosting a 10-point halftime lead to 66-50 with 6:42 left to play, ending a St. John's three-game win streak.
Along with the freshman Copeland, Joshua Smith, L.J. Peak and D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera all scored 12 and Jabril Trawick added 11 points. Mikael Hopkins scored 12 off the bench.
Phil Greene IV led St. John's (17-9, 6-7) with 18 points and Sir'Dominic Pointer added 16.
The Hoyas owned a 46-31 advantage on the boards en route to their seventh win in the last 10 games.
Georgetown pulled into a 19-19 tie on a basket by Hopkins on its way to a 33-23 halftime lead.
Game Information
Washington, DC

Referee:Ed Corbett
Referee:Tony Chiazza
Referee:Michael Stephens

2025-26 Standings
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
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