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WASHINGTON (AP) Tyus Battle had 29 points, Oshae Brissett had 25 points, and Syracuse overcame a 13-point second half deficit to defeat rival Georgetown 86-79 in overtime on Saturday. Frank Howard added 19 points as Syracuse (9-1) made 10 of 23 3-pointers in staging its comeback over the final 10 minutes Continue to Article

December 16, 2017 3:21:pm EST

The Georgetown Hoyas are 8-0, but that's to be expected after Patrick Ewing, in his first year as coach, didn't take any chances when he created the team's cakewalk of a nonconference schedule. Seven of Georgetown's 11 non-Big East games are against teams that finished the 2016-17 season Continue to Article

December 15, 2017 8:30:am EST

Women's basketball: Georgetown dropped a pair of decisions this past week, to Minnesota and at N.C. State. Dionna White led the way with 23 points in the 73-63 loss to the Gophers on Thursday. Cynthia Petke paced the Hoyas with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the 63-49 loss to the Wolfpack on Sunday Continue to Article

December 12, 2017 4:44:am EST

Eight games into the season, Syracuse has only one loss and coach Jim Boeheim is optimistic his Orange can improve a lot. ”I know we can play better than this,” Boeheim said. ”We have to get better on the offensive end, and we expect to be able to do that.” Because it lost the bulk of its offense from Continue to Article

December 08, 2017 3:24:pm EST

Desi Rodriguez had a season-high 29 points, including an off-balance bank shot with 8 seconds remaining, to rally Seton Hall to a 79-77 upset victory over No. 17 Louisville on Sunday. After Deng Adel's leaner tied it at 77, the Pirates ran the clock down before Rodriguez got the ball and dribbled Continue to Article

December 03, 2017 8:19:pm EST