WASHINGTON (AP) — Following a difficult summer that included a headline-grabbing brawl in China and the departures of three valuable seniors, Georgetown opened its low-expectations season by beating Savannah State 83-54 Saturday behind Henry Sims’ career-high 19 points.
Sims is one of two seniors on Georgetown’s roster. The Hoyas are a young bunch — 10 sophomores or freshmen — and new recruits Otto Porter and Greg Whittington combined for 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting. Porter had eight rebounds.
Savannah State kept things close for a while, before the Big East’s Georgetown improved to 51-0 against opponents from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Georgetown led by only three points in the opening minute of the second half, 32-29, when coach John Thompson III called timeout. From there, the Hoyas went on a 20-2 run.
Deric Rudolph led Savannah State with 12 points.
