National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgetown 59, Notre Dame 41
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, February 27, 2012
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: # Ed Corbett, # John Gaffney, # Anthony Greene
Attendance: 14514

GEORGETOWN 59, NOTRE DAME 41: Jason Clark scored 13 and Henry Sims scored 12 in their final home game as No. 12 Georgetown surged into a three-way tie for third place in the Big East with the victory.

Freshman Greg Whittington made 5 of 6 from the field, three of them 3-pointers, and led the Hoyas with a career-high 15 points. Georgetown (22-6, 21-5 Big East) shot 54.8 percent from the field.

Clark made 5 of 7 from the field with six rebounds, Sims added six rebounds and five assists, and Otto Porter had a game-high 10 rebounds.

Notre Dame (20-10, 12-5 Big East) had won four of its last five road games, but never had a chance against Georgetown. The Irish shot only 33.3 from the field and suffered two stretches where they went six minutes without scoring a basket. Their 41 points was their lowest output of the season. The Irish did not have a player score in double figures and lost for the second straight game.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Georgetown’s Markel Starks, who didn’t play against Villanova, returned to action and scored four points. . . . Georgetown has won 10 conference games in six of seven seasons. . . . Georgetown now leads the series 15-13 and broke a three-game Notre Dame winning streak.
Top Game Performances
 
Notre Dame   Georgetown
Eric Atkins 9 Scoring Greg Whittington 15
Jerian Grant 4 Assists Henry Sims 5
Pat Connaughton 11 Rebounds Otto Porter 10
Jerian Grant 3 Free Throws Made Henry Sims 4
Jack Cooley 2 Steals Otto Porter 2
N/A Blocks Jason Clark 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Notre Dame 41 33.3 3-17 6-10 7 19 0 7 11
Georgetown 59 52.3 4-11 9-13 13 32 3 5 11