Thomas Sorber collected 22 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks to pace Georgetown to an 83-53 win against shorthanded Coppin State on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
The Hoyas pulled away from the Eagles with a 21-2 run early in the second half. Georgetown held Coppin State to 22 percent shooting in the second half and 18 percent from behind the arc.
Georgetown (11-2) is off to its best start since the 2011-12 season.
Drew Fielder recorded 20 points and 13 rebounds while Malik Mack had 15 points and 11 assists for the Hoyas.
Georgetown played without its leading scorer Jayden Epps, who missed the game with a lower-body injury.
Toby Nnadozie scored 22 points and Julius Ellerbe III added 12 to go along with six steals for the Eagles (1-13).
The Hoyas’ decisive second-half run started with Caleb Williams’ steal that led to a Fielder lay up as Georgetown took 49-37 lead. Moments later, Fielder’s turnaround in the lane put the Hoyas up 56-37. Sorber’s jam with 6:36 left gave Georgetown a 67-41 advantage.
The pesky Eagles rattled off a 7-0 run but got no closer than 19 points the rest of the game.
The Eagles played without three of their top four scorers but forced 14 Georgetown turnovers in the first half and hit 5-of-8 3-pointers. Ellerbe corralled a loose ball near half court and distributed it to Nnadozie who converted a contested layup to pull CSU within 12-11.
But the Hoyas held a 24-10 rebounding edge in the first half as Sorber and Fielder were a force inside the paint. The Hoyas created separation as Sorber worked the high-low game with a catch in the lane and a left finger roll for a 25-15 Hoyas’ lead with 8:40 left in the first half.
Zahree Harrison’s 3-pointer kept the dogged visitors close and capped a 5-0 run that cut the Georgetown lead to 25-20. Nnadozie closed the first half with a 3-pointer and the Hoyas held a 37-30 lead.
–Field Level Media
