Cain scores 23 to lift Marquette past Georgetown 64-60
WASHINGTON -- — Jamal Cain had a career-high 23 points as Marquette edged past Georgetown 64-60 on Saturday night.
Dawson Garcia had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Marquette (6-5, 2/3 Big East Conference). Justin Lewis added 10 points.
Marquette totaled 20 points in the first half, a season low for the team.
Jahvon Blair had 20 points for the Hoyas (3-6, 1-4). Qudus Wahab added 13 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. Dante Harris had seven rebounds.
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2020-2021 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Villanova | 11-4 | - | 18-7 |
Creighton | 14-6 | +0.5 | 22-9 |
UConn | 11-6 | 1 | 15-8 |
St. John's | 10-9 | 3 | 16-11 |
Seton Hall | 10-9 | 3 | 14-13 |
Providence | 9-10 | 4 | 13-13 |
Xavier | 6-7 | 4 | 13-8 |
Georgetown | 7-9 | 4.5 | 13-13 |
Marquette | 8-11 | 5 | 13-14 |
Butler | 8-12 | 5.5 | 10-15 |
DePaul | 2-13 | 9 | 5-14 |