D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Jabril Trawick nearly outscored Creighton by themselves, combining for 39 points as No. 21 Georgetown cruised to a 67-40 victory over the cold-shooting Bluejays.
Smith-Rivera totaled 24 points, Trawick added 15 and the Hoyas (15-6, 7-3 Big East) emphatically rebounded from Tuesday's home loss to Xavier with a stout defensive showing.
Creighton (10-13, 1-9) followed up its first Big East win with its worst shooting performance of the season. The Bluejays shot an embarrassing 21 percent (11-for-53) from the floor and did not have a single player score in double figures. Avery Dingman led the way with eight points.
Georgetown scored the game's first nine points, only to have Creighton respond with a 13-0 run to jump in front 15-12 on a Devin Brooks layup midway through the opening half.
From there, the Bluejays missed a staggering 23 shots in a row -- 12 straight before halftime and 11 after.
Smith-Rivera's 3-pointer highlighted Georgetown's 16-2 run to end the first half, and the junior guard made another during a 10-0 run at the start of the second. His jumper with under 16 minutes left yielded a 38-17 cushion, and the closest it got from there was 17.
Game Notes
Georgetown made 50 percent (26-of-52) of its shots ... Georgetown's Mikael Hopkins finished with eight points and eight rebounds ... The Hoyas had a 26-12 advantage in the paint ... Creighton's previous season-low point total was 50 against Villanova last week.
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