National Basketball Association
Georgetown 75, Villanova 73
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
# Jeff Clark, # Ed Corliss, # Tommy Morrissey
Attendance:
5144
By Field Level Media
Jayden Epps scored 20 points and sank the game-winning layup with five seconds left as Georgetown beat Villanova 75-73 on Tuesday in Washington.
Micah Peavy hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points and Jordan Burks had 14 points as Georgetown (17-13, 8-11 Big East) swept the Wildcats in a two-game regular-season series for the first time since 1992-93.
Eric Dixon scored 24 points -- all in the second half -- as Villanova (18-13, 11-9) completed the regular season. Jordan Longino added 17 points as the Wildcats lost at Georgetown for the first time since the 2018-19 season.
Georgetown, which made 14 of 31 3-point attempts (45.2 percent), ended the game on a 15-4 run after trailing 69-60 with 3:43 left after an Enoch Boakye dunk. The Hoyas went on a 7-0 run to close within 69-67 on a Drew Fielder dunk.
Dixon ended the Hoyas' spurt with two free throws. Burks made a layup on the other end to get Georgetown to within 71-69 with 1:58 left. Two Jayden Epps free throws tied the game at 71-all with 1:13 to go, and Burks gave the Hoyas a 73-71 lead with 37 seconds left before Jhamir Brickus tied it at 73 nine seconds later.
Early in the second half, Georgetown built a nine-point lead, but Dixon led Villanova back. The Hoyas were up 46-37 with 13:57 remaining after a Peavy 3-pointer. Wooga Poplar responded with 3-pointer before Dixon scored Villanova's next 13 points.
Georgetown started the second half on an 8-0 run to take a 37-29 lead after a Peavy 3-pointer. Dixon responded on the other end with his first basket of the game, a 3-pointer with 18:04 remaining to bring Villanova.
The game was tied at 29 at the half.
Dixon, came into Tuesday after back-to-back 30-plus point games, finished 8 of 19 from the field.
Georgetown won the first meeting 64-63 on Jan. 14 on Villanova's campus.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Villanova |
|
Georgetown |
Eric Dixon 24 |
Scoring |
Jayden Epps 20 |
Jhamir Brickus 7 |
Assists |
Drew Fielder 4 |
Enoch Boakye 11 |
Rebounds |
Drew Fielder 7 |
Eric Dixon 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jayden Epps 5 |
Wooga Poplar 2 |
Steals |
Jordan Burks 1 |
Enoch Boakye 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Villanova
|
73 |
45.8 |
8-28 |
11-16 |
13 |
33 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
Georgetown
|
75 |
44.8 |
14-31 |
9-10 |
16 |
25 |
0 |
4 |
6 |