Whittington sparks No. 12 Hoyas to Big East victory over St. John’s
WASHINGTON -- Freshman Greg Whittington scored a career-high 12 points, and No. 12 Georgetown made clutch 3-pointers down the stretch in a 71-61 victory over St. John's on Sunday.
Whittington, Jason Clark and Markel Starks all hit 3s in the final six minutes to counter the Red Storm's momentum in a game in which Georgetown never trailed -- but also never led by double digits until the final five seconds.
Nate Lubick finished with seven points, eight rebounds, five assists and a career-high four blocks for the Hoyas (19-5, 9-4), who shot 61 percent in the second half and moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Big East.
D'Angelo Harrison scored 24 points and Moe Harkless 20 for the Red Storm (10-15, 4-9), who fell to a nation's-worst 0-10 against top-25 teams.
■ No. 22 Michigan 70, Illinois 61 -- At Ann Arbor, Mich., Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points, and Evan Smotrycz added 13 as the Wolverines remained unbeaten at home with a win over the Illini.
Trey Burke added 14 points for Michigan (19-7, 9-4 Big Ten), which is 14-0 at Crisler Arena.
Brandon Paul scored 21 points and Tyler Griffey 18 for Illinois (16-9, 5-7), which has lost six of seven.
