Orange End Hoyas' Winning Streak

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Demetris Nichols and Andy Rautins each hit a pair 3-pointers to key a 14–0 second-half spurt and Syracuse beat no. 9 Georgetown 72-58 last night.

The victory snapped the Hoyas' 11-game winning streak and gave the Orange a strong claim for the postseason.

Georgetown (22–6, 12–3 Big East) had won 11 straight conference games for the first time in school history and had defeated Pittsburgh 61–53 Saturday to avenge a road loss to the Panthers in January and take sole possession of first place in the Big East.

Syracuse (21–8, 10–5 Big East) has won five straight since dropping four of five.

Nichols, the Big East's leading scorer, struggled before getting hot midway through the second half and finished with 22 points. Eric Devendorf had 11 points and 11 assists, Rautins had 13 points, and Paul Harris had 11 points.

Jeff Green, Georgetown's leading scorer, finished with nine points on 3-of-13 shooting, the first time he failed to crack double figures in 10 games. Center Roy Hibbert, who has never had much success against Syracuse, continued that trend with just six points and only two rebounds.