Monroe leads Georgetown to 83-62 win
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The associated press - Published: December 1, 2009
WASHINGTON — Greg Monroe scored a season-high 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, Chris Wright added a season-high 18 points and No. 16 Georgetown remained undefeated with an 83-62 win over Mount St. Mary's on Monday night.
Julian Vaughn had a career-high 14 points and matched his career best with eight rebounds and three blocks for the Hoyas (5-0), who built a 20-point cushion by opening the second half with an 11-2 run.
After the Mountaineers cut it to 55-44 with 9:30 left, Monroe scored seven straight points during a 17-5 Georgetown run to put the game away.
Jean Cajou scored 16 points and Tayvon Jackson added 11 for the Mountaineers (3-3), who turned the ball over five times in that opening four-plus minutes of the second half against the Hoyas' tight defense.
No. 5 Kentucky 94, UNC-Asheville 57
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — DeMarcus Cousins scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 5 Kentucky to an easy 94-57 win over UNC-Asheville on Monday night.
John Wall added 12 points and a school freshman-record 14 assists, while Patrick Patterson had 17 points and nine boards as the Wildcats (7-0) cruised.
No. 8 Syracuse 92, Colgate 58
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Wes Johnson scored 19 points, Andy Rautins hit three 3-pointers to help key an early surge and No. 8 Syracuse beat Colgate 92-58 on Monday night. It was the 162nd meeting between the teams, and Syracuse (7-0) leads 117-45, including 44 wins in a row. Mitch Rolls, Kyle Roemer and Yaw Gyawu led Colgate with eight points apiece.
Roemer, the Raiders' leading scorer, was averaging 18.4 points.
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