Posted: Jan 04, 2026
No. 16 Tigers Take Down Shock to Open New Year
Washington Adventist (MD)
(5-7, 0-0)
62
Georgetown
(13-3, 0-0)
77
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Washington Adventist (MD) (5-7, 0-0) | 29 | 33 | 62 |
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Georgetown (13-3, 0-0) | 35 | 42 | 77 |
GEORGETOWN, Ky. – The No. 16 Georgetown College men's basketball team (13-3) finished up the non-conference season with a 77-62 win over Washington Adventist (5-7) in Davis-Reid Alumni Gym on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Georgetown's offense was clicking early as it rushed out to a quick 11-0 lead behind a pair of 3-pointers from Bubba Leavell. The Shock's first basket of the game came four and a half minutes in as Washington Adventist made it a 16-12 game midway through the opening half. The Tigers opened up as much as a 12-point lead after Darien Lewis slammed home a dunk with just under seven minutes to play. Georgetown took a 35-29 lead at the break.
The second half quickly turned into a physical back-and-forth game, which saw the Shock tie things at 38-38 just three minutes in. Chase Cook's three-pointer even gave the visitors a temporary lead at the 14:35 mark, which forced a Tigers timeout. From there, Rashad Bishop took over. The senior pounded in all 11 of his points in the final 14 minutes of action to help lift the Tigers to the comfortable 15-point win.
THE TEAM
Georgetown shot 36.9% from the field. The Tigers were 6-29 (20.7%) from deep and shot 23-30 (76.7%) at the free-throw line. GC won the rebounding battle 53-41, while the Tigers also held the assists advantage, 11-2. The Tigers produced more steals, 13-7.
THE PLAYERS
* Darien Lewis led the way with 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting with five rebounds.
* Julius Edmonds added 11 points and finished his double-double with 11 rebounds and four steals.
* Rashad Bishop tallied 11 points off the bench and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds for a double-double.
UP NEXT
The Tigers jump into conference play with a road game at No. 2 Freed-Hardeman (15-1) on Thursday, January 8.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Georgetown's offense was clicking early as it rushed out to a quick 11-0 lead behind a pair of 3-pointers from Bubba Leavell. The Shock's first basket of the game came four and a half minutes in as Washington Adventist made it a 16-12 game midway through the opening half. The Tigers opened up as much as a 12-point lead after Darien Lewis slammed home a dunk with just under seven minutes to play. Georgetown took a 35-29 lead at the break.
The second half quickly turned into a physical back-and-forth game, which saw the Shock tie things at 38-38 just three minutes in. Chase Cook's three-pointer even gave the visitors a temporary lead at the 14:35 mark, which forced a Tigers timeout. From there, Rashad Bishop took over. The senior pounded in all 11 of his points in the final 14 minutes of action to help lift the Tigers to the comfortable 15-point win.
THE TEAM
Georgetown shot 36.9% from the field. The Tigers were 6-29 (20.7%) from deep and shot 23-30 (76.7%) at the free-throw line. GC won the rebounding battle 53-41, while the Tigers also held the assists advantage, 11-2. The Tigers produced more steals, 13-7.
THE PLAYERS
* Darien Lewis led the way with 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting with five rebounds.
* Julius Edmonds added 11 points and finished his double-double with 11 rebounds and four steals.
* Rashad Bishop tallied 11 points off the bench and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds for a double-double.
UP NEXT
The Tigers jump into conference play with a road game at No. 2 Freed-Hardeman (15-1) on Thursday, January 8.
Tip-off with the Lions is set for 8:30 p.m.