Syracuse pounded by Georgetown

WASHINGTON-DaJuan Summers scored 21 points and No. 13 Georgetown had its best 3-point shooing game of the season in an 88-74 victory over No. 8 Syracuse on Wednesday night. Austin Freeman scored 19 points and was 4-of-5 on 3-pointers as the Hoyas (12-3, 3-2 Big East) went 12-for-21 from behind the arc. Eric Devendorf had 20 points and four 3-pointers for the Orange (16-2, 4-1), who had won seven straight, while Rick Jackson had 17 points and Paul Harris added 15 points and 11 rebounds. In a game that often featured bruising play in the paint, Georgetown pulled away with the long-distance shooting. The Hoyas set a season high for 3-point percentage (57.1) and tied their season high for 3-pointers. Georgetown took over the game with a 21-4 run starting midway through the first half that gave the Hoyas a 37-18 lead 5 1/2 minutes later. The run was sparked by two 3-pointers by sophomore Nikita Mescheriakov, who had only two field goals all season entering the game. Mescheriakovs first 3 was answered by Syracuses Jonny Flynn, but he immediately followed with another from the top of the key. That basket started a string of 14 straight points by Georgetown, including thunderous dunks by Summers and Henry Sims.