Feb. 16, 2005
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By TOM COYNE
AP Sports Writer
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Chris Thomas scored 21 points and Chris Quinn added
18, making all four of his 3-point attempts, to lead Notre Dame to a 70-64
victory over Georgetown on Wednesday, giving coach Mike Brey his 100th victory
with the Fighting Irish.
The Irish (15-7, 7-5 Big East) used a 17-2 run in the first half and forced
17 turnovers by Georgetown to help overcome 51 percent shooting by the Hoyas,
who outscored the Irish 36-10 in the paint and had a 30-23 rebounding
advantage.
Despite shooting 63 percent in the second half, the Hoyas (16-7, 8-4) were
never able to get any closer than five points - and that came on a 3-pointer by
Tyler Crawford with 6.9 seconds left.
Thomas moved into third place on Notre Dame's all-time scoring list with
2,099, moving ahead of Pat Garrity (2,085). Colin Falls added 13 points for the
Irish, and Torin Francis had 11. The Irish got only one point off their bench.
Brandon Bowman led Georgetown with 17 points and seven rebounds, Roy Hibbert
had 15 points, and Ashanti Cook added 11 points.
Brey tied John Jordan (1951-64) as the second fastest Irish coach to get to
100 wins, doing it in 151 games. George Keogan (1923-43) holds the school
record, doing it in 130 games. Digger Phelps, who announced the game, won 100
in 155 games.
The Irish took command with a 17-2 run late in the first half, holding
Georgetown without a basket for 10:28. The run started after Georgetown cut
Notre Dame's lead to 11-10 on a free throw by Roy Hibbert. The Irish went
nearly four minutes without scoring before Quinn hit a 3-pointer to start a run
of threes.
It started with 3-pointers by Quinn and Thomas and a three-point play by
Francis. After Quinn made a pair of free throws, Falls was fouled attempting a
3 and made all three free throws. Quinn then hit another 3-pointer to give the
Irish a 28-12 lead.
Hibbert finally scored inside with 2 minutes left to end an 0-for-6 shooting
streak during which the Hoyas turned the ball over seven times, finishing with
11 at the half. The Hoyas trailed 30-17 at halftime.
The Hoyas closed to 40-34 when Cook drove the lane and scored midway through
the second half. But they got not closer until the closing seconds.
