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Defense keys Georgetown's victory over Old Dominion

Nov 29, 2007 - 5:41 AM NORFOLK, Virginia (Ticker) -- Georgetown used its defense and a big run to make sure that Old Dominion would not spring an upset for the second straight season.

Roy Hibbert had 14 points and 10 rebounds as the fifth-ranked Hoyas held the Monarchs to a terrible shooting night en route to a 66-48 triumph on Wednesday.

Georgetown (4-0), which lost, 75-62, at home to Old Dominion last November, pulled away with a 20-3 run between the end of the first half and beginning of the second as it coasted to the finish.

With the game tied at 21-21 with 3:38 left in the first half, the Hoyas ended the period on a 9-2 burst - capped by a dunk by Hibbert - to take a seven-point lead at the break.

Georgetown opened the second half with an 11-1 spurt - Old Dominion missed its first six shots - to take a 41-24 advantage. The Hoyas never led by less than 12 points the rest of the game.

Old Dominion (3-4), which had won its first three home games this season, shot just 31 percent (20-of-64) from the field.

Freshman Austin Freeman added 11 points off the bench for the Hoyas, who shot 52 percent (26-of-50) from the floor, and are 4-0 for the first time since the 2003-04 season.

Old Dominion scored the first basket - its only lead of the game - before the Hoyas answered with nine straight to take a 9-2 lead.

Gerald Lee, who scored 16 of the final 18 points in the first half for the Monarchs, finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds - both career highs.

Lee was the only player with more than six points for the Monarchs, who have lost all four games this season to ranked opponents, including three in a row to teams currently in the top 10.