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No. 13 Georgetown holds off St. John's (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Chris Wright scored 21 points, Greg Monroe and Austin Freeman each had 15 points, and No. 13 Georgetown beat St. John's 66-59 on Thursday night in the Big East opener for both teams. Georgetown (10-1, 1-0 Big East) was playing just its third game since Dec. 12, and looked rusty at times. They built a 12-point first-half lead, but repeatedly allowed pesky St.