Monroe recorded one of his five blocks on the next possession when he rejected freshman Kyle Casey’s layup attempt. The Hoyas took the ball the other way and got the ball to Austin Freeman, who knocked down the deep shot from the corner to increase the Big East squad’s lead to eight with just over two minutes remaining.

Lin, who has traditionally been the one to halt the runs of opposing teams, blew past his defender but was whistled for the offensive foul as he exploded to the basket. While the Crimson finally managed to record a defensive stop, McNally had his pocket picked and the Hoyas’ Wright was fouled going to the basket.

Although he converted on only one of his two free throw attempts, Wright got the last laugh, putting in a layup that extended Georgetown’s lead to double digits heading into the break.

“I thought we started very well—we were pretty sharp,” Amaker said. “I just thought that the end of the first half, that was the dagger for us.”

Harvard came out of the break trying to attack the basket, but the Hoyas were too big. Harvard sophomore forward Keith Wright was stuffed on the Crimson’s opening possession and McNally soon followed suit.

A lay-in and two-handed slam from Monroe gave him four of his 16 points and extended the lead to 19. Harvard’s deficit would soon grow to 24 and the Crimson was sent packing back to Cambridge.

“We tried to pick ourselves up at the start of the second half,” Amaker said. “But with an 11-point cushion for their team here at home, that’s a big hill for our team to climb.”

—Staff writer Martin Kessler can be reached at martin.kessler@college.harvard.edu.