(Sports Network) - Chris Wright poured in a career-high 34 points and Austin Freeman added 21, leading 14th-ranked Georgetown to an 86-70 victory over Harvard at Verizon Center.

Greg Monroe contributed 16 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Hoyas (9-1), who bounced back with a solid effort after Saturday's 61-57 loss to Old Dominion.

Jeremy Lin scored 15 points to pace Harvard (7-3), which hadn't played since a 74-67 win over Boston College on December 9. The Crimson fell to 0-2 against Big East foes this year, also losing at Connecticut in a 79-73 decision on December 6.

Harvard gave the nationally-ranked Huskies all they could handle that day and in Wednesday's matinee kept it close for nearly 17 minutes before the Hoyas scored the final 11 points of the first half.

Jason Clark snapped a 33-33 tie for Georgetown with a three-pointer at 3:12 mark before Monroe went to work. He came up with a steal at the other end, then put back a Freeman miss before coming up with a block that led to a three-pointer by Freeman for a 41-33 lead.

After a free throw by Wright, a steal by Monroe turned into a layup by Wright with 30 seconds left to give the Hoyas a 44-33 advantage heading to the intermission.

Georgetown opened an 18-point lead 5 1/2 minutes into the second half on a layup by Wright, who connected from beyond the arc four minutes later to extend the margin to 66-42.

The Crimson got only as close as 12, 80-68, on a three-pointer by Dee Giger with just under three minutes remaining.

Harvard opened a 10-7 edge just 4 1/2 minutes into the game after a steal and a dunk by Lin, and the Crimson led 14-13 before Georgetown took the lead for good on a three-pointer by Clark with just over 13 minutes left in the half.

The Hoyas scored seven straight points a few moments later to turn a one-point advantage into a 25-17 lead, but Harvard fought back. Oliver McNally's layup with 3 1/2 minutes left tied it at 33-33 for the Crimson.

Game Notes

Wright made 13-of-21 shots and also had six steals...Georgetown shot 50 percent overall and made 5-of-16 three-point tries while hitting 15-of-18 at the line...Harvard shot 41.5 percent from the floor, hit 5-of-15 from beyond the arc and drained 21-of-24 free throws...The Hoyas scored 36 points off 21 Harvard turnovers...This was the first meeting between the schools since the 1976-77 season...Georgetown improved to 26-25 all-time against Ivy League teams and played one of the schools from the Ancient Eight for the first time since a 54-47 loss to Princeton in the 1999 NCAA Tournament...The Hoyas open Big East play on New Year's Eve at home against St. John's...Harvard next plays on Monday against MIT.



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