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WASHINGTON (AP) - Kam Jones scored 13 points and had a career-high 13 assists for his fifth double-double as No. 21 Marquette easily topped Georgetown 76-61 on Saturday night.

David Joplin had 17 points and Ben Gold added 15 as Marquette (22-7, 13-5 Big East) led by as many as 28 in the second half for its second straight lopsided win after overpowering Providence 82-52 on Tuesday.

Jones, who has scored in double-figures in 45 straight games, had nine of Marquette´s 11 first-half assists, helping the Golden Eagles to a 39-22 lead at the break.

Micah Peavy had 15 points and Curtis Williams 14 for Georgetown (16-13, 7-11). Jordan Burks had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

The Hoyas, who shot 34.5% for the game, finished the first half by missing 17 of their final 19 shots.

Marquette, which won the first meeting 74-66 on Jan. 7, completed its fourth consecutive season sweep over the Hoyas. Georgetown´s last win in the series came in the 2021 conference tournament.

The Hoyas have lost 22 straight to Top 25 teams.

Marquette: The Golden Eagles have bounced back to win four of five since a season-high three game losing streak from Feb. 1-8. Marquette is tied with Creighton in second place in the conference and is positioned to improve on its season low AP Top 25 ranking after a 2-0 week.

Georgetown: Dropped to 1-3 since losing star freshman Thomas Sorber for the season with a left foot injury.

After a sluggish start for both teams, Marquette went on a 6-0 after a steal by Ross and a dunk to take its first double-digit lead at 22-11 with 8:55 left in the first half.

Marquette has won eight straight at Georgetown dating to a 90-86 overtime victory on Feb. 26, 2018.

Marquette will play at UConn on Wednesday. Georgetown hosts Villanova on Tuesday.

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