Washington ? Georgetown allowed Aaron Gray to look like the next coming of Patrick Ewing in the first half. In the second half, Pittsburgh’s 7-foot center didn’t even score.

Hoyas coach John Thompson III went to a matchup zone to stop him, and he pulled Gray away from the basket on defense by using Jeff Green as a point forward.

Those moves allowed the 17th-ranked Hoyas to overcome a 15-point first-half deficit and survive a late rally for a 61-58 victory over No. 9 Pittsburgh on Sunday.

“I think we did show a lot of poise, particularly in the last part of the first half,” Thompson said. “We could have became a little frazzled.”

Green matched his career high with 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting, and Brandon Bowman scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half for the Hoyas (16-4 overall, 7-2 Big East), who have two victories over Top 10 teams during their six-game winning streak. The other came on Jan. 21 over then-No. 1 Duke.

The victory also moved Georgetown into sole possession of fourth place in the Big East and ended a four-game home losing streak to the Panthers.

The Hoyas won despite getting outrebounded 35-23 and with only two points from their bench – Darrel Owens’ two free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining. Georgetown nearly blew a 10-point lead in the final 39 seconds.

Pittsburgh's Aaron Gray (33) is double-teamed by Georgetown's Brandon Bowman (1) and Jeff Green as he shoots under the basket. The Hoyas held Gray scoreless in the second half of their 61-58 victory Sunday in Washington.

No. 10 George Washington 80, Richmond 55

Washington – Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Danilo Pinnock each scored 16, and Mike Hall added 15 to lead George Washington to its 10th straight victory.

The Colonials took control of the game with a 19-4 run on the way to a 33-18 halftime lead.

No. 18 N.C. State 62, Maryland 58

Raleigh, N.C. – Tony Bethel made two three-pointers and two free throws down the stretch, helping N.C. State hold off Maryland despite making only five shots inside the arc.

Bethel finished with 17 points.