The Spartans were dominated on the glass, getting outrebounded 35-29. MSU shot an embarrassing 9-of-16 on free throws, but an even more abysmal clip of 9-of-30 from 3-point range was even harder to look at.

The Spartans also committed 16 turnovers, putting the icing on the cake for the letdown in the Big Apple.

The Spartans even had a 30-29 lead at halftime, carried by redshirt freshman forward Kenny Kaminski’s nine points.

Kaminski only added one more point in the second half, and sophomore guard Gary Harris went on to score 17 in the second half for a game-high 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting.

Once the teams broke out of halftime, the Hoyas were the ones playing like the No. 6-ranked team in the nation, not a team that just lost five straight games by an average of 9.8 points.

Georgetown’s Reggie Cameron nailed a 3-pointer to take a 32-30 lead, and MSU fell behind the Hoyas for the rest of the game.

Hoyas’ Markel Starks was a huge reason MSU was in Georgetown’s review mirror the entire second half, as he lit up the Spartans for 16 points. D’Vauntes Smith and Mikael Hopkins also poured on 12 and 10 points, respectively.

While the Hoyas did extend their lead to as much as eight throughout the half, the Spartans showed some fight down the stretch.

Harris splashed a 3-pointer to bring the game to 56-54 with 1:36 on the clock, but the Spartans’ rebounding woos struck again on the other end.

Starks attempted a floater on the following possession, and a display of poor rebounding by MSU allowed Jabril Trawick to easily tip the ball in to go up four points with just over a minute on the clock.

The Spartans never got within four points of the lead for the remainder of the game, causing the bronze-clad Spartans to fall to 19-3 overall. Since the Carrier Classic in 2011, the Spartans have gone 1-6 while wearing alternative jerseys.