From Wire Dispatches

Landover, Md--Patrick Ewing scored 10 points grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked seven shots to lead fourth ranked Georgetown to a 74 54 victory over Monmouth in college basketball last night.

The victory, Georgetown's eighth straight raised the Hoyas's record to 13.1

Ewing sat out the first nine minutes after taking an elbow to the head Georgetown officials decided to rest the All American center as a precautionary measure.

Monmouth, playing its first year in Division I, was led by Jesse Stout's 17 points. The Hawks, 3-9, hit just 10 of 33 field goal attempts in the opening half as their leading scorer, Mason McBride, was scoreless for the half.