WASHINGTON (AP) — Jaland Lowe’s 23 points helped Georgetown defeat Loyola (Maryland) 80-58 on Monday night in a season opener.

Lowe shot 9 for 15, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Hoyas. Vincent Iwuchukwu scored 21 points and added nine rebounds. Elmarko Jackson shot 5 of 11 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line to finish with 14 points.

Leo Ricketts finished with 10 points for the Greyhounds.

Georgetown took the lead with 19:27 left in the first half and did not trail again. Lowe led his team in scoring with 17 points in the first half to help put them up 44-20 at the break. Georgetown pulled away with a 16-0 run in the second half to extend an 11-point lead to 27 points. Iwuchukwu led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.