NEW YORK—There was no stirring second-half comeback this time against Georgetown.

The first half wasn’t much better, either, for the USF men’s basketball team in Wednesday’s 69-49 loss to the Hoyas in the second round of the Big East Tournament.

Georgetown seized control of the game early behind the play of guards Chris Wright and Jason Clark, who combined for 19 first-half points to put the Hoyas up by 12 at the half.

USF closed to within six in the second half behind Dominique Jones, but the Hoyas pulled away down the stretch as USF continued to struggle from the outside.

USF was 0-for-8 from 3-point range until Shaun Noriega’s 3-pointer in the final minute accounted for the Bulls’ final points. USF was 0-for-8 from behind the arc in Tuesday’s first-round win against DePaul as well.

Trying to knock off Georgetown for the second time this season—USF defeated the Hoyas 72-64 on the road Feb. 3 behind a strong second-half comeback—the Bulls never could get it going Wednesday.

The loss likely sends USF (20-12) to the NIT, which would extend USF’s streak of missing out on March Madness to 19 seasons.