Chris Wright, starting point guard for the 11th ranked Hoyas, broke his left hand on Wednesday in a 58-46 loss to Cincinnati.

Wright’s absence was apparent in Georgetown’s 58-51 loss to Syracuse as the Hoyas missed 32 of its 50 shots, including 11 of its 12 attempts after taking a two-point lead with 10 minutes 2 seconds in the game.

The Hoyas' 36 percent field goal percentage was their second worst this season; the 25 percent effort in Wednesday's loss to Cincinnati was the worst of coach John Thompson III’s tenure. Without Wright running the point, the Hoyas have looked out of sorts offensively.

“At points, we were holding the ball a little bit too long, looking for something," said guard Austin Freeman.

Syracuse won their fourth straight game as the nation's No. 17 team topped No. 11 Georgetown on Saturday afternoon.

"We came out on the losing end," Hoyas coach John Thompson III said simply.

The Orange got 12 points and seven rebounds from Rick Jackson. They pulled away after trailing 45-43 with 10 minutes left.

Syracuse had lost two straight to Georgetown.

Georgetown point guard Chris Wright had surgery Thursday on his broken left hand and is expected to return to the Hoyas before the end of the season.

Hoyas coach John Thompson III did not offer a specific timetable on Wright's return but said the team's medical staff was "optimistic" that Wright would play again before the season is over.

Wright was hurt Wednesday in the second half of the 11th-ranked Hoyas' 58-46 home loss to Cincinnati, when he lost possession in the paint and committed a foul as he reached for the ball.

Austin Freeman sprained his right ankle in Sunday's 69-60 win over Marquette on Sunday. Freeman left the floor with 1:33 remaining in the first half, but he was able to return in the second half.

"I got on the floor and somebody landed on my ankle," Freeman said. "It rolled. I was just trying to get up and see if I [could] walk on it. … It didn't hurt as much while I was playing."

"Austin sprained his ankle," Head Coach John Thompson III said. "Obviously he was able to go in the second half, but is he 100 percent? No. We'll figure it out as soon as we get back to school. But he was able to play, though he was limping a little bit."

Freeman had 17 points, shooting 7-for-17 from the field and 1-for-8 from distance.

No. 11 Georgetown topped Marquette 69-60 on Sunday afternoon en route to their eighth straight victory.

The win moved the Hoyas into sole possession of third place in the Big East and kept alive their longest conference win streak since 2006-07.

Marquette dropped back to .500 in the Big East.

No. 13 Georgetown hung on to beat Providence 83-81 despite 43 points from Marshon Brooks on Saturday afternoon.

The Hoyas had an 18-point lead at one point in the second half, but held on for their sixth straight win.

Brooks, who scored a career-high, had the most points in a game by a Big East player this season.

He went 17 of 28 from the field and 7 for 10 from the free-throw line, and he also grabbed 10 rebounds for the Friars.

No. 14 Georgetown defeated No. 13 Louisville 62-59 on Monday night despite blowing an 11-point lead in the second half.

Chris Wright, who went scoreless against Villanova recently, scored 24 points against the Cardinals.

"I have to see how the game is going to determine my role," said Wright, who attempted only three shots but had six assists in the 69-66 win over then-No. 8 Villanova on Saturday.

"In the last game, Austin [Freeman] was hitting shots all over the place, early and often, so why force something? Why force the issue? I've got to be the playmaker. Whatever that entails is what I've got to do."