Washington, D.C—

After an embarrassing loss to Syracuse on Monday night, the Hoyas needed some sort of major rebound and today they got just that with a controlling victory over Duke from start to finish  

For the Hoyas it was a special day as both President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were in attendance cheering on the 20,000 fans that sold out the first game of the season for the Hoyas. It was a special atmosphere inside of Verizon Center today that probably carried the Hoyas to a 89-77 victory.

"The crowd was pumped up, Obama was there, so it was exciting," Georgetown guard Chris Wright said. "I think we all came out with a little bit more energy than usual. We were all over the place, defensively and offensively."

The difference in today’s game came from the field. The Hoyas shot a blistering 71 percent and Duke was held to 37 percent from the field and shot 9 for 29 from behind the arc.

Nolan Smith scored 19 points, Kyle Singler had 18 before fouling out with 2:10 to play, and Jon Scheyer added 17 for the Blue Devils who fell to 17-4 on the season.

It was Duke's first road loss against an AP Top 25 nonconference team since 1997 when they lost to UCLA.

"They're really good, and I think we're good," Krzyzewski said. "But we weren't good today."

Georgetown is 3-0 against ranked nonconference opponents this season.