WASHINGTON -- Georgetown coach Craig Esherick wanted to see his team rebound against Coastal Carolina. The Hoyas did in more ways than one.

No. 16 Georgetown (2-1) routed the Chanticleers (0-2) at McDonough Arena, 76-51, behind Mike Sweetney's 28 points, a career high, and 10 rebounds.

Just two days earlier, Georgetown was upset by unranked Georgia, which outrebounded the Hoyas by 15.

"I reflected on the Georgia game," Esherick said. "Then I told the players I was going to take the blame for the game because I didn't feel we as coaches did a good job of teaching them to box out. ... I told them I wasn't going to take the blame for much more."

The game also marked the debut of Hoyas freshman Harvey Thomas, a highly touted forward from Fredericksburg, Va., declared academically eligible before the game. He had four points and four rebounds in 18 minutes.

Wesley Wilson added 19 points and seven rebounds for Georgetown, which passed up the outside shot and concentrated on getting the ball inside.

The Hoyas shot 50 percent from the floor, 29-of-58, and took only five 3-point shots. Sweetney and Wilson combined to shoot 20-of-25 from the floor.

"Obviously they have a very good inside game," Coastal Carolina coach Pete Strickland said. "And while I thought we were very undersized there, they were still very disciplined in getting the ball inside to them. And that shows good coaching."

Georgetown took a 50-20 lead at halftime, as the Hoyas made 19 of 31 field goals in the half, and Sweetney scored 20 points. Coastal Carolina struggled, making just 8 of 29 field goals and committing 12 turnovers.

The Hoyas scored the opening basket of the second half to take a game-high 32-point lead. But the Chanticleers rallied, going on a 19-7 run that forced Esherick to use two timeouts.

Coastal Carolina forward Brandon Newby, who had 13 points, scored seven points during the run. Guard Alvin Green, who had a team-high 14 points, punctuated the run with a 3-pointer to make it 59-40 with 12:18 remaining.

But the Hoyas responded with an 11-0 run to put the game away.

"I thought in the first half we probably played as well as we had all year," Esherick said. "Then in the second half we just relaxed and reverted back to the bad habits we had in the first game."