Villanova Recap

By Hoya Hoops

It was another incredible finish as the Hoyas defeated the Villanova Wildcats for the first time in the Verizon Center with the final score of 55-53. After a defensive stop on the final possession, Jonathan Wallace was fouled and made two free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining to give the Hoyas their 18th straight home victory. Their last loss in Chinatown was at the hands of Villanova last season.

It was fitting that this game ended at the foul line as there were 48 fouls called and 51 free throws attempted on the night. Sloppy play characterized the game as Georgetown committed 18 turnovers and Villanova committed 11.

Jonathan Wallace led the Hoyas in scoring with 15 points and 3 three-pointers. Scottie Reynolds led all scoring as he put up 24 points in the losing effort.

The Hoyas’ next two games are on the road where they will face another Saturday – Monday turnaround. Saturday’s game is at the Carrier Dome at noon.

Topics: Recap
February 11th, 2008, 11:38 pm 2 Comments

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Paul H. Says:
February 12th, 2008 at 12:07 am
In an ugly game the Hoyas were fortunate to come away with a win. That said, I think the team showed a lot of heart tonight, even when they were playing sloppy. I’ll take the W, breathe a sigh of relief, and then move on to the next test…. CRUSH THE ORANGE
Jameson from CuseAdelphia Says:
February 12th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Georgetown is getting gifts from referees. First Syracuse-Georgetown, an NCAA official admits they got the call wrong on Roy Hibbert blocking Flynn late in OT.

WVU-Georgetown, first the Hoya defender fouls on the baseline before the shot that could have gone either way with goaltending.

Now tonight Villanova, essentially what the ‘Nova defender did was blocking if they had made legit contact. The Georgetown player easily dribbled around him. That probably shouldnt’ have been called a foul, but I can see the logic behind it. This was probably the one time the refs should have swallowed their whistle

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