It’s official. With last night’s victory against FIU, Georgetown’s consecutive home win streak is 29 wins, the longest in the modern era.

Now that you know how well the Hoyas have done recently at the Verizon Center, it’s probably a good time to look back on how poorly they had done prior to this stretch. Up until the start of this streak, the Verizon Center did not provide much of a home court advantage. Whether the Hoyas had good teams or bad teams, the results at home were never anything to be proud of. Here are some facts and figures about life in the MCI/Verizon Center since the Hoyas played their first game there on December 3, 1997.

• Current Home Winning Streak: 29
• Current Home Winning Streak at Verizon Center: 28
• Longest Home Winning Streak at Verizon Center Prior to Current Streak: 10 (March 2, 2002 – January 12, 2003)
• Georgetown Wins at Verizon Center by 3 Points or Less Last Season: 4
• Georgetown Wins at Verizon Center by 3 Points or Less in Previous 10 seasons: 9
• Georgetown Losses at Verizon Center by 3 Points or Less: 12
• Georgetown’s Record at Verizon Center in games decided by 3 Points or Less since 2005-06: 6-0

The first time Georgetown won 5 consecutive home Big East games at Verizon Center was in 2005. That stretch of wins was highlighted by Georgetown’s 55-54 win over Notre Dame. In that game, Freshman Roy Hibbert converted a fast break dunk at the buzzer to steal the win. Ashanti Cook earned the game-winning assist. Prior to that streak, the Hoyas had never won three straight home conference games in Chinatown.

December 3, 1997: The Hoyas lost their opening game in MCI Center to Villanova 73-69. The Hoyas may have gotten what they deserved for scheduling the Wildcats on opening night of a new arena. Daymond Jackson led the Hoyas in scoring and rebounding with 13 points and 7 boards.

January 21, 2006: Georgetown upset the top-ranked and undefeated Duke Blue Devils in front of a capacity crowd at Verizon Center. That game is considered by many to be the win that put Georgetown back on the map of college basketball.