Teams

Georgetown:
The Hoyas had their first dominant performance in over a month, dismantling South Florida offensively and shutting them down defensively. The loss to Syracuse may have reminded the Hoyas that they are a very good team, and though they can’t win every game, they should soundly beat inferior opponents. And Georgetown did just that in Tampa.

South Florida:
The Bulls were clearly outmatched. They kept the game close for about 12 minutes, but then the Hoyas used a 16-0 to open the flood gates and South Florida had no response. The Hoyas even had a dry spell, going over five minutes without a point, but the Bulls could not claw back into the game, as they themselves went eight minutes without a field goal in the second half.

Players

Georgetown:
Jessie Sapp was instrumental to the dominant first half run the Hoyas used to turn a two point game into a 17 point laugher at the half. He hit back-to-back three pointers to put Georgetown up 10. The game was never closer. I know it is tough for Jessie to be reduced to coming off the bench, but he is doing a very good job of adapting to his role and doing whatever is asked of him to help his team.

South Florida:
Dominique Jones is the engine behind South Florida, and he was the only player scoring for the Bulls to start the game. However, he did not have one of his 30 point nights, only scoring 12 points on 5-16 shooting, and he didn’t get any help from his supporting cast either. You will not win many Big East games when the team scores only 40 points.

Coaches

While this win was critical, Coach Thompson summed up the Hoyas’ situation pretty well. “We need wins.” Georgetown still faces an uphill battle, but it’s good to hear the Coach talk a little bit about the big picture, even if it’s just in general terms.

Referees

The officiating was poor. The Hoyas took a 20 point lead, and it seemed like the refs were looking to make calls to help South Florida back in the game. The Bulls, however, were unable to take advantage of the free throw disparity, as both the Hoyas and the Bulls made nine free throws each, despite the fact that South Florida had 11 more attempts.

Number of the Game

19%: Difference between Georgetown’s field goal percentage and South Florida’s free throw percentage. The Bulls were a miserable 39% from the free throw line on the night. Georgetown, on the other hand, was very good from the field, shooting 58%. It’s not often that a team shoots better from the field than their opponents do from the stripe. It’s even rarer that the disparity would be this great.