St. John’s Recap

By Hoya Hoops

In a must-win game against the Big East’s 13th placed St. John’s, the Georgetown Hoyas failed to execute and lost 59-56 in overtime. After a back and forth first half, the Hoyas headed into the locker room with a two point lead, 31-29.

In the second half, St. John’s could not get the ball in the basket as they went the first 13 minutes without a field goal. In that time, Georgetown went ona 14-1 run to make it 45-30 with 10:42 remaining. But as the game started winding down, St. John’s kept in it and methodically chipped away at the Hoyas’ lead. Georgetown could only muster one field goal in the final 10 minutes of regulation, and key free throws from the Red Storm’s Rob Thomas forced overtime.

In the extra session, Georgetown did not have enough to outlast the Red Storm as a contested three-pointer from DaJuan Summers to force double overtime did not fall.

The Hoyas play again on Saturday on Senior Day against DePaul with a rare 5:00 start. It is the final game of the season for Georgetown who will return to Madison Square Garden next Tuesday for the Big East Tournament.

Topics: Recap
March 3rd, 2009, 10:51 pm 3 Comments

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SFS75 Says:
March 4th, 2009 at 1:51 am
Am I the only person who thinks poor coaching is the only explanation for such terrible performance down the stretch of each game? These guys might not be as good as they think they are, but they aren’t this bad either.
sam Says:
March 4th, 2009 at 9:42 am
when the game is on the line, these kids look around like ‘what do we do now?’…thats all coaching. completely unprepared. if his last name wasnt Thompson, he’d be on the hot seat. honestly this season has been a tribute to poor coaching, poor shooting, and poor effort on the defensive end. I cant remember a G’town that got out worked and out hustled. this is the first. last night was a disgrace!
Zo Says:
March 4th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Maybe the bad coaching isn’t new. We don’t have Green, Wallace, Hibbert or Ewing to bail us out any more. The choking isn’t new…Davidson had one good player and the Hoyas were up by 17 in the second half. This is the worst loss to St. John’s ever. That says a lot.

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