The Georgetown Hoyas lost at home for the third time in four games, falling to Notre Dame 78-64. The loss drops the Hoyas to 9-7 in conference play.
The Hoyas looked out of sync the whole game, especially on the defensive end, where the were giving up open shots and allowing too many offensive rebounds. As a result Notre Dame had 10 more shot attempts than the Hoyas at the break. The Irish led by four, 31-27.
Georgetown lost their second straight home game – and the fourth of the season – today, falling to Notre Dame 64-78. After the loss, here’s what Coach Thompson, Greg Monroe, and Jason Clark had to say:
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Georgetown: 64, Notre Dame: 78
| Georgetown | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOOTING | REBOUNDS | |||||||||||||
| MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | PF | ST | TO | BLK | PTS | ||
| 1 | * Thompson | 25 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | * Wright | 39 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | * Monroe | 35 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 21 | * Clark | 33 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | * Vaughn | 23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Sanford | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Freeman | 23 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Benimon | 15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Sims | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 23-45 | 8-18 | 10-14 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 64 | |
| 51.1% | 44.4% | 71.4% | ||||||||||||
Hey everyone, Johnny here at Verizon Center, less than an hour away from tipoff between the Georgetown Hoyas and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Irish are coming off a win against Pittsburgh, but they are still expected to be without 2008 Big East Player of the Year Luke Harangody, who is suffering from a deep bone bruise that he received in his right knee against Seton Hall. Harangody was warming up with his team, but he’s not listed as a starter, so he may play in this one, but right now it seems unlikely.
The Hoyas just headed back to the locker room after some warmups. On the way, a bunch of players headed into the student section to high five the fans. Georgetown will not be wearing their usual home gray today. They are sporting white warmups, and their uniforms will be silver in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Jordan brand. Here’s a photo of the unis: Silver Uniform.
I’ll be checking back with more info, but for now, the starters:
Hoyas starting the usual five: Wright, Clark, Freeman, Vaughn, and Monroe.
Update: Hoyas starting Wright, Clark, Vaughn, and Monroe.
Austin Freeman is on the bench with the trainer, as Hollis Thompson gets the start.
Irish will be starting Nash, Jackson, Abromaitis, Hansbrough, and Scott.
The refs today are Jim Burr, Gene Steratore, and Pat Driscoll.
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | Georgetown | |
| 18-10 | Record | 19-7 |
| Big East | Conference | Big East |
| 7-8 | Conference Record | 9-6 |
| 16-3 | Home Record | 11-3 |
| 1-6 | Away Record | 6-4 |
| 79.2 | Points / Game | 73.6 |
| 71.9 | Points Allowed / Game | 65.1 |
| 36.6 | Rebounds / Game | 33.6 |
| 11.7 | Offensive Rebounds / Game | 9.5 |
| 17.8 | Assists / Game | 15.4 |
| 10.5 | Turnovers / Game | 14.4 |
| 3.0 | Blocks / Game | 5.2 |
Before Georgetown snapped its two-game losing streak by beating Louisville 70-60, we at Hoya Hoops asked you to guess how many points the non-Big Three would score. As it turns out, they had a pretty good game, scoring 21 points. That means Julien from France was only one off, with his guess of 22 points. Félicitations!
The Hoyas now return home to take on Notre Dame on Saturday. Historically speaking, the Fighting Irish are a predominantly three-point shooting team, and this year is no exception, as they are first in the Big East in three-point percentage at 41.5%, and also have the most makes of any conference team. Georgetown is not too shabby from beyond the arc, either.
How many three pointers will the Hoyas make, and who will have the most?
We think Georgetown will start with its inside game, but that should open up the perimeter. We are saying 10 three’s, led by Austin Freeman. Put your predictions in the comments. Bonne chance!
Georgetown:
Georgetown needed a win, and despite a small scare thanks to their slow start, they got what they came for. It was a crucial win for the Hoyas, coming off of two losses and facing a conference team ahead of them in the Big East standings.
As the season progresses, it is becoming more and more clear that Austin Freeman and Greg Monroe are the most consistent players on this Georgetown team. And it’s good to see that in a game when Chris Wright can’t get himself into an offensive rhythm that the other players on the team step up, and the Hoyas can still come out with a win against a quality opponent.
Georgetown: 70, Louisville: 60
| Georgetown | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOOTING | REBOUNDS | |||||||||||||
| MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | PF | ST | TO | BLK | PTS | ||
| 4 | * Wright | 38 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | * Monroe | 38 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | * Freeman | 38 | 9-12 | 5-6 | 6-6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 21 | * Clark | 34 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | * Vaughn | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Thompson | 13 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Sanford | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Benimon | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TEAM | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 23-49 | 8-16 | 16-20 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 70 | |
| 46.9% | 50.0% | 80.0% | ||||||||||||
The Georgetown Hoyas ended their two-game losing streak with an impressive road victory against the Louisville Cardinals 70-60. In their next to last game at Freedom Hall, Louisville desperately wanted a win to help plead their case for the NCAA Tournament and to improve their ranking within the Big East Conference. With the win, the Hoyas have placed themselves tied with Louisville in 5th place in the conference at 9-6.
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | Louisville | |
| 18-7 | Record | 18-9 |
| Big East | Conference | Big East |
| 8-6 | Conference Record | 9-5 |
| 11-3 | Home Record | 14-3 |
| 5-4 | Away Record | 3-6 |
| 73.7 | Points / Game | 78.3 |
| 65.3 | Points Allowed / Game | 69.4 |
| 33.6 | Rebounds / Game | 38.1 |
| 9.5 | Offensive Rebounds / Game | 15.4 |
| 15.5 | Assists / Game | 15.4 |
| 14.5 | Turnovers / Game | 13.9 |
| 5.4 | Blocks / Game | 4.2 |
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