Georgetown won their fifth straight game with the resounding 84-44 victory over the NJIT Highlanders this afternoon at Verizon Center. After their third game in six days, Coach Thompson took to the podium alongside Hollis Thompson and Jason Clark to talk with media about the victory.

Here’s what they said to the press:

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Georgetown shook off the cobwebs from a long trip back from Alabama, and the aches and bruises from five games in the previous twelve days to blow out NJIT on Saturday, 84-44. Key to the Hoyas’ victory was a 29-2 extended run spanning roughly 10 minutes across the two halves; the push inflated a decent 10-point Hoya margin to a 37-point rout. While Hollis Thompson led the way with 20 points on a career-high 6 three-pointers, Saturday largely was a chance for the freshmen to shine, and they took the chance. Mikael Hopkins scored 12 points while Tyler Adams scored 8, each taking advantage of superior Hoya size inside to post their respective career highs.

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Georgetown was coming off a huge win on the road against Alabama and playing against a team that Coach Thompson in the postgame press conference described by saying, “we are a better team than them”. So the frustrating first half of pulling ahead and then under-performing was nothing too surprising.

What was unexpected was how well the underclassmen performed in the second half. The players who had seen the least action all season showed confidence and control that they hadn’t displayed all season. Most times when the coach clears the bench, the lead slowly dwindles and the game seems to stretch longer than what’s comfortable. On Saturday, the freshmen brought excitement to the court and not only held the lead, but extended it. Regardless of the opponent, that’s a solid accomplishment.

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