Maybe it’s a little early to start worrying about at-large NCAA Tournament bids, but this weekend’s game between Georgetown and Memphis is a pretty big game for the Hoyas. Not because the committee will potentially look back to this early season game to determine if the Hoyas are worthy of a bid, but because if the Hoyas lose, they have a chance of being knocked out of the Top 25. That could be dangerous.
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There’s not really a rivalry between Georgetown and Memphis, but you wouldn’t know that from the way the teams have played each other over the years. The teams met for the first time in the 1983 NCAA Tournament regional quarterfinal when Memphis State (as the school was known until 1994) defeated Patrick Ewing and company. Then beginning in the 1993-94 season, the teams began playing during the regular season. The Hoyas won six straight meetings against the Tigers, including a game in the 1999 Maui Invitational and the first game ever played in Toronto, Ontario.
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Sorry this is so late, but I’ve finally uploaded the audio from after the Memphis game for you. Here’s Coach’s thoughts in two parts (YouTube has a 10 minute limit).

Normally we try to get the Postgame Thoughts out the day after the game or the nearest Monday, but today I’m giving you my super-postgame thoughts. Sorry for the delay.

Teams

Georgetown:
This was one of the worst performances of the season from the Hoyas, but they managed to pull it out in the end. It was the first overtime game of the season, and actually, the first game that was close in the final minutes. It was good for this young team to win a game that comes down to the wire because that is something that Georgetown teams have been known for in the past few years.
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We already put up Coach Thompson’s press conference. Here’s what Memphis Coach, John Calipari had to say about the game on Saturday.

During a long season, it is inevitable that a team will have a bad game every once in a while. Shots won’t fall, silly turnovers will happen, and all the bounces seem to go against you. There are lots of reasons why it could happen, but it most certainly will. So, the question that arises is twofold: can the team respond in-game when it’s “one of those days” to pull out a victory, and how does the team bounce back in the next game.
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