Georgetown escaped from Louisville Wednesday night with a win over a top-5 squad. It was another victory for a team that’s learning, and winning, on the job. Make no mistake: this win wasn’t easy. The Hoyas were frequently sloppy on offense, yielding to the Louisville pressure to commit 16 turnovers, and had a number of defensive lapses, letting Cardinal sniper Kyle Kuric shake free for five three-pointers. But Georgetown did just enough to get by, getting defensive stops in the waning minutes, corraling just enough rebounds, and riding career nights by Markel Starks, Otto Porter, and Jabril Trawick to a thrilling, narrow victory.

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Georgetown pulled out a huge victory on the road to earn their first victory of the Big East Season. After the game, here’s what Coach Thompson, Jason Clark, Markel Starks, and – for the first time – Otto Porter had to say about the big road win:

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Also, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino talked about the loss and the Cardinals’ upcoming game against Kentucky.

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Georgetown picked up their biggest win of the season on Wednesday night – not because Louisville was ranked #4 in the country, not because it was played in a crazy hostile environment, not because it was the first Big East conference game of the young season – well, because of all of those things. There are still some areas of concern with this team, noticeably the tendency to blow big leads in the final minutes of the game, but the thrill of this win has temporarily relieved Hoya fans’ worries. As the season moves on, the Hoyas will need to work on their focus for all 40 minutes, but for now, it’s good to see that the team can keep their cool down the stretch and earn the W’s.
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