After a pair of poor shooting performances, the Hoyas decided to turn the tables, as they held Connecticut to its lowest scoring output of the season, as Georgetown triumphed over the Huskies 58-44. The Hoyas’ Big Three of Jason Clark, Henry Sims, and Hollis Thompson combined for 42 points, almost outscoring UCONN between the three of them. Andre Drummond had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies, who have now lost four straight conference games and drop to under .500 in conference play.

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Hey everybody, Johnny here, sitting courtside as we’re about fifteen minutes away from tipoff between your Georgetown Hoyas and the Connecticut Huskies.

Both teams are in the middle of a rough stretch as UCONN has dropped their last three straight and while the Hoyas have done a little better, they still picked up three losses in January, most recently with the defeat at Pittsburgh.

It’s going to be a big game tonight with both teams fighting for positioning in the tough Big East. We’ll have to see which Georgetown team shows up today, and how well they can contain Jeremy Lamb.

• The Hoyas look set to start the same five as usual – Starks, Clark, Thompson, Lubick, and Sims.
• The Huskies will start Lamb, Giffey, Boatright, Drummond, and Smith.
• And the refs for tonight are Ed Corbett, Michael Stephens, and Jeff Anderson.

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Before Georgetown’s 72-60 loss to Pittsburgh, we asked you to predict what the Hoyas’ field goal percentage would be. The Hoyas shot a mediocre 42% on the day, meaning that the lowest guess, bobby cox’s guess of 39%, was the closest. Nice job. I guess.

[Edit: There was some confusion over the winner of the last contest. Technically, we at Hoya Hoops were closest to 42% with our guess of 44%. But since we don't need to win our own contest, we gave it to the next closest guess. However, we made a clerical error, since billy cox was the rightful winner with a guess of 45%. So, we have decided to give billy a point; but to be nice, we are letting bobby keep the point we awarded him. Hopefully that makes everyone happy.]

The Hoyas look to bounce back tomorrow night against Connecticut. In Georgetown’s last four games, the team has had a different leading scorer each time. We wonder which Hoya will step up to help Georgetown earn a W.

Which Georgetown player will lead the team in scoring, and how many points will he have?

We think it’s Jason Clark’s turn to shine, putting up 30 points against the Huskies. Tell us who you think will lead the Hoyas in the comments.

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The Hoyas followed up a very shaky performance against Rutgers with an equally disappointing game against Pittsburgh, losing 72-60. Georgetown’s defense was poor for most of the game, with the Panthers getting open layups seemingly at will and scoring 32 points in the paint in the game. The inability to stop Pittsburgh combined with an offense that went over seven minutes without a field goal doomed Georgetown for failure. And with a big game against Connecticut coming up, the Hoyas cannot be happy with their most recent performances leading up to that showdown.

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Georgetown showed the ill effects of a week off Saturday, digging a 17-point hole from which it couldn’t get out, eventually falling against Pittsburgh, 72-60. The Hoyas sleep walked through much of the first half, sputtering on offense and not getting back on defense. While the deficit eventually was narrowed to five, the blue and gray committed too may errors, largely in the form of poor defensive rotations and forced shots on offense, to overtake a renewed Pittsburgh team.

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Georgetown: 60, Pittsburgh: 72

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The Georgetown Hoyas lost in disappointing fashion to Pittsburgh 72-60 at the Petersen Events Center. Georgetown never led in the contest and allowed their opponents to shoot over 50% from the field on the day. Nasir Robinson and Lamar Patterson combined to score 41 points on 15-17 shooting for the Panthers. Freshman reserve Otto Porter led the Hoyas with 14 points and six rebounds in the losing effort.
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In our last Pregame Predictions, we asked you to guess what Georgetown’s free throw percentage would be against Rutgers. The Hoyas were 25-36, 69.4%, from the line against the Scarlet Knights, and Georgetown needed every one of those points to eke out a 52-50 win. Roy 55 was the closest with his guess of 70, giving him his first win of the year.

Georgetown’s next opponent is Pittsburgh, who started the Big East season 0-7 before finally picking up a conference win Wednesday against Providence. The Hoyas would like to make sure the Panthers don’t start a winning streak at their expense, but, to ensure that, Georgetown must shoot the ball significantly better than it did against Rutgers.

What will Georgetown’s field goal percentage be?

While the Panthers may be having a down year, they will still bring intensity on the defensive end, so we will say the Hoyas will shoot 44% from the field, an improvement for sure, but not a lights out performance against a historically tough defensive team. Let us know what you think in the comments.