Georgetown demolished Duke in front of the President of the United States and a packed house at the Verizon Center. After the game, here’s what went down in the Media Room.

First, Coach Krzyzewski took the podium:

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Then, Coach Thompson, Chris Wright, Austin Freeman, and Greg Monroe answered some questions:

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Georgetown:
This is a game the Hoyas must forget quickly. They played well for the first few minutes but then completely fell apart. Very little good can come from harping on this loss; the team has to pick themselves up and move on.

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The Hoyas moved to 4-1 in conference play after defeating Seton Hall at home. A little while after the buzzer sounded, here’s what Coach Thompson, Chris Wright, Austin Freeman, and Jason Clark had to say:

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Georgetown:
What a game! The Hoyas showed a lot of heart, coming back from a 19 point deficit to beat Connecticut. After the tough loss to Marquette, Georgetown found themselves down 15 at the break, and it would have been easy to let thoughts of last season come creeping back into their minds. Instead, they rallied, rekindling their offense thanks to Austin Freeman, and putting the clamps on the Huskies defensively.

It’s one thing to come back from a 19-point deficit, it’s another to hold on for the win. A lot of times teams will expend so much energy just to make the game close that there is nothing left in the tank for crunch time. This was not the case for the Hoyas. After going ahead by four points with five minutes to play, the Hoyas found themselves behind several times late in the game, but Georgetown came up with a huge bucket to retake the lead each time. It was a clutch performance from the Hoyas in a must-win game.

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After the big win against Connecticut, Coach Thompson, Greg Monroe, and leading scorer Austin Freeman all headed to the press room to answer questions. Here’s what they had to say:

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Georgetown:
The Hoyas were a little unlucky not to get a victory in this game. Aside from the slow start, the ran their offense effectively, finding open teammates, getting to the basket, and taking care of the ball for the most part. Even on the defensive end, they were blocking shots and forcing tough shots. However, they ran into a Marquette team that was on fire from beyond the arc. Even given that, Georgetown had the ball with a chance to win, and in a conference as tough as the Big East is this year, that is all you can ask for.

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Georgetown:
The Hoyas had a fairly easy road opener to Big East play, as the team coasted to a 17 point victory. However, the performance was far from convincing. The offense looked stymied by the 2-3 zone, passing the ball around the perimeter and settling for long shots with the shot clock running down. Also, the team’s depth is still a question mark, playing a second game in a row with very low bench production.

On the positive side, the team’s defense was impressive, forcing the Blue Demons to shoot only 39% from the field. Georgetown did look good against the man defense, finding the open teammate for easy looks. The Hoyas also cut down on their turnovers, committing 12, three under their average. All in all, it was a passable performance from the Hoyas, not pretty at times, but enough to get the job done, and comfortably so.

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Georgetown:
A win for the Hoyas was absolutely mandatory to keep themselves relevant for this season. They worked hard to open a slight cushion in the second half, but relaxed a little bit and paid for it. The team needs to develop a stronger ability to finish off games when possible. They did close out the game in the final minutes, but they could have finished it off about eight minutes earlier. Similar lapses will be costly against better teams than St. John’s.

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Here’s the audio from yesterday’s press conference after the Harvard victory.

Coach Thompson answers some questions about the game, and then Chris, Austin, and Greg all talk about their career performances.

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Georgetown:
There were some very big positives but also some disturbing negatives about this game. Let’s start with the good stuff.

Georgetown continued its trend of working the boards, out-rebounding their opponent 43-30 and was also able to get out in transition. Also, the Hoyas played great defense, holding Butler to 31% shooting on the night, and containing last year’s Horizon Player of the Year Matt Howard, who had only nine points and went 1-9 from the field.

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