Today the Hoyas host St. John’s. Georgetown coasted to an historically easy victory in the teams’ first meeting, but St. John’s has had success in the Verizon Center, winning the first four times they played on F Street. The hero for the Hoyas the first time Georgetown beat St. John’s at Verizon was Courtland Freeman. We talked with Courtland after the Cincinnati game, and you can find the first half of that interview here. And this is the rest of what the former #2 had to say.
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Does everybody remember the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes? These con artists pass themselves off as designers and make new robes for the emperor. The bad guys pretend to use special fabric that only the smartest people can see. The Emperor quickly admits that he can see it, and the entire town does the same. Finally, during a procession through the town (or empire I guess), the Emperor walks around in his underwear until finally a little child sees him and says, “But he has nothing on!” The masses realize the kid is right and everybody laughs at the ridiculous Emperor. Meanwhile the Emperor continues his procession.

So class, what does this lesson teach us? There are several morals of the story, but they all basically say, “Think for yourself. Just because a lot of people are saying something doesn’t mean it’s the truth.” This concept applies very well to this season in college basketball, especially after a very interesting past few weeks.
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Last time, we ask you tell us how many points the Georgetown bench would score. Hoya Gray guessed 16, which was exactly right. Nicely done.

This Wednesday, the Hoyas take on St. John’s at Verizon Center at 9:00 PM. Last time these two teams met, the Red Storm managed only two field goals in the entire first half. We thought this question would be fun:

How many baskets will St. John’s score in the first half?

As nice as two would be, we are going to say seven field goals, which will still require a solid defensive effort. What do you think? Post a comment with your guess.

Georgetown has a long history of keeping its former players very close to the current team. It’s a tradition we like to call “The Hoya Family”. We caught up with one member of the Hoya Family at the Verizon Center after the Cincinnati game this weekend: Courtland Freeman. Courtland was a power forward from the early part of this decade who was a solid rebounder and defender. At 6′9″, he had very good athleticism and had a number of memorable follow dunks. We spoke with Courtland about the current squad and last season’s accomplishments.
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Teams

Georgetown:
This game was just what the doctor ordered for Georgetown. After four closely contested games, the Hoyas had a relatively easy time with the Bearcats. It looked as though it might be another nail-biter, as Cincinnati cut the Georgetown’s lead to five a minute into the second half, but then the Hoyas pulled away thanks to a 16-4 run and coasted to a 20 point victory. With every game of maximal importance in the race for the Big East title, the Hoyas surely enjoyed the stress-free victory.
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• Villanova defeated Connecticut on Saturday, 67-65, snapping UCONN’s 10-game winning streak and handing them their fourth league loss.
• Louisville eked out a close one against Pitt on Sunday, beating the Panthers 75-73 in Pittsburgh. It was another solid performance by the Cardinals, as they shot 57% from the field and held Pittsburgh to 6 of 21 shooting from behind the arc.
• Notre Dame also won on Sunday, making them the third team with only three losses in the Big East behind Louisville and Georgetown. The Fighting Irish beat the Syracuse Orange 94-87 in South Bend, marking Notre Dame’s 17th straight Big East home victory.

• The Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday, 73-53, in front of a crowd of over 17,000 at the Verizon Center. The win keeps Georgetown on top of the Big East standings with the conference schedule winding down.
• #2 Tennessee beat #1 Memphis at the FedEx Forum on Saturday night, 66-62. It was the first loss of the season for the Tigers and their first home loss in over two years.
• Another top 5 team fell on Saturday, as the Kansas Jayhawks lost a nailbiter to Oklahoma State, 61-60. Byron Eaton hit one of two free throws to put the Cowboys up one with 12 seconds to go, and Kansas couldn’t hit the gamewinner.

Georgetown: 73, Cincinnati: 53

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Jessie Sapp scored 16 points to lead a quartet of Hoyas in double figures, as Georgetown defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats 73-53 at Verizon Center. The Hoyas are now 12-3 atop the Big East standings and improved their record to 14-0 at home.
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Hey everybody, Johnny here at the Verizon Center. We’re a little less than half an hour away from the opening tip in this critical Big East match for the Hoyas as they take on the Bearcats of Cincinnati.

After splitting two games this weekend, the Hoyas are tied in the loss column of the Big East standings with Louisville, Connecticut, and Notre Dame. Every game is important as we come down the stretch of the conference season, so we’ll have to see what the Boys in Gray have to offer us this afternoon.

I’ll be back with the starting lineups and officials in a few. In the meantime, keep your thoughts coming in the comments.