Marquette Recap

By Hoya Hoops

In their final road game of the season, the Georgetown Hoyas came up with their best road performance of the year, coming from behind to beat Marquette 70-68. Jonathan Wallace made three free throws with 2.8 seconds left to tie the score and force overtime, capping an 11 point comeback in the second half.

Georgetown continued their remarkable run of winning close games, this one hitting key free throws in the final seconds to go ahead by two. Marquette had a chance to win the game on their final possession, but three Hoyas - Rivers, Summers, and Wallace - combined to force the turnover at the buzzer.

Roy Hibbert and Jonathan Wallace each had the team high 20 points, and Summers had a career high 14 rebounds. Patrick Ewing was instrumental in the Hoya comeback, scoring five points in a row and getting two assists to help pull the Hoyas even. Georgetown overcame a season high 21 turnovers to regain sole possession of first place in the Big East.

The Hoyas head home for the regular season finale knowing that a win over Louisville will give them back to back regular season titles. Tip off is at noon.

Topics: Marquette, Recap
March 1st, 2008, 5:58 pm    

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Comments

  1. lic Says:
    March 2nd, 2008 at 7:53 am

    ok no longer feb and as the announcers said ITS MARCH theyalso talked about the gu poise adn the looks in the oppositions eyes and how we seem to do this alot never say die oops thats the fight song and watch outin the tourney for a team and a player jwall who can do this kinda thing and oh by the way STOP GIVING ME HEART FAILURE HOYAS and i think jwal great summers forty minutes fourteen boards great but the mvp and the best sixth man in the country was PATRICK YUP his energy drove the hoyas to win go hoyas beat the villle NO PLAYING ON WED AND MAYBE NUMBER ONE SEED GO HOYAS LOVE THOSE SENIORS YUP IITS FEBRUARY ALL THE WAY INTO MARCH AND ITS HOYA TIME MONEY TIME

  2. bubbachuck Says:
    March 2nd, 2008 at 11:16 am

    can we give some love to dajuan for his rebounding? even though he was struggling on the offensive side of the ball, the guy was crashing the boards and helping in other ways. that is one of the ways I think he’s improved this year - if he approached every game with a jerome type attitude, 14 boards wouldn’t be an aberration.

  3. blark Says:
    March 2nd, 2008 at 1:08 pm

    “They say pressure either bursts pipes or makes diamonds.”

    - Gus Johnson

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