Teams

Georgetown:
Ever since the arrival of Coach John Thompson III, the media has focused on Georgetown’s version of the Princeton Offense. In this one, it was Georgetown’s defense that stuck out as the Hoyas were incapable of stopping hot three-point shooting by an Ohio side playing the game of their lives.

Not being able to beat the Bobcats’ screens to defend the outside shot and not securing defensive rebounds allowed Ohio to score more points on Georgetown than any other team in a regulation postseason game.

Ohio:
Ohio came into this game with the mindset that every #14 seed should have – you’ve got one game to show the country what you can do. They showed no fear, and they shot as if their lives depended on it.

The Bobcats shot 35.9% on the season from three point land, but against the Hoyas, they made 13 of 23 for 56.5%.

Players

Georgetown:
Over the final few weeks of the season, Chris Wright has emerged as the true leader of the Hoyas. Tony already talked about his performance in the Big East Tournament, and he continued his impressive play in the Big Dance.

Chris played the entire 40 minutes on Thursday, and despite not being as effective from long range as usual, he still managed to drive and get points in the paint.

Ohio:
The backcourt for Ohio was amazing on Thursday, shooting a combined 10-28 from three. D.J. Cooper hit five of those treys, including the dagger with just under four minutes left to push the Bobcat lead back up to double-digits. Just when the Hoyas thought they could muster a comeback, Cooper was there to remind them that this was Ohio’s night.

Referees

The refs weren’t great, but they didn’t have too much of an effect on this one. My biggest complaint were the two or three travel calls they made against Hoya big men doing post moves. The refs need to learn the rule and watch the players’ feet. It’s not that difficult a call.

Number of the Game

10: The number of minutes played by Julian Vaughn. For as much progress as Julian’s shown since last season, I’ve felt that he needs more run in big games. I don’t know why he’s consistently getting few minutes, but he needs to work on whatever the coaches want him to work on during the offseason because extra minutes for Vaughn could really help the front court.

Hoyas Run From Dunkin’

I was planning on making an infographic about the Hoyas’ postseason performances at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, but at this point, I’m glad I didn’t. From being one point away from being the first and only #1 seed to lose to a #16 against Princeton in 1989 to falling in the opening round to Ohio, let’s hope Georgetown doesn’t play at the DDC anytime soon unless it’s against Providence.