Georgetown mounted an impressive comeback Saturday, rallying from twelve points down to take a 45-43 lead on Nate Lubick’s lay-up after having trailed since the opening minutes. Having taken the lead, though, the Hoyas stalled, unable to muster any more offense. Three-pointers went awry, as they had all day, and unforced turnovers followed. Georgetown’s offensive ineptitude–the Hoyas shot just 36 percent from the field, while committing 16 turnovers–may have been a sign of how much they miss senior guard Chris Wright, who missed the game after breaking his hand in Wednesday’s game against Cincinnati. The loss, the Hoyas’ third in four games, essentially drops them out of contention for the double-bye at the top of the Big East. But a series of losses elsewhere in the Big East has left Georgetown in a six-way tie for sixth place in the loss column. A win Saturday at Cincinnati would go a long way to locking up sixth place.

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• The Hoyas lost their last home game of the season on Saturday, falling to Syracuse 51-58 on Senior Day. Chris Wright did not play due to his injured hand, and his starting spot was taken by Hollis Thompson.
• Jeff Green played in his first game as a Celtic on Saturday, after being traded along with Nenad Krstic just before the trade deadline on Thursday. Jeff wore #8 in Boston’s win over the Clippers, scoring 7 points in his 17 minutes of action. Speaking of his new players, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said, “They both had some bright moments for us and you can see they’ll be really good. I’m going to have to figure out how to use Jeff. I have no idea yet.”
• The #1 ranked team in the nation fell again this week, as Duke lost on the road to Virginia Tech, 60-64.
• Besides Duke, four other Top 10 teams lost this week, with #4 Pittsburgh losing to Louisville on Sunday, #5 Texas falling to unranked Colorado, #6 San Diego State losing to #7 BYU, and #10 Arizona dropping two to USC and UCLA

Georgetown dropped its second game in a row and third out of four, losing to Syracuse on Senior Day 51-58. The Hoyas fall to 10-7 in Big East games, and the team now runs the risk of dropping to ninth in the conference and having to play a Tuesday game in the Big East Tournament.
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Georgetown: 51, Syracuse: 58

Georgetown
			SHOOTING			REBOUNDS
		MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	PF	ST	TO	BLK	PTS
1	* Thompson	28	0-5	0-4	3-6	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	2	3
15	* Freeman	38	6-16	2-9	2-2	2	3	5	2	0	2	3	0	16
21	* Clark	27	4-9	3-7	0-0	4	3	7	1	4	1	5	0	11
22	* Vaughn	31	0-3	0-0	3-4	2	5	7	1	1	0	3	3	3
34	* Lubick	24	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	4	5	2	0	0	2	0	4
5	Starks	24	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	1	2	1	4	0	0	0	6
11	Sanford	5	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
14	Sims	21	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	1	2	0	1	1	6
20	Benimon	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	TEAM					2	2	4
	Totals	200	18-50	7-25	8-12	13	26	39	10	12	3	16	6	51
			36.0%	28.0%	66.7%

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Georgetown dropped its second straight, falling to Syracuse 51-58 on Senior Day.

After the game, here’s what Coach Thompson, Jason Clark, and seniors Austin Freeman and Chris Wright had to say:

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Also, here’s what Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said about the game:

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Hey everybody, Johnny here at Verizon Center. There’s a lot of gray here for Senior Day as the entire lower bowl and the mezzanine are covered with Gray Out shirts for the Hoya fans coming to this sold out game between Georgetown and Syracuse.

There’s also a lot of press here, and I’ve been kicked out of my usual spot behind the basket and I’m sitting in the corner above one of the tunnels. There are a ton of NBA scouts here today and I saw a few of the Dallas Mavericks already here for their game tonight against the Wizards.

There are not too many fans here yet besides the packed student sections, as both sides are starting their warm ups.

The scoreboard reads that Chris Wright will be starting, but that’s been known to change before. Chris is out there, wearing his warmup uniforms and not a suit, but he’s not touching a ball working out with the team; he’s just watching. His left hand has mainly been in his shirt pocket, but when he pulled it out, it looked like it was not wrapped up in tape or any sort of brace.

As the ball rolled to him though, he kicked it up to his teammates instead of passing it with his hands.

So here’s the info I have for you so far.

The scoreboard currently says it will be the same starters – Wright, Freeman, Clark, Lubick, and Vaughn.
The Orange will be starting Jackson, Jardine, Keita, Triche, and Joseph.
The refs for this afternoon are going to be Bob Donato, Gene Steratore, and Les Jones.

Keep checking back for more updates. I’ll let you know who the official starters are as soon as I find out more.

Team Stats
Syracuse		Georgetown
23-6	Record	21-7
Big East	Conference	Big East
10-6	Conference Record	10-6
15-3	Home Record	10-3
5-3	Away Record	7-4
72.9	Points / Game	72.9
63.1	Points Allowed / Game	65.8
37.9	Rebounds / Game	33.9
12.4	Offensive Rebounds / Game	10.0
16.0	Assists / Game	15.9
12.1	Turnovers / Game	13.5
6.6	Blocks / Game	4.5

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Before the Cincinnati game, we asked everyone how many points and assists Chris would rack up against the Bearcats. We all know what happened in that game, and so everyone went over with their guesses. The closest, though, was Bobby Cox, so congratulations we guess. We’re sure Bobby would trade the win for a Hoya victory and a healthy Chris.

It is a huge game for the Hoyas on Saturday. It will be the first game since Chris Wright broke a bone in his hand. It is the final home game of the season. It is the final home game in the careers of the Hoya Seniors – Austin Freeman, Chris Wright, Julian Vaughn, and Ryan Dougherty. Oh, and the opponent is Syracuse.

On Thursday, the University released a statement about the status of Wright’s injury. However, there was no indication about how many games he would miss, if any. It’s almost certain, though, that he will miss at least the Syracuse game. So, on to the Pregame Prediction.

Assuming Chris Wright is NOT in the starting line-up, which player will start in his place and how many points and assists will that player have?

Our guess, Hollis Thompson with 14 Points, 3 Assists. It’s the safest move in terms of experience, but it will make some players have to shift roles a bit. What do you think?

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Georgetown:
The Hoyas suffered a serious setback, having one of their worst offensive nights in recent memory and losing to Cincinnati 58-46. At first glance, it seemed like this game couldn’t have been worse for Georgetown. The loss at home dropped the team back into the very crowded middle of the pack in Big East play, which was painful enough, but the manner in which the team lost made it even worse, as they couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn in the second half. Add to that the potential season-ending injury to senior leader and floor general Chris Wright, and this was an all around bad night. But, surprisingly, there are a few positives coming out of the game.

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Today marked the trade deadline for the NBA, and the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Jeff Green to Boston.

After getting drafted by the Celtics as the #5 overall pick in 2007, Green was quickly traded to Seattle/Oklahoma City on draft day. Today, he returns to Boston, getting traded with Nenad Krstic for Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson.