For the second straight game, the Hoyas used a dominating last 10 minutes to pull away for a comfortable Big East Tournament win. Roy Hibbert scored a season-high 25 points, as Georgetown defeated West Virginia 72-55 to advance to their twelfth Big East Tournament final.
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Johnny, checking in from MSG. Here we are an hour away from tipoff of the Big East Tournament Semifinal game between the #5-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers and the #1-seeded Georgetown Hoyas.
Things are pretty quiet here as the fans are just about to be let in, but there were plenty of Georgetown fans that I saw lining up outside the gates. It’ll be a tough battle as usual tonight, as this Mountaineer team just dismantled the UCONN Huskies yesterday afternoon. Joe Alexander and company will have their hands full today though as Georgetown did some dismantling of their own, setting the stage for an exciting semifinal game.
I’ll be checking with lineups, info, and commentary as usual. You can chime in yourselves below.
Georgetown:
Georgetown came out firing on all cylinders, as it seems that the extra day of rest had them more motivated and energized for the game. The Hoyas hit ten first half three pointers, and ended up going 17-28 from downtown. When Georgetown starts out shooting well from outside, they are tough to beat. When they start out shooting unreasonably well, like they did yesterday against Villanova, they are almost impossible to stop.
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| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | Georgetown | |
| 24-9 | Record | 26-4 |
| Big East | Conference | Big East |
| 11-7 | Conference Record | 15-3 |
| 13-2 | Home Record | 16-0 |
| 6-5 | Away Record | 8-4 |
| 75.5 | Points / Game | 69.8 |
| 63.0 | Points Allowed / Game | 57.5 |
| 36.3 | Rebounds / Game | 35.0 |
| 12.2 | Offensive Rebounds / Game | 9.8 |
| 15.7 | Assists / Game | 15.7 |
| 11.1 | Turnovers / Game | 13.3 |
| 5.2 | Blocks / Game | 4.9 |
In a conference where seven teams would fit right in in the Top 25, Marquette’s 98-79 victory over Notre Dame was an upset on paper only. Jerel McNeal scored a game-high 27 points as Marquette pulled away down the stretch.
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The Big East showed just how powerful a conference it was in the third quarterfinal in Madison Square Garden, as the 7th seed Pittsburgh Panthers defeated the #2 seed Louisville Cardinals 76-69 in overtime. The game was an epic battle as both teams played with maximum effort and tenacious defense. Louisville had the ball trailing by two in the final minute of regulation when Earl Clark grabbed an offensive rebound and scored to tie the game. The Panthers had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but Levance Fields’ contested three-pointer was off the mark.
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The #5 seeded West Virginia Mountaineers earned the first upset in the 2008 Big East Championship, defeating the #4 seed Connecticut Huskies 78-72. West Virginia’s Joe Alexander set a school tournament record, scoring a game high 34 points.
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Georgetown: 82, Villanova: 63
| Georgetown | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOOTING | REBOUNDS | |||||||||||||
| MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | PF | ST | TO | BLK | PTS | ||
| 2 | * Wallace | 35 | 7-10 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | * Summers | 25 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 4-7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 15 | * Freeman | 32 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | * Sapp | 30 | 8-12 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 55 | * Hibbert | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Macklin | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Wright | 15 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Rivers | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ewing | 24 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 200 | 28-51 | 17-28 | 9-13 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 82 | |
| 54.9% | 60.7% | 69.2% | ||||||||||||
The Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Villanova Wildcats 82-63 to advance to the Big East Tournament semifinal for the third straight year. The Hoyas pulled out to a 15 point lead midway through the first half and took an 11 point lead into halftime. However, Villanova started the half on a 18-3 run to take a 47-43 lead, and the game looked like it would be another nail biter for Hoya fans.
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Hey everybody, Johnny here from Madison Square Garden. We’re still a ways away from the opening tip, but there’s already plenty of excitement and anticipation waiting for the Quarterfinal game between Georgetown and Villanova.
We already hooked you up with all you need to know in terms of the last time these two teams met, Villanova’s last game, and the preview for this afternoon’s matchup.
I’ll keep you updated with whatever info I have for you from the Garden, including starting lineups and referees, as soon as I get it. As usual, keep your in-game thoughts coming in the comments as well.
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