Georgetown:
The biggest problem for the Hoyas in this game was rebounding. They allowed Pittsburgh to get 18 offensive rebounds, and even when they didn’t lead to second-chance points, it made the Hoyas exert themselves on defense, which in turn made the offense struggle.
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| Georgetown | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOOTING | REBOUNDS | |||||||||||||
| MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | PF | ST | TO | BLK | PTS | ||
| 2 | * Wallace | 35 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | * Summers | 23 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | * Freeman | 25 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 21 | * Sapp | 23 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 55 | * Hibbert | 28 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 1 | Macklin | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Wright | 18 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Rivers | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Crawford | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ewing | 27 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| TEAM | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total | 200 | 25-54 | 8-24 | 7-9 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 65 | |
| 46.3% | 33.3% | 77.8% | ||||||||||||
| Technical Fouls |
|---|
| Pittsburgh: None |
| Georgetown: None |
| Arena Stats | |
|---|---|
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Officials | John Cahill, Jim Burr, Bob Donato |
| Attendance | 19,562 |
The Georgetown Hoyas lost their first Big East Tournament game ever as the top seed, losing to the Pittsburgh Panthers 74-65. Sam Young was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, scoring 16 points to go along with Ronald Ramon’s 17.
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Well here we are, the Big East Championship game at Madison Square Garden in the heart of New York. Johnny here with you, checking in about an hour away from the opening tip. As I was coming in, I could hear rivaling chants of “Let’s Go Pitt” and “Hoya Saxa” as the fans were awaiting the gates to open. That should happen in about five minutes, so right now it’s pretty quiet in here. The two teams are warming up and all the scoreboards in the Garden have the Georgetown G and Pittsburgh PITT written on them.
It’s going to be an exciting game - a rematch of last year’s final and the chance for Georgetown to beat the only Big East team it has yet to defeat. I’ll check back with whatever info I get, so stay tuned. And feel free to tell me what you think about the game or ask me any questions you have in the comments.
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | Georgetown | |
| 25-9 | Record | 27-4 |
| Big East | Conference | Big East |
| 10-8 | Conference Record | 15-3 |
| 16-2 | Home Record | 16-0 |
| 5-7 | Away Record | 8-4 |
| 74.1 | Points / Game | 69.9 |
| 65.2 | Points Allowed / Game | 57.5 |
| 37.7 | Rebounds / Game | 35.2 |
| 14.4 | Offensive Rebounds / Game | 10.0 |
| 16.0 | Assists / Game | 15.7 |
| 12.2 | Turnovers / Game | 13.2 |
| 3.3 | Blocks / Game | 4.9 |
We asked you how many blocks the Hoyas would get against West Virginia. As it turns out, the Hoyas were credited with three blocks, although it seemed like more than that. That means that Big A was correct with his guess of three. Good work.
The Hoyas now face Pittsburgh in the finals of the Big East Tournament for the second straight year. When the Hoyas faced Pitt earlier in the year, the Hoyas missed seventeen threes shooting a miserable 15%(3-20) from beyond the arc in their 69-60 loss to the Panthers. And one of the makes included a half-court shot by Jonathan Wallace. If the Hoyas hope to win another title, they will have to shoot better:
How many threes will the Hoyas make, and who will lead the team?
We think it will be more than three, but less than 17. Our guess is eight, with Wallace leading the way. What do you think? Leave a comment.
The Pittsburgh Panthers survived a valiant comeback effort by Marquette to defeat the Golden Eagles 68-61. Sam Young had a game-high 22 points as the Panthers advance to their seventh Big East Tournament final in eight years.
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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 Pittsburgh Panthers defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament, winning 70-64. The Panthers kept Cincinnati at arm’s length for most of the second half, as the Bearcats never had the ball with a chance to tie.
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I don’t think it can be considered a bright spot, since there is no brightness after a loss, but Vernon Macklin played very well against Pittsburgh. He won’t go 5 for 5 every game from here on out, but for a guy who had been struggling to score lately, he looked like he was playing with confidence.
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