Georgetown:
The Hoyas continue to show their ability to win in different ways. Against Villanova, the team got no offensive production from Roy Hibbert, but used a three-point barrage to coast to victory. In this game, Georgetown used a revitalized Hibbert to pound West Virginia inside. They also continued their stellar defense, holding the Mountaineer’s hot hand Joe Alexander to just 12 points on 5-16 shooting.
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Georgetown: 72, West Virginia: 55
| Georgetown | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOOTING | REBOUNDS | |||||||||||||
| MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | PF | ST | TO | BLK | PTS | ||
| 2 | * Wallace | 34 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | * Summers | 30 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | * Freeman | 21 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | * Sapp | 27 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 55 | * Hibbert | 30 | 12-17 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 1 | Macklin | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Wright | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Rivers | 16 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Jansen | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Crawford | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Wattad | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ewing | 22 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TEAM | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total | 200 | 32-60 | 7-17 | 1-7 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 72 | |
| 53.3% | 41.2% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||
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.
In our last Pregame Predictions, we asked how many fouls the refs would call. There were 40 fouls called yesterday, 24 of those going against the Hoyas in a mostly one-sided officiating job. That means that Emily was exactly right on both counts. Good job, Emily!
Today, the Hoyas take on the Mountaineers. In the last meeting, Georgetown edged the Mountaineers on a last-second block by Patrick Ewing Jr. We will ask this question:
How many blocks will the Hoyas have, and who will have the most?
Our guess is six, with Roy Hibbert leading the way. Leave us your guesses in the comments.
| 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 |
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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The West Virginia Mountaineers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament, edging Providence 58-53. West Viriginia overcame poor three-point shooting to claim victory, as the usually sharp Mountaineers were only 20% from beyond the arc.
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People like to generalize (myself included). We enjoy looking at specifics events and trying to find trends. We use small pieces to form the big picture. So, it is not surprising that after the controversial block Patrick Ewing Jr. made against Da’Sean Butler in the final seconds of the West Virginia game, people claimed that the “missed” call meant the Mountaineers were cheated out of a victory. However, there is an obvious flaw to this logic. And it is a matter of sample size.
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Georgetown:
This wasn’t the best performance by the Hoyas, but any win on the road in this conference is impressive, and winning at Morgantown against a highly capable Mountaineers team is definitely something to be proud of. The win made sure that Georgetown remained at the top of the conference, and the Hoyas’ biggest concern moving forward is how serious that injury to DaJuan Summers’ ankle really is.
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