Jason Clark and Greg Monroe led Georgetown with 16 points apiece and a smothering Hoya defense held South Florida in check as the Hoyas pulled away for a 69-49 victory Wednesday. The Hoyas earned some revenge points by probably ending the Bulls’ hope of an NCAA bid; they’ll have another chance for revenge tomorrow, when they face Syracuse at noon EST on ESPN.
A few keys to the game:
- Defense. The Hoyas held the Bulls to just 19 points in the first half, and under 30% from the field for the game. Dominique Jones looked less like Dwyane Wade and more like Jerry Stackhouse–6 of 18 from the field, 6 turnovers, 5 missed free throws.
- Chris Wright. With the Hoya bigs saddled with foul trouble and Austin Freeman (3 of 12) missing his shot, Wright led the Hoyas charge, scoring 15, 12 in the first half, grabbing 6 rebounds, and dropping 4 assists.
- Jason Clark. Those rainbow 3s were dropping in MSG — 4 of 6 from deep, 6 rebounds, and a couple of sweet plays inside the arc to boot.
- Rebounding. At the half, the Hoyas were up 12 points, but losing the battle of the boards. After intermission, Georgetown was able to build on its lead largely because they hit the boards that much harder.
- Fouls. South Florida shot 25 free throws, Georgetown 9. Julian Vaughn fouled out in just 16 minutes of action, Monroe had 4 fouls most of the second half, while Hollis Thompson and Wright both picked up 4. Of course, the Bulls get to the line often, and the Hoyas don’t draw many fouls, but some of the calls in this game were just silly. Without free throws, this would have been over at the half.
- Two-leafed clover. Back-to-back Ryan Dougherty and Stephen Stepka sightings!
The Hoyas return to action tomorrow against Syracuse at 12 pm EST in search of back-to-back revenge wins. A preview follows later this evening.
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