How about those last 10 minutes? It felt like the type of dominant performance we grew accustomed to during the Hibbert/Green/Wallace/Summers/Ewing Final Four run. The Hoyas punched their ticket to tomorrow’s Big East Championship versus the winner of Notre Dame/West Virginia. Georgetown will be going for a record 8th Big East Championship… and they… look… GOOD!
A few quick notes:
- Star–Monroe. The commentators were gushing as usual, and here’s why: 23 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks and he delivered a baby in the locker room at halftime. Just awesome.
- Supporting cast–the guards: Chris Wright (15 points) Jason Clark (15 points) and Austin Freeman (12 points). Austin still doesn’t appear to be his explosive self, but he doesn’t have to be because Clark has really stepped it up (even showing moments of brilliance).
- Key sequence–Coming out of the timeout with 10:52 remaining in the game, the Hoyas went on an 8-0 run with contributions from Chris Wright, Hollis Thompson, Jason Clark and Greg Monroe.
- Moment of terror–not that bad, but Vee Sanford had a turnover and a foul that looked like it was going to open the door to a Marquette run. Luckily, it never happened.
- Redemption–Just a dominating home stretch that should boost the Hoyas confidence as well as their seed in the NCAA Tournament.
- Key stat–only 7 turnovers compared with 15 assists. Also points in the paint were huge.
Big game tomorrow! Hoyas lost to both teams (without Austin Freeman) and will be looking for revenge. Get fired up.
