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Game Preview: Georgetown at Seton Hall
Georgetown heads to New Jersey for a Tuesday night showdown with a hungry Seton Hall squad. Read the game preview, posted at Casual Hoya, here.
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Game Preview: Georgetown at Providence (posted at CasualHoya)
Your Hoyas start a critical five-game season-closing stretch Saturday when they travel to Providence to take on the Friars. I’ve posted a game preview over at Casual Hoya. On a more general note, a new addition to the family has … Continue reading
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Game Preview: St. John’s at Georgetown (posted at Casual Hoya)
Your Hoyas seek to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss to Syracuse on Sunday at the Verizon Center, when they face a young, struggling St. John’s squad. Check out the game preview posted over at Casual Hoya.
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Heartbreaker: Syracuse 64, Georgetown 61
Georgetown fought the number two team in the nation to the brink and beyond Wednesday night, taking the hated Syracuse Orange to overtime before succumbing in the last minute, 64-61. The Hoyas withstood multiple Orange surges, punching back even as … Continue reading
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Clampdown: #14 Georgetown 75, South Florida 45
Georgetown played the first half Saturday against South Florida as it had several recent games: the defense was stingy, but the offense scarcely produced more points than the defense yielded. Coming out of intermission, though, the Hoyas hit their offensive … Continue reading
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Game Previews at Casual Hoya
The good gents at Casual Hoya have invited me to post my pregame musings on their site. So, click here to read about tomorrow’s game against South Florida and check back at casualhoya.com for game previews going forward.
Return to Form?: Georgetown 58, Connecticut 44
Georgetown’s once-again stingy defense conspired with an atrocious Connecticut offense to hold the Huskies without a field goal for more than ten minutes Wednesday night. In the process, the Hoyas turned an early six-point deficit into a lead they would … Continue reading
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Game Preview: #9/#10 Georgetown at Pittsburgh
Georgetown will try to win its fourth straight Saturday when it hits the road to face a struggling but dangerous Pittsburgh squad. Here’s what you need to get yourself ready. When & Where. Saturday, Jan. 28, 4 p.m. EST, Petersen … Continue reading
Checking in on Big East Predictions
At nearly half way through the conference slate, we’re far enough along for my Big East predictions to have gone predictably, horribly wrong. Here are one man’s updated rankings, along with some sure-to-be-wrong-again prognostications. 1. Syracuse. Original prediction: #1 in … Continue reading
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Rust, not Rest: Pittsburgh 72, Georgetown 60
Georgetown showed the ill effects of a week off Saturday, digging a 17-point hole from which it couldn’t get out, eventually falling against Pittsburgh, 72-60. The Hoyas sleep walked through much of the first half, sputtering on offense and not … Continue reading →
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