Georgetown advances in Big East tourney
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Roy Hibbert scored eight of his 14 points in No. 9 Georgetown's opening 26-2 run, and the Hoyas held on for a 62-57 victory over ninth-seeded Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament Thursday.
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Jeff Green, above, and teammate Roy Hibbert mirror the Hoyas' struggles Monday, combining for just 15 points as Syracuse stymies 9th-ranked Georgetown, 72-58, to end an impressive Big East winning streak at 11 games.
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Matee Ajavon scored 20 points, Kia Vaughn had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 19 Rutgers beat No. 21 Marquette 63-55 on Monday night to advance to the Big East conference finals.
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With Georgetown pushing the ball up the court, it may come as a surprise that the Hoyas, who play U-Conn. at noon Saturday at MCI Center, are running the Princeton offense.
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In a season marked by upsets, it seemed only fitting that the underdog Huskies held off the 11th-ranked Bulls for a victory that put the team in first place in the Big East Conference.
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The biggest Big East game of the regular season went to No. 12 Georgetown, whose tenacious defense made the difference in the final minutes in a 61-53 victory over No. 10 Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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So much of what Georgetown has done so far has been to prepare itself for starting their Big East schedule at No. 16 Pittsburgh.
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Demetris Nichols and Andy Rautins each hit a pair 3-pointers to key a 14-0 second-half spurt and Syracuse beat No. 9 Georgetown 72-58 on Monday night. The victory snapped the Hoyas' 11-game winning streak and gave the Orange a strong claim for the postseason.
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Although a bid to the N.C.A.A. tournament remains a longshot, Connecticut clinched a spot in the Big East tournament and improved its overall record to a respectable 17-10.
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Georgetown was back in the Final Four last season for the first time since 1985. The Hoyas, with four starters returning from the team that lost to Ohio State in the national semifinals, start 2007-08 as a co-favorite in the Big East preseason coaches poll.
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Georgetown started a new winning streak in a hurry yesterday, jumping out to a 14-2 lead and never trailing Florida Atlantic in a 69-40 vicory at McDonough Arena.
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Marquette was facing an early exit from the Big East tournament, and St. John's fans were thinking about an upset. One big run and a bunch of clutch shots down the stretch helped the 18th-ranked Golden Eagles regain control Wednesday night to make the second round of the Big East tournament.
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Patrick Ewing Jr. scores a career-high 16 points as sixth-ranked Georgetown overcomes a season-high 21 turnovers in a 73-61 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday.
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The 16th game on the Huskiesâ Big East schedule was not much different from the previous 15. The Huskies won and won easily.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Jan. 26 -- Patrick Ewing Jr. waved at the gold-clad West Virginia students as he ran off the court at the end of ninth-ranked Georgetown's 58-57 victory over the Mountaineers on Saturday night, bidding good-bye to a group that had taunted him throughout the game.
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Louisville found a way to rattle Georgetown, shaking up the Big East in the process.
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The Georgetown lightweight men's crew team competed in the Henley Royal Regatta on the River ThamesÃÂ in England, advancing to the quarterfinals.