No. 9 Hoyas advance to Big East semis
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After breezing through the first half, the Georgetown Hoyas weren't expecting to sweat it out against Villanova in the last few minutes.
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Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 9 Georgetown ended a decade of frustration against Connecticut and clinched a least a share of the Big East regular season championship Saturday with a 59-46 victory over the Huskies.
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Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 12 rebounds as No. 9 Georgetown ended a decade of frustration against Connecticut and clinched a least a share of the Big East regular-season title on Saturday.
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Jeff Green had a career-high 30 points, including the winning basket with 13 seconds left, and 12 rebounds to lead No. 9 Georgetown to an 84-82 victory over No. 20 Notre Dame in the semifinals of the Big East tournament Friday night.
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Villanova freshman guard Scottie Reynolds, a Herndon graduate, had his breakout game against Georgetown earlier this season and ever since his agressive play has helped the Wildcats contend in the Big East.
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The main theme of the Hoyasâ weeklong run in the Big East Conference Tournament has been reviving past glories.
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Brandon Bowman and Ashanti Cook were used to winning when they arrived at Georgetown. After a couple of rough seasons, they are keys to the Hoyas' resurgence.
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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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John Thompson was barking calls at his Georgetown players, a dominant big man was leading the way and, just like the old days, the Hoyas were on top of the Big East. Roy Hibbert scored 14 of his 18 points in the ninth-ranked Hoyas' big first half and Georgetown cruised past No. 13 Pittsburgh 65-42 to win the Big East tournament Saturday night.
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BOSTON, MA -- Syracuse has won a share of the BIG EAST title for the fourth time in the last nine years after defeating #17/19 Boston College, 43-17 in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
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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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For long stretches on Saturday, the Hoyas flashed the poised and precise attack that should make them a national-championship contender.
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Jessie Sapp hits a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left and Patrick Ewing Jr. blocks Da'Sean Butler's layup at the buzzer, sealing No. 9 Georgetown's 58-57 win at West Virginia Saturday.
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In the era of tournaments, rankings and RPIs, there's still something to be said for a good old fashioned first-place finish in the regular season, especially in a bloated conference like the Big East.
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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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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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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.