Georgetown 75 @ Cincinnati 65 Post-Game Thread

[DanMcQ]

Wash Post - Camille Powell: Red-Hot Georgetown Rolls to Its 10th Straight Win

But the Hoyas weren't able to pull away from Cincinnati, mainly because of their own sloppiness against the full-court pressure. During one three-minute span, Georgetown committed five turnovers in its own back court -- four bad passes, and a 10-second violation. The Bearcats drew to within three.

But whenever things got dicey, the Hoyas turned to Green.

"Jeff Green is a lottery pick," Cronin said. "He's got tremendous talent and I think Coach Thompson has done a tremendous job of harnessing his talent. He knows when to shoot, when to pass, when to drive."

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"I don't think we're there yet," Green said. "We made a lot of mistakes. Cincinnati got a lot of rebounds and a lot of points in transition. We still need to grow up. We've got to trim those things down."

The Bearcats made their first five 3-point shots for a 17-7 lead, their first double-digit advantage in three games. During that time, Hibbert got only one shot off against a defense that double- and triple-teamed him inside.

That's when Georgetown coach John Thompson III knew it wasn't going to be an easy night.

"We didn't play well because of them," he said. "They got off to that big lead. It felt like they made the first 10 3s they took. We didn't do a good job guarding the 3-point line."

Hibbert's bank shot for his first basket cut the lead to 26-24, and the Hoyas finally pulled ahead with a 13-point run led by a freshman reserve. Rivers hit consecutive 3s, the second after he looked to pass but found himself unguarded and decided to let it fly.

With those two shots, Rivers matched his career high of six points.

"That was huge," Thompson said. "They decided not to guard him. His man was doubling Roy, and he got two open looks. The last 2 or 3 minutes of the first half was the key."

[DanMcQ]

Nice half by Jeremiah - somebody has been working on his shot.

[GIGAFAN99]

Will Cincy stop this 60% 3-pt shooting against us already? I mean it's now 20-34 over 3 halves and that includes two banks.

I still can't believe they've lost every half shooting the lights out like they have. Hopefully they finally go cold in the second and the Hoyas can pull away.

[Highsmith]

Those scores flashing by the bottom of the Louisville/St. John's game have been scaring me.....good to see the guys pull ahead for the half. What a shocker that JR hit 2 threes to help pull ahead. Hopefully the second half will be just a matter of us pulling away.......they have to stop making 3's at some point!!!

[Fan Of The Game]

It's funny I was expecting to see a bunch of in-game posts expressing frustration at our first 12 minutes...I should have had more confidence in my fellow posters. It just feels different with III at the helm, doesn't it?

[Filo]

I kinda expected a tough go when the dude banked a three-pointer from near the top of the key on their first shot of the game

[GIGAFAN99]

Energetic press, hot shooting...the hazard of a conference road game.

Have to weather this type of storm. Come on Hoyas!

[DanMcQ]

Someone needs to get Cincy's coach a seatbelt: he has a bad case of Pitino-itis. He could take a charge on some of these plays he is so far out on the floor.

[Filo]

True. It's a shame the Hoyas are reverting back to the panic with the press of the first Villanova game. They just need to settle down.

[Highsmith]

Having trouble getting the GU radio feed to work, so I went with the Cincy feed- the announcers just commented that they thought DaJuan was the oldest looking freshman in the country after Oden. This is just one example of the strange observations these guys have made since I started listening......the "color guy" sounds like he's doing his best "Grumpy Old Man" impression.

[Highsmith]

Grumpy Old Man- "They list Jeff Green at what.....6'9?"
PBP Guy- "Yes, that's right"
Grumpy Old Man- "He's not that big."

Grumpy Old Man (again about Jeff)- "I hate to say it, but he can play."

[coloradohoya]

Well, an ugly win goes in the same column as a good win.

[msb03]

A win is a win...BRING ON PITT!!!

[Elvado]

Trap avoided. Good win.

Get some rest for Saturday.

[Filo]

Yeah, Hoyas did not play a very smart game today, but they gutted it out. I'll take it.

Re: Cronin -- man, he seems like a real tool, esp. the way he was in his players' faces. Makes me sooooo happy that JTIII is coaching the Hoyas.

[DanMcQ]

Some good chances to work on different press-breaking combinations (with different effectiveness). This was an easily losable game - and many recent Hoya teams would have coughed it up. I never had the sense that this game was in any doubt.

10 in a row in the BE. Nice. Extending it on Saturday will be tough, but within reach.

[DoubleOhHoya]

Hoyas came out very flat. I guess it's good we can win by 10 and look that bad.

Bob Wenzel sucks. At one point, we're down 4 in the first, and he's saying Summers needs to have a big game if we're going to get back in it.

[Nevada Hoya]

Was Roy in foul trouble again? Great that Jeff seems to be taking over and JW bounced back.

[guhoyasfan36]

Win is a Win. Rivers giving a little boost off the bench, nice to see him make a couple. He'll have to keep it up when they don't even come with 5 foot of him. What can you say about Jeff, the guy is just plain awesome to watch. I get all giddy just thinking about his game. I think I have a man crush. Sapp has been great with the penetration, keep it up. Wallace is just solid. His the guy I'ld want at the 1 spot on my team. I knew cinnccinnatti couldn't keep the hot shooting all game. When we finally got up it just felt like we weren't going to be able to lose it. Keep it rollin
GO HOYAS

[GUJook97]

Wow. I suppose the hallmark of a good team is when its fans complain about shooting 52% and winning by 10 on the road. We've come a long way since losing to USF last year, I suppose.

Ohio State is losing at halftime to Penn State at home. Not every teams plays their greatest every night.

This wasnt even close to an "ugly" or "bad" win.