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The Daily OrangeMBB | Capitol punishment: SU loses its two-game winning streak vs. renewed rival Georgetown
By Zach Berman
Posted: 2/27/06, 12:27 AM EST Section: Sports
The Orange tried to shoot its way back into the game, but Georgetown played tough defense, and SU hit more iron than nylon. Georgetown's two post players, Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green dominated the paint and wouldn't allow the Orange to claw back.
"We weren't scoring inside the whole game. Maybe if we were scoring inside, you'd think you want to go there," Boeheim said. "But we're a perimeter-oriented team. And if you take it to the basket, Hibbert's there and Green's there. So you're not going to get it much on the drive."
The Hoyas kept grabbing the rebounds and playing out the clock. They'd attempt a shot late into the shot clock, but were still able to find the rebounds. Georgetown beat SU, 39-29, on the glass, with 17 of the GU's rebounds coming on the offensive end.
"It's something we stressed coming into this game," Thompson III said. "(Syracuse wins) when they rebound. We thought we could go after the boards and make some shots."
Green anchored the victory, scoring 18 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Owens scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting in his final home game. With its second straight win after dropping its previous three games, Georgetown looks like a surefire NCAA Tournament team.
Boeheim praised the rivals after the game, insisting that they were a good team last season when they reached the NIT and drove the Orange into overtime during the regular season. The Hoyas returned most of the contributors from last season's team and are in Thompson III's system for the second year.
But on top of perhaps sealing GU's tournament fate, the win was a signal the rivalry is renewed and Thompson III can battle Boeheim the way his father did.
"The Duke win was nice," Thompson III said, in reference to the Hoyas' win over No. 1 Duke on Jan. 21. "This win was nicer. It's Georgetown-Syracuse."
"We weren't scoring inside the whole game. Maybe if we were scoring inside, you'd think you want to go there," Boeheim said. "But we're a perimeter-oriented team. And if you take it to the basket, Hibbert's there and Green's there. So you're not going to get it much on the drive."
The Hoyas kept grabbing the rebounds and playing out the clock. They'd attempt a shot late into the shot clock, but were still able to find the rebounds. Georgetown beat SU, 39-29, on the glass, with 17 of the GU's rebounds coming on the offensive end.
"It's something we stressed coming into this game," Thompson III said. "(Syracuse wins) when they rebound. We thought we could go after the boards and make some shots."
Green anchored the victory, scoring 18 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Owens scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting in his final home game. With its second straight win after dropping its previous three games, Georgetown looks like a surefire NCAA Tournament team.
Boeheim praised the rivals after the game, insisting that they were a good team last season when they reached the NIT and drove the Orange into overtime during the regular season. The Hoyas returned most of the contributors from last season's team and are in Thompson III's system for the second year.
But on top of perhaps sealing GU's tournament fate, the win was a signal the rivalry is renewed and Thompson III can battle Boeheim the way his father did.
"The Duke win was nice," Thompson III said, in reference to the Hoyas' win over No. 1 Duke on Jan. 21. "This win was nicer. It's Georgetown-Syracuse."
