Congratulations to Mike Brennan, who is headed back to the NCAA Tournament as an assistant coach at American. The Eagles defeated Colgate to sew up their first-ever appearance in the big dance.
One minute into Georgetown's Big East semifinal matchup with West Virginia, Hoya center Roy Hibbert picked up an offensive foul giving a shoulder to his defender in the post. After going scoreless in 14 minutes of play before fouling out against Villanova on Thursday afternoon, was Hibbert in for another long game?
"For a little second I was like 'aw man,'" admitted the 7'2" Hibbert, "but the coaches tell me to go out there and play my game."
Georgetown (26-4) advanced to the Big East semifinals for the third straight year. The Washington Post has more on the the Hoyas' hot shooting and Sally Jenkins offers up a funny piece about "luck."
Richmond (16-14) lost to St. Joe's, 61-47 on the boardwalk in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Northwestern (8-22) led by 13 at halftime and had the ball with a chance to win in the game's final seconds but it was Minnesota who advanced out of the first round of the Big Ten Tournament with a 55-52 victory.
Georgetown set a school record and tied a Big East Tournament record with 17 made three point shots, and the Hoyas exploded for runs of 14-2 and 14-3 in the second half as they pulled away from Villanova for a 82-63 victory in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
West Virginia awaits Georgetown on Friday night in the tournament semi-finals.
With Roy Hibbert suffering through possibly the worst game of his collegiate career (zero points, four turnovers and five fouls in 14 minutes) the rest of Georgetown's lineup more than made up for the absence of their 7'2" center. "To say Roy had a rough time getting in a rhythm would be an understatement," observed Georgetown head coach John Thompson III. "The nature of our team is – when any particular guy is struggling we have other people who can step up and our team is confident in everyone."
Jessie Sapp knocked down six three pointers and scored a game-high 23 points. DaJuan Summers hit three times from outside on his way to 19. Jonathan Wallace scored 19 of his 20 points in the first half, connecting three times early from behind the arc as Georgetown opened up a quick 12-4 lead.
Villanova vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
St. Joe's vs. Richmond - 2:30 pm ET - Comcast Sports Net
Northwestern vs. Minnesota - 5:00 pm ET - ESPN2
The Daily Princeton assesses the job Sydney Johnson did this season.
Roy Hibbert and his fellow senior Hoyas lead Georgetown into a high noon meeting with Villanova at Madison Square Garden to start day two of the Big East tournament. We'll be on the scene with a full postgame report later today.
Richmond and St. Joe's face off in the Atlantic 10 tournament.
Northwestern plays Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament.
Chris Young allowed three runs in four innings as the Padres won a spring training contest against the San Francisco Giants.
Judson Wallace with 17 points and 18 rebounds as Capo d'Orlando won 97-91 over Teramo.
Will Venable has impressed San Diego manager Bud Black.
Georgetown (25-4) won the Big East regular season title for the second straight year, the first time this has been done in the program's history.
The Hoyas took the lead on DaJuan Summers' three point shot with 40 seconds to play and defeated Louisville 55-52.
Things are different for Georgetown from where they stood just four years ago. Or, it is just "luck" if you're Rick Pitino.
Richmond (16-13) could not stay with Atlantic 10 regular season champion Xavier, falling 86-61. Despite the loss the Spiders earned a first round bye in the A10 Tournament and will play Thursday afternoon against the winner of Fordham/St. Joe's.
Northwestern (8-21) lost 65-52 to Wisconsin. Northwestern is the 11th seed in the Big 10 Tournament and will play Minnesota on Thursday afternoon at 5:00 pm ET.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (19-9 / 11-3) won its fourth straight, a 75-71 decision over Dartmouth (10-18 / 3-10). The Bears now wait to see if they get the call for the NIT or the CBI. Penn (12-18 / 7-6) beat Columbia (14-15 / 7-7) at the buzzer on a jumper by Tyler Bernardini, 69-67. Yale (13-15 / 7-7) finished its season with an 81-65 romp past Harvard (8-22 / 3-11).
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Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
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