Holding an opponent to a paltry 31.1% from the field and limiting them to 46 total points over the course of an afternoon can be enough to please a basketball coach.
Not Georgetown's John Thompson III.
"I'm not happy with our defensive effort" explained the Hoyas' head man after his team opened their Big East schedule with a turgid victory over Rutgers. We allowed them to get a few things that we did now want then them to get and how they got them."
Georgetown vs. Rutgers - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Denver vs. Middle Tennessee - 8:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Dartmouth - 2:00 pm ET
NJIT vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Hartford - 7:00 pm ET
Georgetown visits Rutgers this afternoon to open Big East play.
Denver looks to end a road losing streak at Middle Tennessee.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (8-5) continued its strong non-conference showing with a 68-55 victory over American. The Bears are now ranked 86th in the RPI.
After a week off for the holidays, Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met again at Jadwin Gym to discuss Princeton's final two games of 2007 at Marshall and at Monmouth. The two also previewed Princeton's final two non-conference games before the Tigers' exam break. This interview is 11:00+ in length.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (7-5) rallied from four points down with 21 seconds left to play, topping Army 79-78. Columbia (6-7) handled Lehigh, 74-64. Yale (4-7) beat Portland at home, 88-70. Penn (4-9) returned from Florida winless, falling 88-62 at Miami.
Sorry there was no news yesterday. I was extremely unwell.
Penn State vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - ESPN2
UL-Monroe vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Army - 7:00 pm ET
Lehigh vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Portland vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Miami (Fl.) - 8:00 pm ET
SportsProf attended the Princeton/Monmouth game and shares his thoughts.
Georgetown (10-1) beat Fordham 82-55. In the game, Jonathan Wallace became the all-time leading three point shooter in Hoya history.
Northwestern hosts Penn State in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Denver looks to improve to 2-0 in Sun Belt play at home against Louisiana-Monroe.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (6-4) scored the last nine points of regulation, defeating Quinnipiac 86-84 in overtime. Dartmouth (5-7) lost at Siena, 89-54.
Georgetown closes out 2007 with a home game against Fordham this afternoon.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (4-11) dropped its seventh straight, 80-77 in overtime versus UC Irvine. The Crimson let an 18 point second half lead get away at home.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (5-4) returned to the win column with a 66-50 victory over Stony Brook. Columbia (5-7) had no trouble with Polytechnic, 109-63. Brown (6-5) fell 87-54 at Notre Dame. Penn (4-8) set an ignominious record in a 60-30 loss to Florida Gulf Coast, scoring the fewest first half points by any team in the shot clock era. The Quakers trailed 30-6 at halftime. Yale (3-7) committed 27 turnovers in a 86-53 loss at Kansas.
American vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Morgan State - 9:00 pm ET - Cable Car Classic
Cornell vs. Stony Brook - 2:00 pm ET
Polytechnic vs. Columbia - 2:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Florida Gulf Coast - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Notre Dame - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Kansas - 8:00 pm ET
Denver (4-7) saw a five point lead erased in the last 39 seconds of regulation, falling to Santa Clara in overtime.
Georgetown hosts American (with former Princeton assistant Mike Brennan on the sidelines) this afternoon. American beat Maryland in their previous game.
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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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