George Washington won its 15th straight game last night, but the bigger news is that star forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu twisted his knee just before halftime and didn’t return. Mensah-Bonsu, the team’s second-leading scorer and rebounder, will be evaluated today. We (or, more likely, some alert DCist reader) will have an update on his status when it becomes available. Reserve forward Regis Koundjia stepped up in Mensah-Bonsu’s absence, chipping in with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead five Colonials in double figures. LaSalle had won seven straight games coming into last night’s contest.

Desperately needing to do something — anything — to impress the NCAA Tournament committee, Maryland instead took a step closer to the NIT, losing a 71-60 decision to Florida State in Tallahassee. The Terps find themselves at 16-10 overall and 6-7 in the ACC. They essentially find themself in a “must-win” situation in each of their last three regular season games: Road dates at North Carolina and Virginia bookend a home matchup with Miami.

After three straight losses, Georgetown fans found themselves in a familiar position; a late-season losing streak doomed the team’s Big Dance chances last year. But the Hoyas righted the ship last night, with a convincing 66-50 win against Rutgers. Sophomore center Roy Hibbert led the way with a career-high 25 points.

Assured of a winning record in the Big East, Georgetown enters its final two games looking for a high conference tournament seed. They host Syracuse on Saturday (televised at noon on NewsChannel 8) before traveling to bottom-feeding South Florida to close the season on March 4. They’re currently fifth in the conference, but just a half game behind Pittsburgh and West Virginia. With two wins and a little luck, the Hoyas could find themselves with a top four seed — and a first-round bye — at Madison Square Garden.