Prior to yesterday afternoon, the last time the Georgetown Hoyas took the court they put on an embarrassing performance, losing to South Florida and costing themselves a first-round bye in the Big East conference tournament in the process. In the first half of Wednesday’s game against Notre Dame, they extended their streak of mediocre-to-bad play to 60 minutes, missing their first 12 shots and trailing at the break before rallying for a 67-63 win.
Brandon Bowman scored 25 points to lead the Hoyas, who started the second half with a 11-3 run. He and Ashanti Cook kept the Hoyas safe in the second stanza, combining for three three-pointers during an exciting, up-and-down stretch in which Notre Dame sharpshooter Colin Falls buried a trio of triples of his own.
The Hoyas move on to the Big East quarters, where they’ll look to avenge a 57-51 loss against Marquette. Tip is scheduled for 2 o’clock on ESPN, but will likely be delayed until about 2:30 by the Syracuse-Connecticut game being played directly before it. In other local action, George Washington begins its quest for an A-10 title — and a good NCAA seed — against Temple at noon today in the conference quarterfinals in Cincinnati. The Colonials beat the Owls 72-60 in Philadelphia in the teams’ only meeting this season. Maryland will look to keep it’s NCAA Tournament hopes alive against Georgia Tech tonight at 9:30 in the first round of the ACC tourney in Greensboro, N.C. The Terps swept both meetings against the Jackets this year.
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