Impressions after digesting #9 Georgetown's 64-62 overtime win over Syracuse:
Hoyas have hoop kismet this year--for the second time in four games, they rallied from at least five points down late in regulation to post a thrilling victory...this time Jesse Sapp was the hero, scoring the last five points in regulation to send the game into OT and then giving the Hoyas a lead they'd never relinquish with a pair of free throws in the extra session.
Nice defensive presence by the Hoyas on Jonny Flynn--Jeremiah Rivers handcuffed Flynn late in the game-holding the Orange's leading scorer to and 0-for-7 finish from the floor.
Rebounding is still an issue--the Hoyas were beaten on the boards by ten after getting outrebounded 42-34 two days earlier by Notre Dame...it's tough to see how a team with a 7 footer playing center gets bested on the glass consistently.
Virginia Tech extended coach Seth Greenberg to a contract extension throught the 2012-13 season...solid move by the Hokies; Greenberg is 78-63 during his tenure and he's made what has primarily been a football school a force to be reckoned with on the court from the moment they joined the ACC (just look at wins in Cameron over Duke and in Chapel Hill over North Carolina last winter). Fresh off their first NCAA Tournament berth in a decade, Greenberg is making a team riddled by graduation into one of the league's toughest outs.
Tonight on the Beltway Basketball Bonanza--George Mason entertains Old Dominion in a huge CAA test: the Patriots are part of a three-way tie for second place one game behind Virginia Commonwealth, ODU has struggled against a rough pre-conference slate that included three top ten teams over one week...and the Monarchs have lost four of their last five road games.
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