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Hoyas' Jabril Trawick (55) shoots
against WCU's Mike Brown (2)
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The Hoyas won another home game, outlasting the Catamounts by a final score of 81-68. In what was to be a signal for how the game would end, it began with two of the Catamount starters,
Trey Sumler and
Brandon Boggs, sitting
on the bench, suspended for the first half of the game by
Coach Hunter.
However. the
Cats started the game on a nice run, thanks to
Tom Tankelewicz and his three point shooting.
Tankelewicz kept it close for most of the first half, but the
Cats went into the locker room down 30-42 at halftime.
As the game progressed in the second half and the
Hoyas led increased to 26 points at about the 11 minute mark. During the second half, I began to realize the foul inequity between the
Catamounts and the
Hoyas. Maybe it was just me, but it seemed that every time
Georgetown took the ball inside, a foul was called on the
Catamounts, while almost nothing was called under the
Catamount basket.
In the first half alone, the
Cats had only 6 shots from the free throw line, making 3 points. while
Georgetown had 20 shots, making 15 points from the charity stripe. It was not until after the game, and I reviewed the overall stats, did I realize how well the
Catamounts had actually matched up with the #15
Georgetown.
The
Cats hit 24 of 52 shots from the field, while the
Hoyas hit 26 of 54 shots.
On three-point field goals, the
Cats put up 11 of 21, the
Hoyas hit 6 of 16.
The
Cats pulled down 23 rebounds (8/15), while the much larger
Hoyas made 34 (13/21).
The
Cats had 15 second chance points, and the
Hoyas had 16 second chance points.
The
Catamounts did have a total of 15 turnovers, while the
Hoyas had only 7 and the 8 additional turnovers hurt/ But the turnovers were not what sealed the game for
Georgetown.
It was the free throw shooting. The number of opportunities each team received was the major difference in the game. The
Hoyas were sent to the charity stripe a total of
33 times, where they scored a game winning 23 points. The
Cats only received
14 attempts at the free throw line, making
9 points at the charity stripe.
There is no doubt in my mind, the
Big East officials were determined not to let the
Catamounts out of the
Verizon Center with anything approaching a win. Every time the
Hoyas drove inside, you could count on a whistle, either giving the
Hoyas the old fashion three point play or bailing out the
Hoyas on a missed shot.
Tom Tankelewicz paced the
Catamounts with 24 points, making 6 of 10 treys and 4 rebounds, while
Sumler added 11 points and
Preston Ross scored 10 points.
The
Cats are back in action again Friday, December 21st, at the
Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville, tip time is 7 PM EST.
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