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Georgetown at Marquette
There is no doubt that both of these teams will be playing in the big dance. Georgetown is 22-4 overall and 12-3 in conference play at the time of this writing and ranked #10 in the polls. Marquette, ranked at #21 this week, is currently 21-6 overall and 11-5 in Big East play. This will be the first meeting between these two ball clubs this season when they hook up at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee on Saturday. So we?ll take a look at both of these teams, and start with the visiting Hoyas of Georgetown.
Georgetown has been a solid squad all season and they?re certainly a threat to get back to the Final 4. Georgetown is led by big man Roy Hibbert, who skipped the NBA draft to come back for his senior season. Hibbert averages 13.2 points and 6.5 boards per game, but he?s probably most valuable on the defensive end where the 7-2 center controls the paint and alters or blocks numerous shots per game. Wallace and Sapp are a good veteran back court, and the Hoyas get nice energy off the bench with Patrick Ewing Jr. Georgetown is a lunch pail kind of club and they pride themselves on the defensive end. The Hoyas are prone to playing tight ball games by the nature of their style, as they only allow 57.3 points per game, and make each possession count on the offensive end.
Marquette comes into this game on a nice five game win streak, and this is a big game for the Golden Eagles. Marquette is currently sitting at fifth in the Big East, and would love to move up into the top four and get a coveted first round bye at the Big East tournament. Unlike Georgetown, Marquette is a guard dominated squad led by Dominic James and Jerel McNeal, who both average about 13.5 points per contest. Both of these guys have the ability to shoot from the outside and create shots in the paint. Marquette is not a real big or physical team, as their leading rebounder is 6-6 forward Lazar Hayward. Marquette is a team that needs to shoot well, and they?ve been shooting the ball well over the last five games.
As far as the match up on Saturday, I?m going to take the points with Georgetown. The early numbers have Marquette as a 3-point favorite, but I think the Hoyas have a great shot to upset the Golden Eagles. Marquette is a strong 14-1 straight up at home this season, but I like the Georgetown defense to be the difference. Roy Hibbert should make it real tough for Marquette slashers James and McNeal to get to the rim, and unless Marquette goes off from behind the arc, the Hoyas will be right there.
Free winner from Mike Wynn: It should be a typical tight Big East game, and I?ll recommend taking any points their willing to give with Georgetown.
Georgetown at Marquette
There is no doubt that both of these teams will be playing in the big dance. Georgetown is 22-4 overall and 12-3 in conference play at the time of this writing and ranked #10 in the polls. Marquette, ranked at #21 this week, is currently 21-6 overall and 11-5 in Big East play. This will be the first meeting between these two ball clubs this season when they hook up at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee on Saturday. So we?ll take a look at both of these teams, and start with the visiting Hoyas of Georgetown.
Georgetown has been a solid squad all season and they?re certainly a threat to get back to the Final 4. Georgetown is led by big man Roy Hibbert, who skipped the NBA draft to come back for his senior season. Hibbert averages 13.2 points and 6.5 boards per game, but he?s probably most valuable on the defensive end where the 7-2 center controls the paint and alters or blocks numerous shots per game. Wallace and Sapp are a good veteran back court, and the Hoyas get nice energy off the bench with Patrick Ewing Jr. Georgetown is a lunch pail kind of club and they pride themselves on the defensive end. The Hoyas are prone to playing tight ball games by the nature of their style, as they only allow 57.3 points per game, and make each possession count on the offensive end.
Marquette comes into this game on a nice five game win streak, and this is a big game for the Golden Eagles. Marquette is currently sitting at fifth in the Big East, and would love to move up into the top four and get a coveted first round bye at the Big East tournament. Unlike Georgetown, Marquette is a guard dominated squad led by Dominic James and Jerel McNeal, who both average about 13.5 points per contest. Both of these guys have the ability to shoot from the outside and create shots in the paint. Marquette is not a real big or physical team, as their leading rebounder is 6-6 forward Lazar Hayward. Marquette is a team that needs to shoot well, and they?ve been shooting the ball well over the last five games.
As far as the match up on Saturday, I?m going to take the points with Georgetown. The early numbers have Marquette as a 3-point favorite, but I think the Hoyas have a great shot to upset the Golden Eagles. Marquette is a strong 14-1 straight up at home this season, but I like the Georgetown defense to be the difference. Roy Hibbert should make it real tough for Marquette slashers James and McNeal to get to the rim, and unless Marquette goes off from behind the arc, the Hoyas will be right there.
Free winner from Mike Wynn: It should be a typical tight Big East game, and I?ll recommend taking any points their willing to give with Georgetown.
