Friday, March 12, 2010

Recap: Georgetown 80, Marquette 57

Defensive rebounding. Greg Monroe is good. There's your recap.


Oh, you want to hear some more?  In that case, let's run the numbers:

TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE
 
.            Visitor                         Home      
.            Georgetown                      Marquette         
.            1st Half  2nd Half   Total      1st Half  2nd Half   Total
Pace            32        32        64

Effic.        116.7     132.7     124.5       107.3      71.0      88.7  
 
eFG%           53.2      66.0      58.9        50.0      34.6      42.6  
TO%            15.8      12.3      14.0         9.5       9.3       9.3  
OR%            41.2      30.8      36.7        18.8       9.1      13.2  
FTA/FGA        22.6      56.0      37.5        25.0      42.3      33.3  
 
Assist Rate    60.0      40.0      50.0        58.3      25.0      45.0  
Block Rate      6.2      16.7      11.8         4.2       0.0       2.3  
Steal Rate      9.5       0.0       4.7         3.2      12.3       7.8  
 
2FG%           50.0      60.0      54.5        50.0      33.3      41.2  
3FG%           42.9      60.0      50.0        33.3      25.0      30.0  
FT%            57.1      71.4      66.7        85.7      45.5      61.1


The prevailing expectation coming into the game was that the Golden Eagles could win the game by shooting the Hoyas out of the gym from behind the arc, just like they did up in Milwaukee.  But that's not what happened then, and it's not what happened last night.

As Alan pointed out in January, Marquette pulled out the first match-up by controlling two aspects of the game:  turnovers and rebounding.  They were +3 in first-half turnover margin, and then gathered 8 of 18 own missed shots in the second half to hang on a small lead throughout.  So what happened last night?

The Lift-off half indicated that Georgetown was going to correct one of the deficiencies:  rebounding.  Marquette did an excellent job taking care of the ball once again (+2 in turnover margin) but the Hoyas controlled their defensive glass, allowing only 3 offensive rebounds (of 16 available Marquette misses) and two second-chance points.

The Hoyas offense was fairly simply: pound it inside. Georgetown made 11/19 dunks, layups and tip-ins (and only 1/6 2FG jumpers) as Monroe and Vaughn combined to shoot 8/11 on 2FG. This gave some open looks from deep, and several players made one (Wright, Thompson, Vaughn [!]).

My concern for the second half was whether Buzz Williams was going to send everyone to crash the glass on missed shots and turn last night into a replay of the first game. Turns out, I needn't worry.

Marquette missed a lot of shots in the Vesper half - there were 22 available missed shots - but only grabbed 2 of their misses. And while the Hoyas bigs cooled off (Monroe and Vaughn made 2/8 2FG), the guards stepped up with a combined 10/12 2FG, 2/4 3FG to run away with the game.



INDIVIDUAL NET POINTS STATS

Georgetown            Off     %           Pts      Def           Pts   
Player                Poss  Poss  O.Rtg   Prod     Poss  D.Rtg  Allow    Net Pts
Wright, Chris          60   22.0  100.7   13.3      60    85.9   10.3      +2.5  
Monroe, Greg           58   34.6  118.9   23.9      56    84.1    9.4     +10.7  
Freeman, Austin        57   14.6  151.5   12.6      57    87.1    9.9      +4.0  
Clark, Jason           57   12.3  175.7   12.3      59    83.5    9.8      +4.5  
Vaughn, Julian         43   16.5  116.4    8.2      42    65.4    5.5      +3.2  
Thompson, Hollis       25   11.1  150.8    4.2      26   113.7    5.9      -0.3  
Sanford, Vee            6   50.0   66.7    2.0       7    63.6    0.9      +0.6  
Dougherty, Ryan         2    0.0    -      0.0       3    71.1    0.4      -0.4  
Benimon, Jerrelle       9   16.6   72.8    1.1      10   130.0    2.6      -1.2  
STEPKA, Stephen         1    0.0    -      0.0       2   100.0    0.4      -0.4  
Sims, Henry             2    0.0    -      0.0       3    71.1    0.4      -0.4  
TOTALS                 64         123.3   77.6      65    85.6   55.7     +23.2  

Marquette             Off     %           Pts      Def           Pts   
Player                Poss  Poss  O.Rtg   Prod     Poss  D.Rtg  Allow    Net Pts
JOHNSON-ODOM, Darius   51   20.7   50.7    5.3      53   142.7   15.1      -9.7  
ACKER, Maurice         60   19.2  129.7   15.0      60   119.4   14.3      +0.9  
CUBILLAN, David        56    9.8   70.4    3.9      56   121.4   13.6      -6.3  
HAYWARD, Lazar         55   27.7   86.2   13.1      54    99.8   10.8      +0.2  
BUTLER, Jimmy          62   21.2  115.0   15.1      61   121.8   14.9      -0.3  
CADOUGAN, Junior        5   43.3   61.5    1.3       4    90.0    0.7      -0.0  
WILLIAMS, Erik          3    0.0    -      0.0       2   120.0    0.5      -0.5  
FULCE, Joseph          11    9.1    0.0    0.0      10   140.0    2.8      -2.1  
BUYCKS, Dwight         22   17.8   23.4    0.9      20    83.6    3.3      -2.4  
TOTALS                 65          86.7   54.7      64   118.8   76.0     -20.9


Greg Monroe had a tremendous game tonight (duh).  He was 3 assists short of the first triple-double in Georgetown history [23 pts / 12 reb / 7 assists], and he was efficient [ORat = 119] while using 35% of available possessions.  The MSM is going wild over him right now, so I'll just leave it there.  But I will note that his FT shooting is giving me heartburn - at this point, I think that's the biggest hole in his game.

Julian Vaughn deserves some accolades after getting a lot of heat around here for struggling in February.  He made some shots, including the aforementioned "No-no-no-no-yes" 3FG, but the real story was his defense.  He's credited with only two blocks - it sure seemed like he had more - but was a real problem for Marquette all night.  For the last ten minutes of the game, it seemed that he had decided that the Eagles just weren't going to get a shot off in the paint.  His 6 defensive rebounds (of 28 available misses while he was in the game) were his most in a game since DePaul.

The stat line for Chris Wright looks ordinary for him, but his was the tale of two halves.  After struggling in the Lift-off half [ORat = 62, 18% Poss], Wright found another gear after halftime [ORat = 128, 27% Poss] to ensure the win.

At this point, I've decided that Austin Freeman is just not going to make an outside shot in this tournament [0/7 3FG combined].  I think he has too, as he attempted only one in the game, instead driving and taking mid-range shots.  I can't emphasize enough that Freeman is just an offensive machine, even when he can't find his shooting touch.

With Freeman's outside shot gone missing, Jason Clark continues to make enough to keep the defense honest.  He's also become decidedly more aggressive, as he took more 2FG than 3FG for the first time since the Providence game - so much for that one-dimensional comment I made.

Hollis Thompson was able to contribute offensively tonight, but his defense was surprisingly inadequate.  He'll need to play a stronger game against Da'Sean Butler and the rest of West Virginia's long players, as they may be too quick for Julian Vaughn to cover.



HD BOX SCORE

Georgetown vs Marquette
03/12/10 7:00 pm at New York, NY/MSG
Final score: Georgetown 80, Marquette 57

Georgetown              Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
Wright, Chris          37:11  +23  15/76  4- 9  1- 2  4- 6 11/55  2/24  1/60  1/60  0/33  1/30  3/35   1
Monroe, Greg           34:18  +22  23/70  8-14  1- 1  4- 8 15/51  7/18  0/56  3/58  3/30  2/28 10/33   1
Freeman, Austin        36:02  +24  12/71  5- 8  0- 1  2- 2  9/52  3/22  0/57  1/57  0/31  2/29  6/34   3
Clark, Jason           36:07  +23  15/74  4- 6  2- 4  1- 1 10/54  3/23  1/59  1/57  0/29  1/29  4/35   1
Vaughn, Julian         25:28  +34   8/63  2- 5  1- 1  1- 2  6/40  1/22  0/42  1/43  2/25  2/17  6/28   4
Thompson, Hollis       16:46  - 5   5/27  1- 2  1- 1  0- 0  3/19  0/ 7  0/26  1/25  0/11  1/12  1/12   5
Sanford, Vee           03:54  - 4   2/ 2  0- 0  0- 1  2- 2  1/ 2  0/ 0  1/ 7  1/ 6  0/ 4  0/ 2  0/ 4   1
Dougherty, Ryan        01:39  + 0   0/ 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 3  0/ 2  0/ 1  0/ 1  0/ 2   0
Benimon, Jerrelle      06:11  - 2   0/11  0- 1  0- 1  0- 0  2/10  0/ 4  0/10  0/ 9  0/ 4  1/ 6  1/ 4   2
STEPKA, Stephen        00:45  + 0   0/ 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 2  0/ 1  0/ 1  0/ 0  1/ 1   0
Sims, Henry            01:39  + 0   0/ 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 3  0/ 2  0/ 1  0/ 1  0/ 2   0
TOTALS                 40:00       80    24-45  6-12 14-21    57 16/30  3/65  9/64  5/34 12/31 33/38  18
.                                        0.533 0.500 0.667       0.533 0.046 0.141 0.147 0.387 0.868    

Marquette               Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
JOHNSON-ODOM, Darius   33:20  -29   4/45  1- 5  0- 3  2- 2  8/43  3/14  0/53  1/51  1/39  0/31  2/24   3
ACKER, Maurice         37:13  -23  16/54  5- 8  2- 3  0- 3 11/51  2/12  1/60  0/60  0/45  0/35  2/29   2
CUBILLAN, David        34:10  -21   3/49  0- 0  1- 3  0- 0  3/46  4/16  0/56  2/56  0/40  0/32  3/27   3
HAYWARD, Lazar         34:29  -15  15/50  3- 9  2- 7  3- 3 16/44  0/12  3/54  2/55  0/38  0/30  3/27   5
BUTLER, Jimmy          38:19  -23  17/52  5-11  1- 1  4- 5 12/51  0/12  0/61  1/62  0/43  2/37  3/30   2
CADOUGAN, Junior       02:47  + 0   1/ 3  0- 0  0- 0  1- 2  0/ 3  0/ 1  0/ 4  1/ 5  0/ 0  1/ 3  0/ 2   2
WILLIAMS, Erik         01:39  + 0   0/ 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 3  0/ 1  0/ 2  0/ 3  0/ 0  0/ 2  0/ 1   0
FULCE, Joseph          05:32  - 2   0/12  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  1/11  0/ 5  0/10  0/11  0/ 5  0/ 7  1/ 4   0
BUYCKS, Dwight         12:31  - 2   1/18  0- 1  0- 2  1- 3  3/18  0/ 7  1/20  0/22  0/15  0/13  2/11   1
TOTALS                 40:00       57    14-34  6-20 11-18    54  9/20  5/64  7/65  1/45  5/38 19/31  18
.                                        0.412 0.300 0.611       0.450 0.078 0.108 0.022 0.132 0.613    

Efficiency: Georgetown 1.250, Marquette 0.877
eFG%: Georgetown 0.579, Marquette 0.426
Substitutions: Georgetown 26, Marquette 24

2-pt Shot Selection:
Dunks: Georgetown 2-2, Marquette 1-1
Layups/Tips: Georgetown 20-35, Marquette 9-20
Jumpers: Georgetown 2-8, Marquette 4-13

Fast break pts (% FG pts): Georgetown 4 (6.1), Marquette 5 (10.9)
Pts (eff.) after steal: Georgetown 2 (66.7), Marquette 6 (120.0)
Seconds per poss: Georgetown 19.8, Marquette 17.4





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2 comments:

  1. The chart at the bottom is wildly fun for the divergence.

    On Hollis, I think a big reason he gets knocked for defense was his propensity to foul. I will refrain from too much criticism of the refs, but several of Hollis' fouls were pretty questionable.

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  2. Re: Hollis -

    Well, Vaughn also fouls a ton: four last night.

    For better or worse, I do track FTs made after fouls committed, so fouling a bad FT shooter (e.g. Onuaku) can be rewarded while fouling a good FT shooter, or worse someone attempting a 3FG, can be punished.

    The problem is that there is enough variability (read: luck) game-to-game that sometimes a player can commit "bad" fouls and still get rewarded, or commit "good" fouls and get punished.

    I'm too lazy to look, but I'd bet some of that happened last night with Thompson and Vaughn.

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