Saturday, January 1, 2011

Recap: Georgetown 86, DePaul 75

It took an 11-1 record in one of the hardest out-of-conference schedules in the country to convince Hoya fans and the nation that this year's team would be different, better, more consistent.

It only took two conference games to realize that it won't.

Georgetown came out today and gave a defensive effort that may have yielded a loss to 14 other Big East teams, but luckily for them they were playing that 15th conference opponent:  the currently woeful DePaul Blue Demons.  The Hoyas walked away with an 11-point victory that was - at best - a head-scratcher.


Let's run the numbers:

TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE
 
.            Home                            Visitor   
.            Georgetown                      DePaul         
.            1st Half  2nd Half   Total      1st Half  2nd Half   Total
Pace            32        41        73
 
Effic.        112.7     122.8     118.3        90.8     113.0     103.1  
 
eFG%           51.7      62.1      56.8        37.0      48.8      44.0  
TO%            18.8      19.7      19.3        21.9       9.8      15.1  
OR%            41.2      35.3      38.2        44.4      43.5      43.9  
FTA/FGA        20.0      69.0      44.1        48.1      27.5      35.8  

Assist Rate    57.1      52.9      54.8        40.0      52.6      48.3  
Block Rate      4.2       8.6       6.8         4.5       4.3       4.4  
Steal Rate      6.3       7.4       6.9        18.8      14.7      16.5  
 
2FG%           50.0      65.2      57.8        41.7      51.4      47.5  
3FG%           37.5      33.3      35.7         0.0      20.0      12.5  
FT%            83.3      70.0      73.1        69.2      63.6      66.7


One of the main reasons that Georgetown's defense was so awful today was its offense - or rather a specific part of its offense, the dread live-ball turnover.  Coming into today's game, the Hoyas had committed turnovers on >20% of their possessions only twice in the past six games: at Temple and at Notre Dame.

But to be a bit more stats-wonky about things, take a look at Georgetown's defensive performance so far this season: the team has had three terrible defensive games.  One was against Loyola, where almost the entire second half was devoted to letting the bench play, so I'll ignore it (the defense was fine in the first half).  The other two were at Missouri and today.  In both of those games, Georgetown allowed their opponent to steal the ball more than 16% of offensive possessions; the Tigers turned 15 steals into 24 points, while today the Blue Demons turned 12 steals into 16 points.

To put this another way:
.                   poss. after steal         other possessions
Opponent           Count     Def. Eff.       Count     Def. Eff. 
Missouri            15          160           69          113
DePaul              12          133           58          102
Georgetown has allowed a steal rate above 15% only one other game this season - at Temple.

Meanwhile, during the second half today when DePaul seemed able to score at will, the Hoyas were only able to force 4 turnovers.  By getting so many trips down the court with a scoring attempt, the Blue Demons were inevitably going to improve their offensive efficiency.

Another stat of interest today was the dreaded rebounding issue.  DePaul attacked the offensive glass with abandon today, gather 18 rebounds on 41 opportunities [44%].  But a strange thing happened.  In spite of those 18 offensive rebounds, the Blue Demons managed only managed 11 second-chance points.  At least for today, Georgetown's rebounding problems weren't a big driver of the poor defense.


So did anything go right?

The offense was actually just a hair less efficient then we'd expect, thanks to strong 2-pt shooting, especially by Jason ClarkJulian Vaughn and friends gathered 13 offensive rebounds, which the Hoyas managed to convert into 19 points.

And, in the end, the Hoyas walked off the court with a conference win.


INDIVIDUAL NET POINTS STATS

Georgetown            Off     %           Pts      Def           Pts   
Player                Poss  Poss  O.Rtg   Prod     Poss  D.Rtg  Allow    Net Pts
Thompson, Hollis       44   14.6  119.3    7.6      45    93.2    8.4      +0.5  
Wright, Chris          60   25.7  116.7   18.0      60    91.7   11.0      +5.4  
Freeman, Austin        56   19.5  163.6   17.8      55    92.0   10.1      +7.8  
Clark, Jason           62   20.9  130.2   16.8      61    99.4   12.1      +4.3  
Vaughn, Julian         45   19.6  125.2   11.0      43    93.3    8.0      +2.9  
Starks, Markel         15    8.2   46.3    0.6      15   157.4    4.7      -2.8  
Sanford, Vee            7   64.3   88.9    4.0       7   120.0    1.7      +0.5  
Sims, Henry            16   28.9  116.4    5.4      17    34.5    1.2      +4.0  
Benimon, Jerrelle      23   15.8   92.3    3.3      23   122.3    5.6      -1.7  
Ayegba, Moses           2    0.0    -      0.0       3   200.0    1.2      -1.2  
Lubick, Nate           20    7.0   57.6    0.8      21   156.0    6.6      -3.6  
TOTALS                 70         122.3   85.5      70   100.9   70.6     +14.9  

DePaul                Off     %           Pts      Def           Pts   
Player                Poss  Poss  O.Rtg   Prod     Poss  D.Rtg  Allow    Net Pts
STOVALL, Mike          35   25.7   44.1    4.0      36    93.0    6.7      -3.6  
KELLY, Jeremiah        58    5.4  156.8    4.9      57   110.7   12.6      -3.1  
MELVIN, Cleveland      64   27.7  116.4   20.6      64   120.3   15.4      +2.3  
YOUNG, Brandon         63   13.5  115.5    9.9      62   108.5   13.5      -1.5  
FABER, Krys            23   16.6   41.5    1.6      24   105.6    5.1      -3.0  
BIZOUKAS, Michael      19    6.5   38.8    0.5      21   122.1    5.1      -2.8  
FREELAND, Tony         53   36.1  128.6   24.6      52   126.7   13.2      +5.9  
DREW, Jimmy            35   15.4   89.3    4.8      34   135.0    9.2      -3.4  
TOTALS                 70         104.2   70.8      70   115.3   80.7      -8.8

In the past four games, the Big Three have struggled from outside the arc [11/40]. Well, that's not really fair, since Austin Freeman [7/14] has done his part.  And, Austin has shot pretty darn well from inside [24/32] as well.  And not to shabby at the line, either [11/13].  I've said it before, but I wonder if Hoya fans realize just how proficient a shooter Freeman is.  He's today's star-of-the-game.

Chris Wright walked into the lockerroom at halftime with the following line over the past game and a half:
2FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
. 1-7     0-6    1-3    0  2  2   5   3 11  4  0  1  53
The natives were getting restless. Other than setting up his teammates, there wasn't a lot going right for Chris on the offensive end.  But to his credit, Wright decided that his shooting touch [3/18 since that wondrous shot against Missouri] is just not there, and got to work by driving to the rim for hoop and/or harm.  Smart.  Here's his second half today:
2FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
. 5-8     0-1    7-10   0  0  0   0  17  2  2  0  1  17

Jason Clark has been receiving even more grief recently than Mr. Wright, both for his missing touch from deep [2/15 last four games] and for a perceived lack of defense.  But, much like Chris, he adjusted his game today to take advantage of a porous DePaul interior defense, making 9/12 on 2FG to rack up 21 points.

Henry Sims had a tough time staying on the floor [5 fouls in 17 possessions], but was real force defensively when he was in there.


HD BOX SCORE

DePaul vs Georgetown
01/01/11 1:00 at Verizon Center
Final score: Georgetown 86, DePaul 75

DePaul                  Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
STOVALL, Mike          19:46  - 8   4/29  1- 7  0- 2  2- 2  9/35  1/11  2/36  3/35  0/18  1/25  2/17   0
KELLY, Jeremiah        33:31  -14   3/57  0- 2  1- 3  0- 0  5/53  4/20  3/57  0/58  0/40  2/36  3/29   3
MELVIN, Cleveland      35:34  - 7  29/73 13-19  0- 0  3- 7 19/61  1/15  1/64  2/64  2/43  2/35  5/33   4
YOUNG, Brandon         35:37  - 8   9/67  4- 9  0- 1  1- 1 10/61  4/22  4/62  3/63  0/38  2/38  3/27   3
FABER, Krys            14:46  -20   2/ 9  1- 4  0- 0  0- 1  4/24  0/ 3  1/24  0/23  0/16  1/22  4/11   4
BIZOUKAS, Michael      10:52  + 0   0/26  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/20  1/11  0/21  0/19  0/12  0/ 8  1/12   2
FREELAND, Tony         29:40  + 5  24/68  8-16  0- 0  8-11 16/49  0/18  0/52  1/53  0/31  6/25  2/24   1
DREW, Jimmy            20:14  - 3   4/46  1- 1  0- 2  2- 2  3/32  3/16  1/34  1/35  0/27  0/16  1/17   4
TOTALS                 40:00       75    28-59  1- 8 16-24    67 14/29 12/70 11/70  2/45 18/41 21/34  21
.                                        0.475 0.125 0.667       0.483 0.171 0.157 0.044 0.439 0.618    

Georgetown              Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
Thompson, Hollis       25:38  +11   7/58  1- 3  1- 2  2- 2  5/40  1/19  1/45  1/44  0/37  2/22  3/26   1
Wright, Chris          35:05  +21  17/79  5-10  0- 2  7-10 12/52  7/23  2/60  3/60  0/49  0/30  1/39   1
Freeman, Austin        31:16  +18  21/69  5- 7  3- 5  2- 2 12/47  4/17  0/55  0/56  0/44  2/28  4/37   3
Clark, Jason           34:55  +15  21/75  9-12  0- 3  3- 5 15/54  1/19  0/61  4/62  0/46  1/31  3/36   2
Vaughn, Julian         24:16  + 9   9/54  2- 5  0- 0  5- 6  5/36  1/16  0/43  0/45  2/40  3/21  7/25   4
Starks, Markel         08:01  - 9   0/17  0- 3  0- 0  0- 0  3/12  0/ 6  1/15  0/15  0/15  1/ 6  0/ 3   1
Sanford, Vee           04:13  - 5   3/ 5  0- 0  1- 2  0- 0  2/ 3  1/ 1  1/ 7  2/ 7  0/ 8  0/ 1  0/ 3   0
Sims, Henry            10:19  + 9   4/21  2- 3  0- 0  0- 1  3/16  1/ 7  0/17  1/16  1/10  2/10  5/11   5
Benimon, Jerrelle      13:57  + 3   2/29  1- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/19  1/10  0/23  2/23  1/20  2/11  0/18   1
Ayegba, Moses          01:11  - 6   0/ 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 3  0/ 2  0/ 4  0/ 0  0/ 1   0
Lubick, Nate           11:09  -11   2/23  1- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/16  0/ 6  0/21  1/20  0/22  0/10  0/ 6   2
TOTALS                 40:00       86    26-45  5-14 19-26    59 17/31  5/70 14/70  4/59 13/34 23/41  20
.                                        0.578 0.357 0.731       0.548 0.071 0.200 0.068 0.382 0.561    

Efficiency: Georgetown 1.229, DePaul 1.071
eFG%: Georgetown 0.568, DePaul 0.440
Substitutions: Georgetown 30, DePaul 35

2-pt Shot Selection:
Dunks: Georgetown 4-4, DePaul 2-3
Layups/Tips: Georgetown 20-33, DePaul 18-35
Jumpers: Georgetown 2-8, DePaul 8-21

Fast break pts (% FG pts): Georgetown 10 (14.9), DePaul 12 (20.3)
Pts (eff.) after steal: Georgetown 4 (80.0), DePaul 16 (133.3)
Seconds per poss: Georgetown 16.1, DePaul 18.1



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