Game stats: Georgetown 74, Providence 65

TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE
 
.            Home                            Visitor   
.            GEORGETOWN                      Providence         
.            1st Half  2nd Half   Total      1st Half  2nd Half   Total
Pace            29        38        67
 
Points          38        36        74          19        46        65   

Effic.        129.9      94.3     109.9        65.0     120.4      96.5  
 
eFG%           75.0      41.3      58.5        29.3      58.6      44.0  
TO%            13.7      23.6      19.3        23.9      23.6      23.8  
OR%             0.0      27.8      18.5        43.5      43.8      43.6  
FTA/FGA        12.5      95.7      53.2        20.7      51.7      36.2  

Assist Rate    68.8      66.7      68.0        75.0      57.1      63.6  
Block Rate      9.5      11.8      10.5        12.5      10.5      11.4  
Steal Rate     17.1      15.7      16.3         6.8      15.7      11.9  
 
2FG%           75.0      42.1      57.1        33.3      47.1      39.5  
3FG%           50.0      25.0      41.7        12.5      50.0      35.0  
FT%            66.7      77.3      76.0        33.3      80.0      66.7

more stats after the jump

Recap: Georgetown 63, Providence 53

This was called a foul by Nate Lubick.
I mean, Kadeem Batts took his head clear off!

The Georgetown Hoyas led wire-to-wire in an evening affair at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, 63-53.

It's fairly tonight before I was able to get the stats for the game, so I don't think I'll be able to offer much of a recap for the game.  Just a few quick thoughts:

• Providence shot a woeful 4/28 in the first half [3/20 2FG, 1/8 3FG]. All those misses meant that, while they got a lot of offensive rebounds (nine), they only grabbed 36% of their available missed shots. Since 33% is typical, the defensive rebounding by the Hoyas in the first half wasn't nearly as bad as you thought.
• The best player on the floor for Georgetown was Jason Clark, who seemed to be able to knock down a needed shot whenever the Friars were able to get the game close.
• Nate Lubick looked strong [8 pts, 3 ast, 0 TO] in his limited time on the floor, and yes he was subject to one of the worst calls by an official this season. But it should also be pointed out that the other three fouls he committed in the game were legitimate, and serve as a bit of a concern. His offense has improved from a disaster to serviceable and now to useful, especially on a team that struggles to score. It's incumbent upon Nate to avoid the silly fouls that will limit his time.
• Hollis Thompson struggled with his shot all night [3/9 2FG] but still walked off the court having made half his deep shots [2/4 3FG]. He also grabbed ten rebounds [2 OR, 8 DR] to earn a double-double.
• Once again, the Hoyas missed a lot of free throws [14/23 FT] including the front end on three of their four one-and-one attempts. It's hard to envision all the points left at the free throw line not coming back to bite this team.
• As dunks seem to be of great concern on HoyaTalk these days, it should be noted that the Hoyas out-dunked the Friars 3-2.
• Vincent Council shot 4/15 from the floor in the game at the Verizon Center; tonight he shot 4/14. I'm guessing he'll be happy to not see the Hoyas again this year.

Let's run the numbers:

TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE
 
.            Visitor                         Home      
.            Georgetown                      Providence         
.            1st Half  2nd Half   Total      1st Half  2nd Half   Total
Pace            31        33        64

Points          31        32        63          20        33        53   

Effic.        100.3      97.8      98.8        64.7     100.9      83.2  
 
eFG%           61.4      45.8      53.3        16.1      44.2      29.6  
TO%            22.6      15.3      18.8        12.9      12.2      12.6  
OR%            15.4      25.0      20.7        36.0      21.1      29.5  
FTA/FGA        40.9      58.3      50.0        57.1      57.7      57.4  
 
Assist Rate   100.0      50.0      76.2        75.0      80.0      78.6  
Block Rate     20.0       7.7      15.2         7.7       5.6       6.5  
Steal Rate      3.2       3.1       3.1        12.9       9.2      11.0  
 
2FG%           46.2      44.4      45.2        15.0      53.8      30.3  
3FG%           55.6      33.3      46.7        12.5      23.1      19.0  
FT%            44.4      71.4      60.9        68.8      66.7      67.7

more stats after the jump

Recap: Georgetown 49, Providence 40

The Georgetown Hoyas and Providence Friars conspired to set back organized basketball at least 50 years with a nearly unwatchable performance this afternoon at the Verizon Center. The good guys pulled it out, 49-40; the game was considerably closer than the final score indicates.

How bad was it? The Hoyas failed to record an assist in the second half, which I suppose would be a bigger deal if they had made more than eight shots from the floor in the Vespers half.

Henry Sims was the second-best player on the floor today for Georgetown, but made only 2/13 2FG attempts. That included settling for six jumpers (and missing them all).

It gets worse - you could be a Providence fan and watch Gerald Coleman shoot an amazing 1/8 on FTs. Yeah, I thought it was a typo too, so I checked multiple box scores to confirm. He came into the game shooting 69% [=61/88] for the year.

As a team, the Hoyas ended up shooting 33% eFG - very close to the 34% effort against Howard five games ago.  Georgetown has only record two sub-40% shooting games in the previous two seasons (the two losses last year against Cincinnati), so this is clearly the stat to keep an eye on as conference-play unfolds.

So how did the Hoyas pull it out?

• the aforementioned Gerald Coleman disaster on the FT line
• limiting turnovers
• defense

The defensive effort, highlighted by Alan in yesterday's post, is going to have to be where the Hoyas make their bones this year - for the first time since 2008, the Hoyas have an adjusted def. efficiency below 90% (yes, it's still early).  Rust never sleeps, and defense doesn't slump; so long as Georgetown can keep this up, they'll have a puncher's chance in games when their shots aren't falling.

But the other positive to take away is that the Hoyas played another game without committing many turnovers [TO rate = 12%].  Now the Friars aren't a team built on steals [265th nationally on turnovers forced coming into the game], but Georgetown was able to finish the game with a 13-7 turnover edge.  Those 6 extra possessions ending with a scoring opportunity - in a game where the Hoyas averaged 0.82 pts / possession - was roughly equivalent to a +5 point advantage.  A huge difference when G'town led by only four points with less than a minute left.


Let's run the numbers:

TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE
 
.            Home                            Visitor   
.            Georgetown                      Providence         
.            1st Half  2nd Half   Total      1st Half  2nd Half   Total
Pace            30        30        60
 
Points          27        22        49          19        21        40   

Effic.         88.9      74.4      81.8        62.5      71.0      66.8  
 
eFG%           39.7      26.7      33.1        26.0      30.8      28.4  
TO%             6.6      16.9      11.7        26.3      16.9      21.7  
OR%            20.0      40.0      31.1        33.3      31.8      32.6  
FTA/FGA        20.7      30.0      25.4        40.0      38.5      39.2  

Assist Rate    70.0       0.0      38.9        33.3      57.1      46.2  
Block Rate     20.0      22.2      21.1        11.1       8.3       9.5  
Steal Rate      6.6      13.5      10.0         3.3       6.8       5.0  
 
2FG%           38.9      33.3      35.7        25.0      27.8      26.3  
3FG%           27.3       0.0      17.6        20.0      25.0      23.1  
FT%            66.7      66.7      66.7        60.0      50.0      55.0

more stats after the jump

Recap: Georgetown 83, Providence 81

AP photo

Georgetown reminded their fans today of that famous proverb, "Live by the three, die by the three," with an apathetic second-half effort at the Verizon Center during an excruciating 2-point win over the Marshon Brookses.

The Hoyas put together 20 minutes of quality basketball in building a 12-point halftime lead, with deadly outside shooting [8/15 3FG] and surprising care with the basketball [3 TO on 33 possessions]. After relaxing in the locker room during intermission, the Hoyas came back out assuming the game was over. They forgot to get the Providence Friars to sign off on the plan.

With their shooting touch from behind the arc betraying them in the second half [0/11 3FG] and their bigs struggling mightily at the FT line [Vaughn & Lubick: 3/11], the Georgetown coaching staff was apparently out of ideas. And the habit of giving great defensive effort only in the first half over the last five games nearly was the team's undoing, as the Friars seemed able to score at will as they reduced a 14-point deficit to only 2 during an eleven possession stretch mid-way through the Vesper half.

What we saw in the second half today was the Hoyas reverting into the team that lost four straight games early in the conference schedule, just in time for their road trip up to the Carrier Dome. Should be fun.


Let's run the numbers:

.            Home                            Visitor   
.            Georgetown                      Providence College         
.            1st Half  2nd Half   Total      1st Half  2nd Half   Total
Pace            33        39        72
 
Points          46        37        83          34        47        81   

Effic.        140.8      94.6     115.9       104.1     120.2     113.1  
 
eFG%           63.6      40.6      52.3        41.9      48.8      45.8  
TO%             9.2      15.3      12.6        12.2       7.7       9.8  
OR%            37.5      44.0      41.5        47.6      34.8      40.9  
FTA/FGA        18.2      65.6      41.5        51.6      25.0      36.6  

Assist Rate    64.7      38.5      53.3        25.0      52.9      41.4  
Block Rate      8.7      11.1      10.0         0.0       4.8       2.6  
Steal Rate      9.2       5.1       7.0         6.1       2.6       4.2  
 
2FG%           50.0      61.9      56.4        43.5      44.4      44.0  
3FG%           53.3       0.0      30.8        25.0      38.5      33.3  
FT%            66.7      52.4      55.6        50.0      80.0      61.5

Recap: Georgetown 79, Providence 70

In spite of a 14 minute stretch in the middle of the game where they were outscored 32-18, the Hoyas were able to pull out a 9-point victory over the Providence Friars at the Dunk tonight.

Let's run the numbers:

TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE
 
.            Visitor                         Home      
.            Georgetown                      Providence College         
.            1st Half  2nd Half   Total      1st Half  2nd Half   Total
Pace            32        38        69

Effic.         97.7     127.8     113.7       104.0      98.5     100.8  
 
eFG%           48.3      60.7      54.3        43.1      37.5      40.2  
TO%            22.1      10.6      15.8        18.9      21.3      20.2  
OR%            35.7      26.7      31.0        50.0      50.0      50.0  
FTA/FGA         6.7      67.9      36.2        48.3      59.4      54.1  
 
Assist Rate    69.2      64.7      66.7        45.5      50.0      47.6  
Block Rate     10.5      13.3      11.8        14.3      11.5      12.8  
Steal Rate      3.2       8.0       5.8        18.9       2.7      10.1  
 
2FG%           47.6      65.4      57.4        42.1      40.0      41.2  
3FG%           33.3       0.0      27.3        30.0      23.5      25.9  
FT%           100.0      73.7      76.2        57.1      68.4      63.6

I'm not overly motivated tonight, so just a few bullet-point style thoughts:

• Georgetown did not do a very good job on the defensive glass tonight.  Aren't you glad I fired up my stats program to tell you that?  Well, it's true.  Fully half of all Friar missed shots ended up right back with them.  This was the worst defensive rebounding effort by the Hoyas this year (previous worse against Duke).  But if you account for the fact that Providence was the 7th best offensive rebounding team in the nation coming into the game . . . this was still the worst defensive rebounding effort of the year.

• Having said that, this was actually the best defensive performance for the Hoyas since the start of conference play.  Why?  They forced the Friars into a ton of missed shots - missed jump shots actually.  Provy was 7/27 [26%] on 3FG, but also made only 1/13 2-pt jump shots.  That's a combined 8/40 [20%] on all jumpers, and they took a lot of them.  Jump shots made up 40/61 [66%] of their total shot attempts from the field.

• Meanwhile, the Hoyas recognized the weakness in the Friar defense and began to pound the ball inside:  in the 2nd half, the Hoyas shot 14/18 on dunks, layups and tip-ins while only attempting 10 jump shots [3/8 2FG, 0/2 3FG].  This is the same pattern that they used in their last game against Villanova - taking outside shots in the 1st half, then pounding it inside in the 2nd half. 

• The four second-half turnovers on 38 possessions was also important to boost offensive efficiency in the 2nd half.

INDIVIDUAL NET POINTS STATS

Georgetown            Off     %           Pts      Def           Pts   
Player                Poss  Poss  O.Rtg   Prod     Poss  D.Rtg  Allow    Net Pts
Vaughn, Julian         47   26.8  130.2   16.4      49   105.7   10.4      +4.6  
Monroe, Greg           57   23.9  128.5   17.5      56    90.1   10.1      +6.3  
Wright, Chris          65   21.4  133.4   18.6      66    92.4   12.2      +6.0  
Freeman, Austin        65   16.8  115.0   12.6      64    99.9   12.8      +0.7  
Clark, Jason           54   17.2   70.9    6.6      55   112.6   12.4      -4.8  
Thompson, Hollis       36   14.1   81.8    4.2      38    66.5    5.1      -0.1  
Benimon, Jerrelle       8   15.5   38.5    0.5       9    92.4    1.7      -0.9  
Sims, Henry             8   12.5    0.0    0.0       8    90.9    1.5      -1.2  
TOTALS                 68         112.7   76.2      69    95.6   66.0     +11.0  

Providence College    Off     %           Pts      Def           Pts   
Player                Poss  Poss  O.Rtg   Prod     Poss  D.Rtg  Allow    Net Pts
BROOKS, Marshon        43   26.4  105.0   11.9      42   121.3   10.2      -0.1  
PETERSON, Jamine       57   34.8  101.2   20.1      58   129.8   15.1      -0.3  
DIXON, Bilal           57   18.6  113.6   12.0      58   113.7   13.2      -0.6  
CURRY, Sharaud         58   18.7   89.8    9.7      55   102.0   11.2      -1.4  
MCKENZIE, Brian        45    8.3  142.8    5.4      48    99.1    9.5      -1.3  
MONDY, Duke            20    0.7  233.3    0.3      19   111.4    4.2      -1.9  
WRIGHT, Kyle            4   43.8  128.6    2.2       3     0.0    0.0      +2.2  
COUNCIL, Vincent       46   12.8   52.0    3.1      44   120.6   10.6      -5.8  
PERMENTER, Russ        13   11.1   69.6    1.0      12    83.0    2.0      -0.6  
HALL, Ray               2   25.0  200.0    1.0       1     0.0    0.0      +1.0  
TOTALS                 69         101.0   66.8      68   111.8   76.0      -8.3

Keno Davis employed a very strange defensive strategy against Greg Monroe in the Vesper half tonight.  He had his big defenders sag off Monroe so he couldn't drive or get position in deep, daring him to shoot.  But he didn't.

Instead, Chris Wright and Julian Vaughn took turns cutting straight for the hoop, while Austin Freeman and either Jason Clark or Hollis Thompson camped outside to keep the defense honest.  And Monroe would hit the cutter with a picture-perfect pass nearly every time, for an easy layup (Wright) or dunk (Vaughn).  Monroe had 9 assists in the 2nd half, while Wright and Vaughn combined for 31 points on 12/15 shooting on 2FGs.  In fact, the Hoyas made 14 FGs while Greg was on the court in the second half, and he assisted 9 of those.  As Len Elmore said while calling the game, giving Monroe such great sight-lines for passing to cutters was suicide.

Thompson and especially Clark struggled shooting the ball today, although Hollis was able to contribute some solid defense.  Jerrelle Benimon and Henry Sims (!) saw some action in the Lift-off half when Monroe picked up his second foul, and while both proved fine as defensive subs, neither were much help towards the cause on offense.

HD BOX SCORE

Georgetown vs Providence College
2/9/10 7:03 p.m. at Providence, R.I. - Dunkin' Donuts Center
Final score: Georgetown 79, Providence College 70

Georgetown              Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
Vaughn, Julian         28:26  +10  19/63  9-13  0- 0  1- 2 13/37  2/16  1/49  2/47  2/27  1/16  1/33   3
Monroe, Greg           31:40  +19  12/72  4- 6  0- 0  4- 5  6/47 12/23  0/56  4/57  1/26  1/24  6/37   2
Wright, Chris          38:53  +12  21/79  6- 8  1- 4  6- 8 12/56  3/23  2/66  2/65  0/33  2/29  2/45   3
Freeman, Austin        37:01  + 9  17/76  6-10  1- 2  2- 2 12/55  2/22  1/64  1/65  0/32  0/28  2/40   4
Clark, Jason           30:55  - 2   6/60  1- 5  1- 4  1- 2  9/47  1/19  0/55  1/54  1/30  1/29  4/37   4
Thompson, Hollis       21:56  + 4   4/34  1- 4  0- 1  2- 2  5/30  0/12  0/38  0/36  0/10  1/18  3/24   4
Benimon, Jerrelle      06:13  - 5   0/ 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 9  0/ 2  0/ 9  1/ 8  0/ 6  1/ 6  0/ 7   2
Sims, Henry            04:56  - 2   0/ 7  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/ 9  0/ 3  0/ 8  0/ 8  0/ 6  0/ 5  1/ 7   2
TOTALS                 40:00       79    27-47  3-11 16-21    58 20/30  4/69 11/68  4/34  9/29 22/44  24
.                                        0.574 0.273 0.762       0.667 0.058 0.162 0.118 0.310 0.500    

Providence College      Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
BROOKS, Marshon        23:41  + 2  18/53  2- 3  2- 7  8- 8 10/39  0/12  0/42  3/43  0/29  0/26  2/22   5
PETERSON, Jamine       32:41  -13  23/60  5-12  3- 8  4- 9 20/53  1/11  0/58  3/57  3/40  5/40  2/24   2
DIXON, Bilal           34:48  - 9   6/57  2- 7  0- 0  2- 4  7/49  3/14  0/58  2/57  2/43  8/38  8/28   4
CURRY, Sharaud         33:37  + 0  12/60  3- 5  1- 7  3- 4 12/53  1/14  2/55  2/58  0/39  1/40  1/26   2
MCKENZIE, Brian        28:02  - 6   6/47  1- 1  1- 3  1- 2  4/42  1/12  2/48  1/45  0/31  2/33  4/23   2
MONDY, Duke            10:51  - 7   0/16  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/19  1/ 6  1/19  0/20  0/11  0/14  0/ 6   2
WRIGHT, Kyle           02:27  + 5   0/ 5  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  1/ 2  1/ 1  0/ 3  0/ 4  0/ 2  0/ 1  0/ 3   0
COUNCIL, Vincent       24:59  -17   3/40  0- 3  0- 1  3- 6  4/35  2/11  1/44  1/46  0/31  0/28  1/16   1
PERMENTER, Russ        07:32  - 3   0/ 9  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/12  0/ 3  1/12  1/13  1/ 8  2/10  1/ 6   2
HALL, Ray              01:22  + 3   2/ 3  1- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 1  0/ 2  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 1   1
TOTALS                 40:00       70    14-34  7-27 21-33    61 10/21  7/68 14/69  6/47 22/44 20/29  21
.                                        0.412 0.259 0.636       0.476 0.103 0.203 0.128 0.500 0.690    

Efficiency: Georgetown 1.162, Providence College 1.014
eFG%: Georgetown 0.543, Providence College 0.402
Substitutions: Georgetown 25, Providence College 43

2-pt Shot Selection:
Dunks: Georgetown 2-2, Providence College 0-0
Layups/Tips: Georgetown 18-28, Providence College 13-21
Jumpers: Georgetown 7-17, Providence College 1-13

Fast break pts (% FG pts): Georgetown 10 (15.9), Providence College 2 (4.1)
Pts (eff.) after steal: Georgetown 7 (175.0), Providence College 7 (100.0)
Seconds per poss: Georgetown 16.0, Providence College 18.8

 

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There's been some chatter about a play in the 2nd half where the Hoyas got their passing on. I've uploaded it here for your viewing pleasure. All five Hoyas touched the ball in rapid succession to set up a layup.

Stats pages will be updated tomorrow.

Recap: Georgetown 82, Providence 75

I've had a very busy day today, but apparently Georgetown was able to pull out a win against Provy with a strong second half.

Let's run the number:

TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE
 
.            Home                            Visitor   
.            GU                              PC 
.            1st Half  2nd Half   Total      1st Half  2nd Half   Total
Pace            29        43        73

Effic.        110.6     112.6     111.4       120.6      89.6     101.9

eFG%           55.8      61.1      58.5        55.0      45.6      50.0
TO%            23.5      25.3      24.4        20.1      18.4      19.0
OR%            53.8      37.5      44.8        41.2      25.0      31.7
FT Rate        23.1      85.2      54.7        16.7      38.2      28.1

Assist Rate    61.5      75.0      69.0        42.9      84.6      63.0
Block Rate     14.3      15.0      14.6         5.6       0.0       2.5
Steal Rate     10.1      11.5      10.9         6.7      11.5       9.5

2FG%           55.6      68.2      62.5        42.9      40.0      41.5
3FG%           37.5      20.0      30.8        55.6      35.7      43.5
FT%            66.7      69.6      69.0        60.0      61.5      61.1

The first thing I noticed is the dramatic difference in pace between the two halves: there were nearly 50% more possessions in the 2nd half. I went and looked at the play-by-play to see if the Friars were giving fouls with lots of time left in the Vesper half to extend the game (i.e. increase possessions), but I see only four fouls given in the last 1:00 of play. I do notice that offensive rebounds dropped quite a bit from 1st to 2nd half for both teams, so this may have contributed.

Providence had a strong offensive first half today, thanks to making 5/9 3FGs. Providence is not a particularly good outside shooting team (31% 3FG coming in), so their early marksmanship was likely a surprise to both teams. Meanwhile, the Hoyas countered by gathering more than half of their own available misses (7/13 OR), which lead to the second straight game with strong offensive rebounding overall.

The second half was most notable to G'town fans for a 6:41 stretch where the Hoyas outscored the Friars 21-2. For all but the 1st two points of that stretch, Georgetown ran a lineup of C. Wright (So), J. Clark (Fr), A. Freeman (So), H. Sims (Fr) and G. Monroe (Fr), and all five players scored at least 2 points during the run.

Providence didn't quit, but actually fought back to a single possession game (76-73, 1:18) before succumbing, but I'll again point out that hot outside shooting (4/6 3FG during that stretch) was the main engine that brought them, and the Friars missed their last 3FGA in the final minute.

INDIVIDUAL NET POINTS STATS

GU                    Off    Poss           Individ     Def             Individ             
Player                Poss   Used    ORtg   Pts Prod    Poss    DRtg   Pts Allow   Net Pts
Summers, DaJuan        46     9.3   112.5    10.5        45    129.2     11.6       -1.2 
Wright, Chris          61    15.2    77.0    11.7        62    103.5     12.8       -1.1 
Monroe, Greg           65    13.5   120.8    16.4        65     74.1      9.6       +6.7
Freeman, Austin        60    10.2   165.1    16.8        62    101.9     12.6       +4.2 
Sapp, Jessie           47    10.6    90.8     9.6        44     81.0      7.1       +2.5 
Clark, Jason           42     8.2   126.7    10.5        45    115.1     10.4       +0.1 
Vaughn, Julian          7     0.0     -       0.0         7    163.1      2.3       -2.3 
Sims, Henry            24     3.4   107.3     3.6        26     73.3      3.8       -0.2 
Wattad, Omar            8     0.0     -       0.0         9    102.5      1.8       -1.8 
TOTALS                 72    70.4   112.2    79.1        73     98.9     72.2       +6.9    

PC                    Off    Poss           Individ     Def             Individ             
Player                Poss   Used    ORtg   Pts Prod    Poss    DRtg   Pts Allow   Net Pts
XAVIER, Jeff           51     6.8   103.4     7.1        54    107.8     11.6       -4.6 
CURRY, Sharaud         63     9.0   117.6    10.6        61    106.6     13.0       -2.4 
MCDERMOTT, Geoff       52    14.9    49.8     7.4        54     90.6      9.8       -2.4 
EFEJUKU, Weyinmi       57    13.1   101.2    13.2        54    106.3     11.5       +1.7 
KALE, Jonathan         25     1.6   205.1     3.3        29    105.1      6.1       -2.8 
KELLOGG, Alex           1     0.0     -       0.0         1    300.0      0.6       -0.6 
BROOKS, Marshon        44    12.7   118.2    15.0        43    104.4      9.0       +6.0 
MCKENZIE, Brian        41     4.8   105.8     5.1        36    110.1      7.9       -2.8 
HANKE, Randall         31     8.8   115.5    10.1        28    126.5      7.1       +3.0 
TOTALS                 73    71.7   100.1    71.8        72    106.4     76.6       -4.8

D. Summers again struggled to stay in the game with foul difficulties, and played only 46 possessions. Except for 3 turnovers, his offensive game was strong in all facets (2/4 2FG, 1/2 3FG, 5/6 FT, 2 OR). However, the play-by-play indicates that he struggled on the defensive end.

C. Wright's overall slump continued for the 3rd straight game, even as he seemed to regain his shooting touch from the field (5/7 2FG, 2/3 3FG). Unfortunately, he coupled that with 0/2 FT and 6 turnovers.

Fellow slumper A. Freeman had a strong game today, even as his outside shot still eludes him (0/2 3FG), by making 7/9 2FG, 4/6 FT, 3 OR and 0 TOs). Freeman was the most efficient offensive player for the Hoyas today.

J. Sapp was also a positive contributor (in limited possessions) today, but he did it not with efficiency but with quantity. Sapp had a high usage rate (10.6/47 = 22.5%) for the first time since the Maryland game (his only other >20% usage game). Mr. Sapp struggled from the floor (1/4 2FG, 0/2 3FG), but contributed 5 assists to 3 turnovers. He also played his signature strong defense today (5 DR, 3 S, 1 Bk).

And the Player of the Game is . . . Greg Monroe. His stat line is just remarkable, so I'll just reprint it here:

GU                      Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
Monroe, Greg           35:05  +12  13/76  5- 7  0- 0  3- 3  7/50  8/23  5/65  5/65  2/35  3/28  8/35   3

Reading through it, several thought come to mind:

• He was strong both offensively (5/7 2FG, 3/3 FT, 8 A [!], 3 OR) and defensively (5 S [!], 2 Bk, 8 DR).
• His 5 turnovers are a bit problematic, but should be viewed in the context that he serves as a (the?) primary distributor in the half-court offense.
• Hoyas fans should just enjoy his performances while they can.
  

J. Clark and H. Sims were the main bodies off the bench today, and neither disappointed. Clark was his usually efficient self on offense, while his defense is still a bit of a work in progress - although to be fair, he often replaced J. Sapp today, who is G'town's best defensive guard. Sims played another strong game spelling Summers, although he continues to be passive on offense (3.4/24 = 14% usage); to be fair, as a freshman who just recently saw his playing time increase, that usage rate is likely appropriate (see J. Sapp's freshman year for an example).


Today's tip-of-the-cap goes to M. Brooks, who played a nice all-around game today and looks to be having a strong season (ORtg = 122.8) in somewhat limited minutes - I suppose W. Efejuku blocks him from starting?

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PC vs GU
01/10/09 1:00 at Verizon Center
Final score: GU 82, PC 75

PC                      Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
XAVIER, Jeff           27:45  - 3  10/58  2- 2  2- 6  0- 0  8/44  1/17  0/54  1/51  0/32  0/27  0/25   3
CURRY, Sharaud         32:47  -11   6/57  0- 5  2- 4  0- 0  9/55  9/19  2/61  3/63  0/31  1/36  0/23   3
MCDERMOTT, Geoff       27:28  - 8   5/51  1- 8  0- 0  3- 6  8/41  2/18  2/54  3/52  1/34  2/25  6/24   4
EFEJUKU, Weyinmi       30:19  -10  13/54  4-10  1- 3  2- 2 13/51  2/14  3/54  2/57  0/31  3/35  1/23   1
KALE, Jonathan         16:27  - 8   4/25  2- 3  0- 0  0- 2  3/21  1/ 8  0/29  0/25  0/16  0/14  2/14   4
KELLOGG, Alex          00:54  - 3   0/ 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 1  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 1  0/ 0   0
BROOKS, Marshon        23:31  + 1  18/47  3- 5  2- 6  6- 8 11/40  2/10  0/43  1/44  0/20  1/29  3/18   3
MCKENZIE, Brian        22:10  + 2   9/41  0- 1  3- 4  0- 0  5/37  0/12  0/36  1/41  0/17  1/23  1/14   1
HANKE, Randall         18:39  + 5  10/42  5- 7  0- 0  0- 0  7/30  0/10  0/28  2/31  0/19  4/15  2/ 9   0
TOTALS                 40:00       75    17-41 10-23 11-18    64 17/27  7/72 13/73  1/40 13/41 16/29  19
.                                        0.415 0.435 0.611       0.630 0.097 0.178 0.025 0.317 0.552    

GU                      Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
Summers, DaJuan        26:49  -10  12/47  2- 4  1- 2  5- 6  6/36  0/16  0/45  3/46  1/25  2/20  3/24   4
Wright, Chris          33:13  + 5  16/67  5- 7  2- 3  0- 2 10/44  3/18  0/62  6/61  0/36  1/24  3/34   3
Monroe, Greg           35:05  +12  13/76  5- 7  0- 0  3- 3  7/50  8/23  5/65  5/65  2/35  3/28  8/35   3
Freeman, Austin        33:11  +14  18/75  7- 9  0- 2  4- 6 11/45  2/20  0/62  0/60  0/32  3/24  4/35   2
Sapp, Jessie           24:10  + 2   8/46  1- 4  0- 2  6- 8  6/31  5/14  3/44  3/47  1/25  0/21  5/23   4
Clark, Jason           23:44  + 5  10/53  3- 4  1- 4  1- 2  8/31  2/13  0/45  1/42  1/26  2/18  2/26   0
Vaughn, Julian         04:31  - 5   0/ 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 3  0/ 1  0/ 7  0/ 7  0/ 5  0/ 2  0/ 5   1
Sims, Henry            13:38  +15   5/35  2- 5  0- 0  1- 2  5/20  0/10  0/26  0/24  1/13  0/ 9  2/16   3
Wattad, Omar           05:39  - 3   0/ 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 5  0/ 1  0/ 9  0/ 8  0/ 8  0/ 4  0/ 7   0
TOTALS                 40:00       82    25-40  4-13 20-29    53 20/29  8/73 19/72  6/41 13/29 28/41  20
.                                        0.625 0.308 0.690       0.690 0.110 0.264 0.146 0.448 0.683    

Efficiency: GU 1.139, PC 1.027
eFG%: GU 0.585, PC 0.500
Substitutions: GU 33, PC 48

2-pt Shot Selection:
Dunks: GU 5-5, PC 2-2
Layups/Tips: GU 16-25, PC 12-25
Jumpers: GU 4-10, PC 3-14

Fast break pts: GU 13 (0.210), PC 7 (0.109)
Seconds per off. poss: GU 17.3, PC 16.0

Providence Preview

How have the Friars looked so far this season?

Here are the current four factors for the Friars:

.                    Offense         Defense
Adj. Efficiency     105.7 (86)       95.9 (88)
eFG%                 51.2 (96)       47.8 (130)
Turnover %           19.3 (88)       22.0 (122)
Off Rebound %        38.5 (39)       34.2 (195)
FT Rate              24.9 (161)      28.9 (49)

Providence has been a balanced team in almost every sense of the word. They have been mediocre, to begin with, ranking 83rd overall in Pomeroy. They are in the 80s in both offensive and defensive efficiency. Their shooting and turnover stats are more or less in that vein as well.

So why should the Hoyas be wary?

Rebounding. With Geoff McDermott (Sr.), Jonathan Kale (Sr.) and Randall Hanke (Sr.) seeing significant time, the Friars are strong offensive rebounders. They have no one in DeJuan Blair's class, of course, but together that big man rotation will generally have two players on the floor grabbing 20%-24% of offensive rebounding chances combined. When you consider that Monroe and Summers combine for about the percentage of defensive rebounds, you can see this being an issue.

Providence's defensive strengths are in not fouling and defending the three. There's certainly a scenario there where the fouls aren't being called inside so the Hoyas fall back on taking threes. This is not a good scenario.

Overall, though, the Hoyas are simply the better team and are at home. If they do not collapse on the boards, they should take this one.

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Date       Time        Home Team      Road Team     Location           HD Box?
31-Dec-08  4:00 p.m.   Providence     St. John's    Providence, R.I.     Yes
03-Jan-09  7:00 p.m.   Providence     DePaul        Providence, R.I.      No
07-Jan-09  7:00 p.m.   Cincinnati     Providence    Cincinnati, Ohio      No
10-Jan-09  2:00 p.m.   Georgetown     Providence    Washington, D.C.     Yes
17-Jan-09  9:00 p.m.   Providence     Marquette     Providence, R.I.     Yes
19-Jan-09  8:00 p.m.   Providence     Cincinnati    Providence, R.I.      No
22-Jan-09  7:00 p.m.   Seton Hall     Providence    Newark, N.J.         Yes
28-Jan-09  7:00 p.m.   Providence     Syracuse      Providence, R.I.
31-Jan-09  4:00 p.m.   Connecticut    Providence    Storrs, Conn.
04-Feb-09  8:00 p.m.   Providence     Villanova     Providence, R.I.
07-Feb-09  4:00 p.m.   West Virginia  Providence    Morgantown, W.Va.
10-Feb-09  7:00 p.m.   USF            Providence    Tampa, Fla.
14-Feb-09  7:00 p.m.   Providence     Rutgers       Providence, R.I.
18-Feb-09  7:30 p.m.   Louisville     Providence    Louisville, Ky.
21-Feb-09  12:00 p.m.  Providence     Notre Dame    Providence, R.I.
24-Feb-09  7:00 p.m.   Providence     Pittsburgh    Providence, R.I.
01-Mar-09  2:00 p.m.   Rutgers        Providence    Piscataway, N.J.
05-Mar-09  7:00 p.m.   Villanova      Providence    Villanova, Pa.

St. John's vs Providence College
12/31/08 4:04 p.m. at Providence, R.I. - Dunkin' Donuts Center
Final score: Providence College 75, St. John's 54

St. John's              Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
KENNEDY, D.J           32:16  -14   7/48  1- 7  1- 3  2- 4 10/56  2/18  2/56  2/57  2/35  1/40  5/24   3
EVANS, Sean            35:13  -19  16/52  7- 9  0- 0  2- 2  9/55  0/15  0/62  2/63  0/38  7/37  3/29   3
ROBERTS, Quincy        40:00  -21  12/54  6-14  0- 5  0- 2 19/65  2/17  2/69  1/71  0/42  1/46  1/33   3
HORNE, Paris           37:33  -23  16/52  6- 9  1- 8  1- 2 17/62  1/16  4/65  2/67  2/41  4/43  0/30   0
BURRELL, Justin        24:54  -14   3/35  1- 5  0- 0  1- 4  5/37  1/13  0/42  4/44  0/24  0/26  3/16   3
JASIULIONIS, Tomas     05:19  - 8   0/ 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 8  0/ 0  0/ 9  0/10  0/ 6  0/ 9  1/ 4   0
EDMONDSON, TyShwan     10:11  - 5   0/ 8  0- 1  0- 1  0- 0  2/12  0/ 3  1/17  4/18  0/ 8  0/ 9  1/12   0
COKER, Dele            10:36  + 1   0/17  0- 2  0- 0  0- 0  2/20  0/ 8  0/18  0/17  1/12  1/12  1/11   2
WAIT, Phil             03:58  - 2   0/ 4  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/10  0/ 2  0/ 7  1/ 8  0/ 4  1/ 8  2/ 6   1
TOTALS                 40:00       54    21-48  2-17  6-14    65  6/23  9/69 16/71  5/42 17/46 21/32  15
.                                        0.438 0.118 0.429       0.261 0.130 0.225 0.119 0.370 0.656

Providence College      Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
Xavier, Jeff           21:52  +12   5/39  1- 4  1- 4  0- 1  8/37  4/15  1/42  1/37  0/24  1/21  5/25   1
Curry, Sharaud         30:23  +24  16/68  5- 8  1- 3  3- 4 11/42  8/21  1/54  4/53  0/33  0/16  2/32   3
McDermott, Geoff       29:09  +15   4/51  2- 4  0- 1  0- 0  5/43  4/17  0/51  2/49  2/33  2/26  7/34   3
Efejuku, Weyinmi       20:50  + 4   8/36  0- 2  2- 3  2- 2  5/30  1/10  1/39  1/37  0/23  0/19  1/24   1
Kale, Jonathan         24:50  +14  10/49  5- 6  0- 0  0- 0  6/34  0/17  3/45  1/43  0/24  0/14  3/22   1
Kellogg, Alex          06:37  + 5   0/13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 8  0/ 6  0/12  0/12  0/10  0/ 4  1/ 7   0
Brooks, Marshon        25:20  +18  15/43  4- 7  2- 5  1- 2 12/37  1/13  3/41  1/41  1/24  0/21  2/25   1
Burchett, Luke         01:12  - 2   0/ 0  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  1/ 2  0/ 0  0/ 3  1/ 2  0/ 6  0/ 2  0/ 5   0
Baudinet, Chris        01:19  - 2   0/ 0  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  1/ 2  0/ 0  0/ 3  0/ 3  0/ 6  0/ 3  0/ 5   0
McKenzie, Brian        18:33  +11   0/39  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/30  1/15  0/29  2/32  0/24  2/16  4/19   2
Beloin, Brian          00:35  - 2   0/ 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 2  0/ 2  0/ 4  0/ 1  0/ 3   0
Heine, Connor          01:12  - 2   0/ 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 2  0/ 0  0/ 3  0/ 2  0/ 6  0/ 2  0/ 5   0
Hanke, Randall         18:08  +10  17/37  7-10  0- 0  3- 3 10/32  1/ 6  0/31  1/32  3/23  1/20  3/24   2
TOTALS                 40:00       75    24-42  6-18  9-12    60 20/30  9/71 14/69  6/48 11/32 29/46  14
.                                        0.571 0.333 0.750       0.667 0.127 0.203 0.125 0.344 0.630    

Efficiency: Providence College 1.087, St. John's 0.761
eFG%: Providence College 0.550, St. John's 0.369
Substitutions: Providence College 41, St. John's 20

2-pt Shot Selection:
Dunks: Providence College 2-2, St. John's 0-0
Layups/Tips: Providence College 16-27, St. John's 11-22
Jumpers: Providence College 6-13, St. John's 10-26

Fast break pts: Providence College 13 (0.197), St. John's 10 (0.208)
Seconds per off. poss: Providence College 15.8, St. John's 18.5

03-Jan-09
Providence 62, DePaul 54
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7-Jan-09
Providence 87, Cincinnati 79
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PC vs GU
01/10/09 1:00 at Verizon Center
Final score: GU 82, PC 75

PC                      Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
XAVIER, Jeff           27:45  - 3  10/58  2- 2  2- 6  0- 0  8/44  1/17  0/54  1/51  0/32  0/27  0/25   3
CURRY, Sharaud         32:47  -11   6/57  0- 5  2- 4  0- 0  9/55  9/19  2/61  3/63  0/31  1/36  0/23   3
MCDERMOTT, Geoff       27:28  - 8   5/51  1- 8  0- 0  3- 6  8/41  2/18  2/54  3/52  1/34  2/25  6/24   4
EFEJUKU, Weyinmi       30:19  -10  13/54  4-10  1- 3  2- 2 13/51  2/14  3/54  2/57  0/31  3/35  1/23   1
KALE, Jonathan         16:27  - 8   4/25  2- 3  0- 0  0- 2  3/21  1/ 8  0/29  0/25  0/16  0/14  2/14   4
KELLOGG, Alex          00:54  - 3   0/ 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 1  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 1  0/ 0   0
BROOKS, Marshon        23:31  + 1  18/47  3- 5  2- 6  6- 8 11/40  2/10  0/43  1/44  0/20  1/29  3/18   3
MCKENZIE, Brian        22:10  + 2   9/41  0- 1  3- 4  0- 0  5/37  0/12  0/36  1/41  0/17  1/23  1/14   1
HANKE, Randall         18:39  + 5  10/42  5- 7  0- 0  0- 0  7/30  0/10  0/28  2/31  0/19  4/15  2/ 9   0
TOTALS                 40:00       75    17-41 10-23 11-18    64 17/27  7/72 13/73  1/40 13/41 16/29  19
.                                        0.415 0.435 0.611       0.630 0.097 0.178 0.025 0.317 0.552    

GU                      Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
Summers, DaJuan        26:49  -10  12/47  2- 4  1- 2  5- 6  6/36  0/16  0/45  3/46  1/25  2/20  3/24   4
Wright, Chris          33:13  + 5  16/67  5- 7  2- 3  0- 2 10/44  3/18  0/62  6/61  0/36  1/24  3/34   3
Monroe, Greg           35:05  +12  13/76  5- 7  0- 0  3- 3  7/50  8/23  5/65  5/65  2/35  3/28  8/35   3
Freeman, Austin        33:11  +14  18/75  7- 9  0- 2  4- 6 11/45  2/20  0/62  0/60  0/32  3/24  4/35   2
Sapp, Jessie           24:10  + 2   8/46  1- 4  0- 2  6- 8  6/31  5/14  3/44  3/47  1/25  0/21  5/23   4
Clark, Jason           23:44  + 5  10/53  3- 4  1- 4  1- 2  8/31  2/13  0/45  1/42  1/26  2/18  2/26   0
Vaughn, Julian         04:31  - 5   0/ 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 3  0/ 1  0/ 7  0/ 7  0/ 5  0/ 2  0/ 5   1
Sims, Henry            13:38  +15   5/35  2- 5  0- 0  1- 2  5/20  0/10  0/26  0/24  1/13  0/ 9  2/16   3
Wattad, Omar           05:39  - 3   0/ 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 5  0/ 1  0/ 9  0/ 8  0/ 8  0/ 4  0/ 7   0
TOTALS                 40:00       82    25-40  4-13 20-29    53 20/29  8/73 19/72  6/41 13/29 28/41  20
.                                        0.625 0.308 0.690       0.690 0.110 0.264 0.146 0.448 0.683    

Efficiency: GU 1.139, PC 1.027
eFG%: GU 0.585, PC 0.500
Substitutions: GU 33, PC 48

2-pt Shot Selection:
Dunks: GU 5-5, PC 2-2
Layups/Tips: GU 16-25, PC 12-25
Jumpers: GU 4-10, PC 3-14

Fast break pts: GU 13 (0.210), PC 7 (0.109)
Seconds per off. poss: GU 17.3, PC 16.0

Marquette vs Providence College
1/17/09 9:05 p.m. at Providence, R.I. - Dunkin' Donuts Center
Final score: Marquette 91, Providence College 82

Marquette               Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
Burke, Dwight          08:50  - 1   0/17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/19  0/ 7  0/16  1/18  0/13  0/13  1/ 6   2
Hayward, Lazar         37:17  +12  25/87  5-12  5- 7  0- 0 19/65  2/23  2/71  1/72  0/33  5/36  2/25   1
James, Dominic         37:26  +13   9/87  3- 7  1- 3  0- 0 10/65  6/29  1/71  1/73  0/35  2/37  3/26   2
McNeal, Jerel          35:51  +11  25/81  4- 8  3- 5  8-14 13/56  6/22  1/68  3/69  1/30  0/31  4/26   3
Matthews, Wesley       38:15  + 9  22/87  9-14  0- 3  4- 5 17/60  1/23  1/73  4/74  0/35  0/33  5/27   2
Acker, Maurice         16:25  +17   0/44  0- 0  0- 1  0- 1  1/25  3/14  3/32  0/32  0/ 9  0/13  2/13   3
Hazel, Patrick         04:02  - 6   0/ 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 5  0/ 3  0/ 9  0/ 7  0/ 5  0/ 2  1/ 3   1
Cubillan, David        02:48  - 4   0/ 4  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  1/ 5  0/ 2  0/ 5  0/ 5  0/ 5  0/ 3  0/ 1   0
Fulce, Joseph          11:23  - 1   6/23  3- 4  0- 0  0- 0  4/18  1/ 7  0/20  0/19  0/11  1/ 9  0/ 9   4
Butler, Jimmy          07:43  - 5   4/17  1- 2  0- 0  2- 2  2/17  1/ 6  0/15  0/16  0/ 9  1/13  0/ 4   4
TOTALS                 40:00       91    25-47  9-20 14-22    67 20/34  8/76 10/77  1/37  9/38 18/27  22
.                                        0.532 0.450 0.636       0.588 0.105 0.130 0.027 0.237 0.667

Providence College      Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
MCDERMOTT, Geoff       34:15  - 9  15/66  6-10  0- 0  3- 9 10/44  6/19  2/67  6/64  1/40  3/23 14/36   2
KALE, Jonathan         14:40  - 5   4/27  2- 2  0- 0  0- 0  2/16  1/ 8  0/27  2/25  0/11  1/ 6  1/11   4
XAVIER, Jeff           18:18  + 9  10/39  1- 2  2- 3  2- 2  5/27  1/12  0/34  1/35  0/18  0/13  2/14   1
CURRY, Sharaud         36:19  - 6  11/78  0- 3  2- 4  5- 7  7/48  3/27  0/69  4/69  0/45  0/22  2/35   3
EFEJUKU, Weyinmi       32:13  -22   8/56  4- 7  0- 2  0- 0  9/44  2/18  2/63  1/60  0/39  2/26  2/30   0
KELLOGG, Alex          04:30  + 7   0/11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 9  0/ 4  0/ 6  0/ 8  0/ 3  0/ 5  0/ 2   1
BROOKS, Marshon        27:16  -14  21/57  7- 8  2- 7  1- 2 15/38  4/12  2/54  2/53  3/34  3/21  3/27   2
BAUDINET, Chris        00:30  + 3   0/ 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 3  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 2  0/ 0  0/ 2  0/ 0   0
MCKENZIE, Brian        17:49  -13   4/34  1- 1  0- 2  2- 2  3/24  0/12  0/37  2/35  0/26  0/15  4/20   5
HANKE, Randall         14:26  + 5   9/39  4- 4  0- 0  1- 1  4/23  0/11  0/29  0/30  1/19  0/ 8  0/15   3
TOTALS                 40:03       82    25-37  6-18 14-23    55 17/31  6/77 18/76  5/47  9/27 29/38  21
.                                        0.676 0.333 0.609       0.548 0.078 0.236 0.106 0.333 0.763    

Efficiency: Marquette 1.182, Providence College 1.076
eFG%: Marquette 0.575, Providence College 0.618
Substitutions: Marquette 38, Providence College 38

2-pt Shot Selection:
Dunks: Marquette 4-4, Providence College 3-3
Layups/Tips: Marquette 12-19, Providence College 19-24
Jumpers: Marquette 9-24, Providence College 3-10

Fast break pts: Marquette 14 (0.182), Providence College 8 (0.118)
Seconds per off. poss: Marquette 14.7, Providence College 16.6

19-Jan-09
Providence 72, Cincinnati 63
No substitution data in play-by-play.

Providence vs Seton Hall
01/22/09 7:00 p.m. at Newark, N.J. - Prudential Center
Final score: Providence 98, Seton Hall 93

Providence              Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
MCDERMOTT, Geoff       36:03  + 5   9/79  3- 5  0- 0  3- 5  5/48  3/22  0/63  3/64  1/36  2/26  6/32   5
KALE, Jonathan         29:55  - 1  13/62  5- 6  0- 0  3- 5  6/32  0/12  0/56  2/53  0/30  2/16  8/31   3
XAVIER, Jeff           30:28  +21  20/70  0- 1  5- 7  5- 6  8/38  0/12  1/53  4/55  0/27  0/24  3/30   4
CURRY, Sharaud         32:42  - 5  13/72  1- 3  3- 5  2- 2  8/44  4/20  0/60  1/61  0/33  0/24  1/27   3
EFEJUKU, Weyinmi       35:39  + 0  19/76  4-11  1- 3  8-12 14/37  2/14  0/64  3/61  0/35  3/22  5/34   1
BROOKS, Marshon        24:33  +18  14/60  3- 6  1- 3  5- 6  9/35  1/13  1/44  2/46  1/23  2/22  1/25   1
MCKENZIE, Brian        20:45  - 1   3/48  0- 1  1- 2  0- 0  3/25  1/13  1/38  1/37  0/19  0/11  2/20   0
HANKE, Randall         14:55  -12   7/23  1- 3  0- 0  5- 6  3/21  1/ 6  1/27  0/28  1/12  1/15  3/11   0
TOTALS                 45:00       98    17-36 11-20 31-42    56 12/28  4/81 16/81  3/43 12/30 29/41  17
.                                        0.472 0.550 0.738       0.429 0.049 0.198 0.070 0.400 0.707  

Seton Hall              Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
MITCHELL, Robert       37:52  + 6  20/82 10-21  0- 3  0- 1 24/59  4/20  0/68  3/69  2/32  5/33  2/28   5
GARCIA, John           32:31  + 9   6/73  3- 4  0- 0  0- 4  4/53  1/24  1/61  1/61  0/25  3/30  3/21   5
HARVEY, Eugene         34:07  - 9  11/71  3- 7  1- 3  2- 2 10/52  7/22  1/62  3/63  0/26  0/32  0/23   3
HAZELL, Jeremy         45:00  - 5  30/93  2- 6  7-12  5- 7 18/70  0/25  1/81  5/81  0/36  1/42  3/32   3
GAUSE, Paul            36:00  + 3  19/80  1- 1  5- 6  2- 2  7/58  6/23  0/67  0/66  0/30  0/32  6/25   5
THEODORE, Jordan       24:52  -13   4/44  1- 2  0- 3  2- 2  5/37  3/14  3/43  1/43  0/19  1/25  1/18   3
DAVIS, Mike            08:11  - 5   0/13  0- 1  0- 0  0- 2  1/10  0/ 5  0/11  0/10  1/ 9  1/ 7  0/10   3
CAJUSTE, Matt          00:51  - 1   2/ 2  1- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/ 3  0/ 0  0/ 2  0/ 3  0/ 0  0/ 2  0/ 0   0
WALTERS, Brandon       05:36  -10   1/ 7  0- 0  0- 0  1- 2  0/ 8  0/ 3  0/10  0/ 9  0/ 3  0/ 7  0/ 3   1
TOTALS                 45:00       93    21-43 13-27 12-22    70 21/34  6/81 13/81  3/36 12/41 18/30  28
.                                        0.488 0.481 0.545       0.618 0.074 0.160 0.083 0.293 0.600  

Efficiency: Providence 1.210, Seton Hall 1.148
eFG%: Providence 0.598, Seton Hall 0.579
Substitutions: Providence 19, Seton Hall 19

2-pt Shot Selection:
Dunks: Providence 3-4, Seton Hall 0-0
Layups/Tips: Providence 7-16, Seton Hall 14-22
Jumpers: Providence 7-16, Seton Hall 7-21

Fast break pts: Providence 9 (0.134), Seton Hall 2 (0.025)
Seconds per off. poss: Providence 14.9, Seton Hall 18.3

Analysis: Georgetown 68, Providence 58

In a game where Georgetown's opponent shot better from inside, outside and at the free throw line, Georgetown rode offensive rebounding and ball possession to a 10 point road win.

Let's run the numbers:

		Offense				Defense
	1st Half	2nd Half	Total		1st Half	2nd Half	Total
Pace	31	28	59
Eff.	94.2	138.3	115.3		97.4	99.3	98.3
eFG%	38.6	55.0	46.2		50.0	56.5	53.2
TO%	19.5	14.2	16.9		22.7	24.8	23.7
OR%	50.0	58.8	53.5		28.6	16.7	23.1
FTA/FGA	20.0	26.7	23.1		33.3	8.7	21.3
FTM/FGA	5.7	20.0	12.3		25.0	8.7	17.0
Assist Rate	66.7	42.9	53.8		60.0	63.6	61.9
Block Rate	18.2	13.6	15.9		14.3	25.0	20.0
Steal Rate	13.0	10.6	11.9		9.7	17.7	13.6
2FG%	40.9	40.9	40.9		42.9	43.8	43.3
3FG%	23.1	62.5	38.1		40.0	57.1	47.1
FT%	28.6	75.0	53.3		75.0	100.0	80.0

  Georgetown vs Providence College  
  02/18/08 4:00 p.m. at Dunkin' Donuts Center - Providence, R.I.  
  Final score: Georgetown 68, Providence College 58
     
  Georgetown              Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF  
  Summers, DaJuan        26:14  - 8  11/35 3 -7  0 -4  5 -6  11/43 1 /11 1 /41 3 /40 0 /18 1 /31 0 /15  4   
  Hibbert, Roy           31:05  + 13 18/59 9 -15 0 -0  0 -1  15/44 2 /13 2 /46 2 /45 6 /28 4 /25 4 /23  2   
  Wallace, Jonathan      34:57  + 7  14/58 1 -5  4 -8  0 -0  13/56 2 /17 0 /53 2 /52 0 /25 0 /38 2 /21  1   
  Freeman, Austin        20:16  - 2  4 /31 2 -2  0 -1  0 -0  3 /36 2 /11 1 /33 1 /34 0 /18 1 /26 4 /15  0   
  Sapp, Jessie           22:33  - 6  6 /33 0 -3  2 -3  0 -0  6 /38 1 /12 1 /36 0 /36 0 /19 2 /28 0 /15  0   
  Macklin, Vernon        05:18  - 2  0 /9  0 -2  0 -0  0 -2  2 /11 0 /4  0 /8  0 /8  0 /2  3 /8  0 /3   1   
  Rivers, Jeremiah       23:18  + 18 5 /45 0 -1  1 -3  2 -4  4 /37 1 /15 0 /33 1 /34 0 /16 1 /24 5 /16  2   
  Crawford, Tyler        15:01  + 13 5 /29 1 -2  1 -2  0 -0  4 /23 1 /8  0 /20 0 /20 0 /10 2 /15 1 /10  0   
  Ewing, Patrick         21:18  + 17 5 /41 2 -7  0 -0  1 -2  7 /37 4 /13 3 /30 1 /31 0 /14 4 /25 2 /12  2   
  TOTALS                 40:00       68    18-44 8 -21 8 -15    65 14/26 8 /60 10/60 6 /30 23/43 20/26  12  
                                           0.409 0.381 0.533       0.538 0.133 0.167 0.200 0.535 0.769      
    
  Providence College      Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF  
  MCDERMOTT, Geoff       31:44  - 7  4 /47 2 -3  0 -0  0 -0  3 /34 2 /15 1 /47 3 /47 2 /39 0 /17 6 /37  3   
  HANKE, Randall         27:25  + 4  4 /44 2 -9  0 -0  0 -0  9 /29 0 /14 1 /42 3 /41 2 /33 2 /13 3 /35  3   
  XAVIER, Jeff           31:33  + 0  3 /47 0 -0  1 -4  0 -0  4 /35 5 /16 3 /47 2 /49 0 /37 0 /18 4 /34  5   
  EFEJUKU, Weyinmi       37:37  - 10 25/54 3 -6  5 -6  4 -4  12/44 2 /12 1 /56 3 /57 2 /41 0 /24 4 /40  2   
  MCKENZIE, Brian        34:58  - 8  16/55 4 -5  2 -5  2 -2  10/42 3 /14 0 /51 1 /51 0 /37 0 /22 1 /34  0   
  BROOKS, Marshon        08:18  - 4  3 /13 1 -1  0 -1  1 -2  2 /12 1 /4  0 /13 1 /12 0 /9  1 /7  0 /10  0   
  PETERSON, Jamine       09:40  - 10 3 /8  1 -3  0 -0  1 -2  3 /11 0 /2  0 /15 0 /13 1 /11 2 /8  1 /14  1   
  BURCH, Charles         13:47  - 3  0 /20 0 -1  0 -1  0 -0  2 /19 0 /6  1 /22 0 /23 0 /11 0 /13 0 /13  0   
  KALE, Jonathan         03:04  - 9  0 /0  0 -2  0 -0  0 -0  2 /5  0 /0  0 /4  0 /4  0 /0  0 /5  0 /2   0   
  HALL, Ray              01:54  - 3  0 /2  0 -0  0 -0  0 -0  0 /4  0 /1  0 /3  0 /3  0 /2  0 /3  0 /1   2   
  TOTALS                 40:00       58    13-30 8 -17 8 -10    47 13/21 7 /60 14/60 7 /44 6 /26 20/43  16  
                                           0.433 0.471 0.800       0.619 0.117 0.233 0.159 0.231 0.465      
     
  Efficiency: Georgetown 1.133, Providence College 0.967
  eFG%: Georgetown 0.462, Providence College 0.532
  Substitutions: Georgetown 23, Providence College 23
     
  2-pt Shot Selection:  
  Dunks: Georgetown 3-3, Providence College 2-2
  Layups/Tips: Georgetown 11-28, Providence College 5-18
  Jumpers: Georgetown 4-13, Providence College 6-10

Quick comments:

• For the 2nd consecutive game, Georgetown rode hot outside shooting in the 2nd half to put up a high efficiency number. This time, it was enough to win the game.

• In addition to the 5-8 3FG shooting in the 2nd half (can we declare Jon Wallace's shooting slump officially over?), the Hoyas improved their already gaudy OR % and committed only 4 turnovers on 28 possessions. This was the same formula that led to the strong 2nd half against Syracuse.

• The 98.3 Def. Eff. for the game is not a bad performance at all for Georgetown playing in the Dunkin Donuts Center. The expected number, heading into the game, was 98.8, as the Friars are a very good offensive team despite their woes.