Let's run the numbers:
TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE . Visitor Home . Georgetown Wofford . 1st Half 2nd Half Total 1st Half 2nd Half Total Pace 29 34 63 Effic. 126.0 109.8 116.8 81.7 103.8 93.2 eFG% 64.6 61.1 63.1 28.8 56.2 42.0 TO% 20.4 23.7 22.1 20.4 14.8 17.4 OR% 44.4 27.3 35.0 28.6 6.7 19.4 FTA/FGA 25.0 116.7 64.3 38.5 50.0 44.0 Assist Rate 57.1 30.0 45.8 66.7 54.5 58.8 Block Rate 25.0 7.7 17.2 15.8 6.7 11.8 Steal Rate 13.6 8.9 11.1 10.2 8.9 9.5 2FG% 57.9 53.3 55.9 18.8 46.2 31.0 3FG% 60.0 66.7 62.5 30.0 45.5 38.1 FT% 100.0 71.4 77.8 90.0 66.7 77.3
The game was interesting in that the Hoyas seemed to make a deliberate effort to force the ball inside on offense, often passing up decent to very good looks from behind the 3-pt line in an attempt to feed Julian Vaughn, Henry Sims (!) or a cutter. Georgetown had attempted 87 2FGs and 80 3FGs in their first three games - that's a 3FGA/FGA = 0.479, if you're scoring at home - but tried only 8 last night.
The game was marred a bit by the John Cahill effect, with both teams a bit confused about what constituted a foul. By the mid-point of the second half, both teams were in the bonus and the action ground to a slog.
Georgetown was able to beat up on a couple of small teams so far in this tournament, and rebounding hasn't been a problem in either game. North Carolina St. - the Hoyas opponent in the finals - are also not a strong rebounding team, especially now that Tracy Smith will miss the game.
Turnovers are still too frequent, as the Hoyas haven't managed to give the ball away less than 20% of the time. The Wolfpack have been very good at both forcing turnovers and not committing many of their own so far this year, so that will likely be the stat to watch as the game unfolds on Sunday.
