Friday, December 2, 2011

Straight Points - Georgetown's Final Shot Stuns Alabama

scored 16 associated with his / her 20 items throughout cost-free 1 / 2 regarding Alabama in addition to completed off a couple of street oops from Releford.

"He absolutely ignited our workforce along with the building," Grant said.

Green don't often received the particular ball inside versus Georgetown's zone and also scored six of his thirteen things in the final personal training minutes. Releford experienced nine details along with six assists.

"It merely obtained us all out regarding whack, in addition to all of us were not aggressive contrary to the zone," Green said. "There's merely a large amount of things many of us would've done differently. Just having the ball within the middle. Once you get your baseball from the middle, it beats this zone and we all seriously did not do that."

Alabama's contributing scorers Mitchell in addition to Green put together regarding nine direct items after Georgetown needed a 54-45 lead on a basket simply by Thompson together with 2:57 left.

Clark emerged in place major yet again against stiff level of competition for your Hoyas. He have scored 26 and also strike the particular go-ahead holder throughout overtime for you to overcom Memphis.

"It seemed to be our third adventure against a Team from the Top 15," John Thompson said. "To are available in along with earn versus a team on their own property judge that may be thus well-coached, that is definitely a big, major victory."

Clark designed 4-of-7 three-pointers alongside a defensive that came up inside having opponents to 22% shooting out of past the arc.

Georgetown subjected to Alabama's biggest weakness. The Tide had missed it is primary 11 three-point attempts after making only one through beyond that arc against VCU on Sunday night.

Freshman Trevor Lacey reach a couple within a line to finish the drought, but Alabama continue to wound way up 3-of-16.

Georgetown fought away rally tries time period as well as again. The Hoyas resolved to go in place simply by eight points early in the second half, the particular Tide's largest debt with the months at the time. Alabama made within a couple of tips six times within the future little bit along with also needed the steer briefly, even so the Hoyas responded each and every time.

Sims scored eleven straight points after Alabama grabbed a one-point lead, Clark drilled a three-pointer and Thompson added in your basket for that nine-point cushion.

The Hoyas primarily kept your tennis ball outside of Green's hands within the primary half, choosing a 23-16 steer plus offering the actual Tide suits using their zone. It seemed to be the most important deficit Alabama have faced just about all season.

Alabama overlooked many eight threes in it's lowest scoring opening half since scoring of sixteen during Oklahoma State continue Dec. 18.

"They manufactured the plays that they had to help make tonight," Grant said. "For us, way too many breakdowns in the first half out of an a problem perspective from the minute half originating from a defensive standpoint. Against a fantastic workforce such as Georgetown you can not afford that."

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