The Morning After: Longwood Lancers vs. Georgetown Hoyas

Hoyas enjoy an easy night against Longwood - Washington Times
Later in the half, freshman forward Stephen Domingo missed a wide-open layup after a perfectly executed back-cut, perhaps showing a bit of rust. And poor Brandon Bolden nearly tripped over his shooting shirt in his haste to get into the final minute of the contest. But, those will turn out to be valuable minutes for the Hoyas as they enter the meat of their schedule.

Georgetown vs. Longwood: Otto Porter Jr. leads rout of Lancers, 89-53 - The Washington Post
That said, rebounding remains a weakness of the Hoyas. On Monday, it was the one area in which Longwood excelled; it outrebounded Georgetown, 36-26. “It’s always a concern when you’re outrebounded,” Thompson said. “It’s not something we’re going to put our head in the sand and act like it didn’t happen.”

Finally, an easy one for Georgetown | WashingtonExaminer.com
"I thought that our fullcourt defense, our pressure, our presses, were very effective," Thompson said. "I told the guys in the locker room, I thought that our halfcourt defense -- which has been pretty good -- I don't know how good that was today, meaning I felt like they turned the ball over or got the shot that they wanted

G L I D E H O Y A S: Keep playing great defense and the offense will come
When your number is called your ready. This is the type of team the Hoyas have. Versatile. Just sub in and out. Good rotation of players. Bril, Devo, Domingo, Big Mo and AB are ready and up for the challenge. Great reserves for the Hoyas. I haven't forgotten about the rest of the team. It was just good to see all of our team on the basketball in the "phone booth."

Longwood Lancers vs. Georgetown Hoyas - Recap - December 10, 2012 - ESPN
The point total for Georgetown (8-1) against Longwood (2-8) was much bigger than the Hoyas managed in two of their last three wins. They beat Tennessee 37-36 and Towson 46-40 around a 64-41 win over Texas. "When you look at that last game, the ball didn't go in, and so you have to fix that," Georgetown coach John Thompson III said. "But most of the looks we got were wide open shots.

Georgetown breaks scoring slump with 89 in win over Longwood | CollegeBasketballTalk
This is one of those games that the Hoyas so desperately needed. After winning game in the 30s, then winning one in the 40s, I’m not sure they could’ve taken another game like that and still have been taken seriously. Markel Starks also was able to break his own slump with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-5 from three-point range.

NCAA College Basketball Recap - Longwood Lancers at Georgetown Hoyas - Dec 10, 2012 - CBSSports.com
"It wasn't a question of movement within the offense. Our guys just put the ball in the basket a little bit today."