Old Dominion hands Georgetown first loss
December 19, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP)—Old Dominion spoiled Georgetown’s annual game at McDonoughArena again, capitalizing on 18 turnovers in a 61-57 win Saturday night andhanding the No. 11 Hoyas their first loss of the season.
Ben Finney had 13 points, five rebounds and three steals for the Monarchs(7-4), who ruined a snow day for stir-crazy students at Georgetown’s intimateon-campus building.
The game was played despite a record December snowstorm that brought thenation’s capital to a virtual standstill, and the Hoyas (8-1) looked as cold asthe outside temperature when they tallied nine turnovers and only nine points inthe first 13 minutes.
Georgetown usually plays one game a year in its 2,400-seat gymnasium, and itwas usually a sure victory—until Old Dominion stunned the Hoyas 75-62 atMcDonough three years ago.
This time, the preseason favorite to win the Colonial Athletic Associationnever trailed and led by 18 with 14:20 to play.
The Hoyas rallied to cut the lead to 59-57 on Greg Monroe’s two free throwswith 1:16 remaining, but Frank Hassell’s tip-in with 41 seconds left ended a 3 1/2 minute drought for the Monarchs and wound up being the final points scored inthe game.
Georgetown’s Jason Clark missed a 3-pointer, Monroe couldn’t convert theoffensive rebound, and Chris Wright committed another turnover for the Hoyas.
Old Dominion turned the ball back over to Georgetown, but Austin Freemanmissed a pair of 3-pointers in the final 15 seconds.
Monroe finished with 15 points and seven rebounds for the Hoyas, who shotonly 14 for 22 from the free throw line. Julian Vaughn had 13 points but alsocommitted five turnovers, and Freeman had 13 points and three turnovers.
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