The Glass Ceiling

Just after the Hoyas’ 55-52 title-clinching victory over Lousiville, Georgetown Head Coach John Thompson III handed some of the credit over to the Hoya faithful. “We need our fans,” he said.

NEW YORK — The Hoyas walked in off of two convincing victories that had some sportscasters forecasting a return to the Final Four. The Panthers walked in off of three wins in a row, two against ranked opponents. The two teams met on the court while “Welcome to the Jungle” rocked Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK — It took Roy Hibbert two minutes on Friday to do what he could not at all the day before: find the basket. In the next five minutes, Hibbert nailed a three and then went in for a dunk.

By the second half, Hibbert was dominating the game on both ends, and he knew it.

“I’m a monster, be afraid,” he shouted at the crowd after his last basket of the game.

NEW YORK — In the last frantic days of play before Selection Sunday, no team is scarier to face than one fighting for its life. Villanova was that team Thursday afternoon, needing a victory over top-seed Georgetown to secure NCAA tournament hopes.

All year long, everyone on the Georgetown bench has had a tendency to stand up mid-game. From Head Coach John Thompson III all the way down to junior forward Bryon Jansen, the Hoyas don’t seem to be able to sit still.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Even though they were in front of a hostile crowd, miles away from the Hilltop, it felt like senior day for the Hoyas as their group of veterans led them to a 68-58 victory against the Providence Friars Monday night.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — In front of 31,327 fans, college basketball’s largest crowd of the year, unranked Syracuse pulled off the upset against No. 8 Georgetown, downing the Hoyas 77-70 the Carrier Dome Saturday afternoon.

With 30.1 seconds left on the clock, the scored tied up at 53 and Villanova in possession of the ball, most teams would be nervous, but Georgetown had seen this situation before. And once again, the Hoyas survived with the pressure on, winning a 55-53 nailbiter over the Wildcats last night at Verizon Center on two free throws from senior guard Jonathan Wallace.

Down 10 points less than six minutes into Tuesday night’s game against last-place South Florida, Georgetown needed an answer.