NEW YORK – As Head Coach John Thompson III and his players fielded questions from the media following their 60-58 loss to West Virginia in the Big East tournament finals, the room had the feel of a funeral. Thompson’s voice was low and his players sat beside him staring off into space. “I’m extremely disappointed,” Thompson said. “We got three guys up here with me that are extremely disappointed. We have a locker room back down the hall with a bunch of other guys that are disappointed.” Fortunately for Georgetown this wasn’t a funeral because no one is dead, and if they’ve proven one thing this season, it’s that they are the team that won’t die. No matter how many obituaries have been written on their season, they keep resurrecting themselves. They were left for dead as Dominique Jones flexed for the crowd at Verizon Center, only to dominate then-No. 2 Villanova a few days later. They were left for dead along the Jersey Turnpike and in the first 30 mintues of a meeting with Syracuse at Verizon Center. They refused to die though, nearly overcoming a 23-point deficit. Losses to Notre Dame and West Virginia weren’t pretty, but the Hoyas responded with a run to the Big East title game. On Saturday night they showed it again. Struggling against the methodical Mountaineers, Chris Wright willed them back with a 6-0 run of his own in the first half. First he converted an and-one to cut the lead to 30-25. The next time down Monroe found him in transition and he soared for a dunk and a foul, which he converted to get the Hoya faithful firmly on their feet and Georgetown back in the game. West Virginia opened up a 43-34 lead in the second half, but again the Hoyas wouldn’t go away. Hollis Thompson hit a three, then Monroe got a rebound and launched it down court for Wright. With the pass going long, Wright caught up to it and, spinning before he fell out of bounds, heaved it to toward the basket into the waiting arms of Austin Freeman for two points. After facing another nine-point deficit later on, the Hoyas charged back with a 15-6 run. It was after Da’Sean Butler got his own rebound with 27 seconds to go when Wright made a fatal error and fouled Joe Mazzulla. “I made a mistake,” Wright said about the foul. It should’ve been the death knell for the Hoyas, but Wright refused to go down quietly. Driving the length of the court, Wright went down the left side, his mind clearly on making up for his mistake. Taking on multiple West Virginia defenders, Wright drove the left side, spun and put the ball in with his right hand for a two with 17 seconds left. After Butler’s pullup went in with five seconds to play, Wright almost did it again, going the length of the court before coming just short of the rim as time expired. As Wright laid on the baseline in despair, Jason Clark ran over and lent his hand to pick up his teammate as West Virginia celebrated in the background. Pick yourself up and dust yourself off. It’s what the Hoyas have done all year and it’s what they will have to do now as they prepare for the NCAA tournament. “[We have to] get over this quickly and move on,” Thompson said. “This is not the time. It’s March. And we are extremely disappointed, but this too shall pass.” The Hoyas now have four wins against top 10 teams and nearly had another one on Saturday night. This team can play with anyone, and fortunately they are peaking at the right time. It doesn’t take away the sting of Saturday’s loss, but a two-point loss on a shot in the waning moments against a potential-No. 1 seed isn’t anything to hang your head on. “I said this prior to tonight’s game, I said this after last night’s game, we’re playing well,” Thompson said. \”I like where we are going into the NCAA tournament, and I probably can still say that . I like where this group is right now heading into the tournament.” Over the course of four days in New York, Wright found himself and became the scorer he can be. Monroe showed how versatile he is and Freeman kept quietly producing as the Hoyas showed how good they can be. “Tomorrow [we will] find out where we go and who we play,” Thompson said. “Whenever we are scheduled to play, we’re going to be there and we’re going to be ready to roll.” The Hoyas may not have cut down the nets in New York City, but they aren’t dead yet and there is plenty of basketball left to play.