After a rough week the Hoyas showed what they were made of in Hawaii against the Oregon Ducks. With the fan base wanting the ouster of their faithful, hardworking, caring coach they saw “Faith develop through adversity” tonight. Faith prevailed. The Hoyas sense of urgency and determination to get off to a fast start paid off in the first.
The Hoyas came out soaring in the first half of the Maui Invitational. Everything seem to be clicking. Junior guards, L. J. Peak and fifth year senior Rodney combined for 29 of the 38 Hoyas points in the first half. Great to see Pryor and Peak get off to a fast start. The Hoyas need this from him on a consistent basis and also as a team.
Peakshow’s defensive rebounding and getting early steals, taking the ball from coast to coast making plays really wanted this game. He lets his game speak for itself. His one on one dramatic jump shots soaring and swishing through nets in Maui.
The unselfishness and teamwork were unreal during the first half. With Rodney Pryor running all the way to the other end of he court he makes a long distance three pointer to end the half.
The second half? What happened? The Ducks were quacking, and the The Hoyas were slacking. They came out flat. The Ducks were putting up numbers while the Hoyas kept shooting and missing jump shots. It was the Ducks who would be soaring. After Pryor’s huge long distance three pointer to end the half, Bill Walton mentioned, the Hoyas ,may have thought the game was over when they went into the locker room at the half.
Thanks to the hard working L. J. Peak in assisting a layup to Akou Agau to end Georgetown’s the Hoyas scoring drought at the 15:21 mark of the second half. Oh, what a relief. The Hoyas were still up 40-30.Thanks L. J.! Although it was tough under the basket for Agau he scored four key points baskets tonight. He just kept fighting under there.
The Hoyas wouldn’t score another basket until 10:26. The Ducks were creeping. It was Peak that would come through with one of his patented slow motion ball spin jump shot. The Hoyas only remained up by six 42-36.
With 8:58 to go in the game Oregon’s Dillion Brooks gets a rebound and scores taking the lead 43-42. After a huge steal by junior Tre Campbell with 7:14 to go in the game the Hoyas never looked back. Agau had a nice block at 4:14. Good defense! Gtown timeout. Up 50-45. Under 3:52 it’s all about decision making. It was a race to the finish line. Whew. Those Ducks would not go away, but the Hoyas held on for the big win against #13 Oregon in the Maui Invitational! The game ended with Peak making on the free throw line making two free throws putting the game safely out of reach.
The legendary Bill Walton, college basketball analyst mentioned how great Oregon was and hardly anything about Georgetown before the game started, but midway through the first half he was amazed at how well the Hoyas were playing tonight.
The Hoyas only shot 34% 21-61, 28.6% 6-21 3 pts., 77.3% 17-22 fts. Oregon out rebounded the Hoyas 46-40. Assists, Hoyas 10, Ducks 11. Steals, Hoyas 8, Ducks 7. Turnovers, Hoyas 15, ducks 17.
Move of the night: Rodney Pryor’s killer crossover, victim, a duck.
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