*****GAME THREAD - #22 Texas Longhorns vs. Georgetown Hoyas*****

[Aaron Carrara]

The #22 Texas Longhorns take an undefeated 4-0 record into Madison Square Garden on Thursday night to face the Georgetown Hoyas in the Championship Round of the 2K Empire Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.  Texas defeated California Baptist and Prairie View A&M at home in the Regional Round of the tournament, earning a spot at #22 in Monday’s newly released Top 25 Poll.

Texas and Georgetown have met twice before, splitting wins, with the last matchup coming in 2012 at Madison Square Garden as part of the Jimmy V. Classic. The Hoyas won 64-41.

Georgetown  is 3-1 overall this season, and defeated Georgia State 91-83 on Sunday in the Hoyas’ Regional Round of the 2K Empire Classic at Capital One Arena.  Sophmore guard Mac McClung led Georgewtown in the win with 25 points, and senior Omer Yurtseven recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Matt Coleman III posted a game high 17 points in the Longhorns’ win over Prairie View A&M and freshman guard Donovan Williams notched a career-high 13 points.

The Longhorns will face either No. 1/1 Duke or Cal on Day Two of the Classic (Friday).

What: Texas Longhorns (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Georgetown Hoyas (3-1, 0-0 Big East)
When: Thursday, November 21, 2019
Time:  7:00 PM CST
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY
Television: ESPN2
The Line: Texas -5
Last Meeting Between the Two Teams: Georgetown defeated Texas 64-41 (12/4/2012)
All-Time Series Record: Texas and Georgetown are tied 1-1

The Coaches



Georgetown Hoyas


Head Coach:  Patrick Ewing
Head Coaching Experience: 3rd year as a head coach
Years as Head Coach at Georgetown:  3
Career Record:  37-30
Career Record at Georgetown:  37-30


Texas Longhorns


Head Coach:  Shaka Smart
Head Coaching Experience: 11th year as a head coach
Years as Head Coach at Texas:  5
Career Record:  238-122
Career Record at Texas:  75-66

 

[longhorn_mig]

Hopefully the bright lights of MSG wake up Ramey's offensive game. We need it!

 

[tejasrulz]

Good 1st half by the Horns with zero help from the zebras. 

 

[Drb522]

Texas doesn’t crash the boards.  They’ll lose the rebound margin badly and lose the game.  Same story as the last few years.  Poor coaching.  Seems to be a common theme among UT men sports

 

[Bear19]

This thread drew a lot of interest. 

 

[Baron]

This thread drew a lot of interest. 

That's because everyone expects another losing season. The team hasn't passed the eye test.

 

[Drb522]

Is it baseball season yet?

 

[tejasrulz]

This thread drew a lot of interest. 

I was watching the game thus only posted at half time. The Horns shot well in the 1st half but went cold in a stretch in the 2nd which hurt.

Interesting stat of the game, Horns were 9-10 from the FT line (all in the 2nd half) while Georgetown was 21-28. There was one replay where Hamm was pulling down a board and Yurtseven came over his back, hammered his arm and the ball went out of bounds. The call? Hoyas ball. The Horns started getting some calls but by then the damage was done.

 

[longhorn_mig]

I know I'm biased, but the zebras didn't help with last night's game. Admittedly, our jump shooting in the first half with no presence in the lane didn't help the situation. But still.

 

[83Dee]

Disappointing.... but came back strong against Cal.  This team has potential to be Shaka’s best one at Texas.  

 

[83Dee]

Is it baseball season yet?

Yea, that went well last year....