Harris Three Buries G’Town
Photo: Special to the NY Beacon
By Andrew Rosario
The Georgetown Hoyas led by Hall of Fame New York Knicks center and Alma Mater Patrick Ewing were looking to do two things when they faced the Seton Hall Pirates in the last game of the opening night of the Big East Tournament last night at Madison Square Garden. First, they wanted to beat the Hall for the first time this year after losing to them in their own house and last week in New Jersey. Second, they were looking for their first conference win as they entered the game 0-19 with an overall record of 6-24.
At the start, both teams looked like they took a page out of the Xavier, Butler game as they struggled from the floor. After a Georgetown lay-up by guard Aminu Mohammed tied the game at 4, Seton Hall scored the next 9-points to go up 13-4. The Hoyas responded by ending the half on a 20-14 run that brought them within 3 at 27-24. Mohammed and fellow guard teammate Donald Carey led the team with 9 points each as the team shot a paltry 30% on 10 of 33 attempts. Seton Hall wasn’t much better as they took 32 shots making 11 for 32%. Guards Myles Cale and Kadary Richmond added 10 and 9 each.
The second half was a back-and-forth affair as no team went up by more than 4 points. Holloway would give Georgetown their final lead (53-52) after hitting a 2-pointer with 1:07 left. Pirates Jamir Harris then hit the biggest basket of his college career nailing a 3-pointer with .42 seconds on the clock. Two more Hall free throws iced the 57-53 win. Said Harris of how he felt hitting the game winning shot, “it feels amazing, just to be able to knock down that shot for my teammates and my brothers there’s no better feeling than that. Hearing the crowd go crazy for us and to be so excited for me to hit that shot, it means the world for me. I was able to make a big shot for our team.”
Seton Hall’s guard Jared Rhoden led all scorers with 17 points. The Pirates play the last game tonight when they face the #11 Connecticut Huskies at 9:30.
Patrick Ewing never had a college season like this one when he played for Georgetown. As a pro for the Knicks, he had more successful seasons than not. When asked about his future and the year the team had he said, “it’s been a rough year. Can’t do anything rash. Just gotta take a few days, regroup, think about what we want to do and then start the process.”
