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Hoyas Snatch OT Win From Marquette

Hibbert, Wallace lead No. 11 Georgetown to fourth straight win

By Mitch Pritchard,  Newser User

Posted Mar 1, 2008 9:06 PM CST
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(Newser) – No. 11 Georgetown got 20 points each from Roy Hibbert and Jonathan Wallace en route to a 70-68 Big East overtime win over No. 21 Marquette today, reports the Associated Press. It was the fourth straight win for the Hoyas (24-4, 14-3)  and it ended the Golden Eagles (21-7, 11-6) five-game win streak.

The Hoyas were trailing by three points in overtime when Wallace nailed a tying 3-pointer. DaJuan Summers  gave Georgetown the lead for good with a pair of free throws with 1:55 left. Wesley Matthews led Marquette with 22 points. Georgetown came into the game tied for the Big East regular season title lead with Louisville, which hosts Villanova tomorrow.

Georgetown's Patrick Ewing Jr. reacts after beating Marquette 70-68 in overtime of a college basketball game Saturday March 1, 2008 in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
Georgetown's Patrick Ewing Jr. reacts after beating Marquette 70-68 in overtime of a college basketball game Saturday March 1, 2008 in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)   (Associated Press)
Georgetown's Roy Hibbert, right, goes up for a basket against the defense of Marquette's Ousmane Barro, left, in the second half of a basketball game Saturday March 1, 2008 in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
Georgetown's Roy Hibbert, right, goes up for a basket against the defense of Marquette's Ousmane Barro, left, in the second half of a basketball game Saturday March 1, 2008 in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren...   (Associated Press)
Marquette's Trevor Mbakwe, bottom, fouls Georgetown's Patrick Ewing Jr. during the second half of a basketball game Saturday, March 1, 2008, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
Marquette's Trevor Mbakwe, bottom, fouls Georgetown's Patrick Ewing Jr. during the second half of a basketball game Saturday, March 1, 2008, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)   (Associated Press)
Marquette's Jerel McNeal, right, goes up for a shot over Georgetown's Jessie Sapp during the first half of a basketball game Saturday, March 1, 2008, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
Marquette's Jerel McNeal, right, goes up for a shot over Georgetown's Jessie Sapp during the first half of a basketball game Saturday, March 1, 2008, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)   (Associated Press)
Marquette's Wesley Matthews, right, goes up for a shot against the defense of Georgetown's Roy Hibbert, left, in the first half of a basketball game Saturday, March 1, 2008, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
Marquette's Wesley Matthews, right, goes up for a shot against the defense of Georgetown's Roy Hibbert, left, in the first half of a basketball game Saturday, March 1, 2008, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren...   (Associated Press)
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