Georgetown got taken to the woodshed Sunday afternoon, getting hammered 71-52 by Providence in DC. Below are observations and anecdotes relative to the game.

Second half slam

Up three at intermission, having led for almost 11 and a half first stanza minutes, momentum seemed in Georgetown's corner. Hope sprang forth regarding finally gaining a BiG EAST Conference win.

Then came the second half. G'Town, now 6-15, 0-10 in the BIG EAST went on to be doubled up 44-22 during the last stanza, while losing the possession battle 17:21 to 2:11. Providence's Friars (20-2, 10-1) outrebounded the Hoyas 23-13, bested them 52% to 20% in overall shooting, 58.3% vs. 7.1% beyond the arc, had a 15-0 fast break point advantage and enjoyed their bench beating Georgetown's 29-2. Yes, it was rough for the Hoyas during back period play.

What happened?

"They out-played us in the second half. We were great in the first half, we fought back and got up to a three point lead" recalled head Hoya coach Pat Ewing. "And all we talk to them about is we can't exhale in the second half and that's what we did. They picked it up and we didn't do enough things right to come away with the win tonight".

Ewing also was more specific, citing "We went down in the second half with the turnovers....nine in the first half, we had 10 in the second half. that lead to 18 points (overall) off turnovers" which dovetailed to Providence being "able to get out in transition and score.

Bynum was key

When talking about his crew's second half swoon, Ewing noted "We were outscoring them with our bench production. That all went to Bynum. he had 32 of their 36 bench points".

That would be redshirt junior point guard Jared Bynum, who logged 32 points - 27 in the last 20 minutes - five rebounds, four assists and five steals, the first and last being game highs. His point production was a career best for the DMV native.

One series illustrates Bynum's dominance: From nine minutes, 27 minutes before the game's end stretching for around a minute, Bynum sank three consecutive three pointers, a singular nine-zippo run effectively ending Georgetown's hope by driving PC's lead to 59-41.

"We didn't stand up to the challenge. Everything he got it was easy for him" admitted Ewing.

Elaborating when presented with an observation Bynum is not a knock down shooter - he went 11-15 from the floor, 7-8 on three balls - Ewing chuckled, before saying "You say not a shooter, he's a shot0er every time we've played him he's always played well.

"We lost track of him several times on those staggers, on those triples that they ran. He made a couple of tough shots. They were running that double drag and a few times...a couple of times he would reject the double and go down hill".

Don't color Ewing a hater, he gave respect where respect was due: "Hey look you have to take your hat off; he played a great game and we weren't up to the task to defending him".

Recruits in attendance

Patrick Ngongba - Class of 2024 C, The Highland School.

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