In my shorter than short preview of this game in today’s print edition, here’s what I wrote: The Hoyas (9-1) won’t have to wait until the new year to open their Big East slate and make up for their two most gut-wrenching losses of 2009. In the space of eight days last March, the Red Storm (10-2) twice toppled Georgetown at Madison Square Garden, with Paris Horne (9.0 ppg) scoring a combined 39 points over two games. The Hoyas also were badly outrebounded (46-25 in each game) in those contests, but they’ve averaged nearly eight more boards than their opponents so far this year.
Man, last year’s Big East Tournament upset was torture. Walking into the locker room at Madison Square Garden after the Hoyas’ foul- and mistake-plagued was not fun. It was like a funeral, with a roster full of Georgetown players all staring into oblivion. But the Big East said we were allowed access, and so we took it.
