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Georgetown beats Seton Hall to reach title game

Postgame Press Conference Quotes
NEW YORK (AP) — Jamorko Pickett scored 19 points, Chudier Bile made big plays on both ends down the stretch and Georgetown reached its first Big East championship game in 11 years with a 66-58 victory over Seton Hall on Friday night.

Dante Harris added 15 points for the eighth-seeded Hoyas (12-12), who are making a surprising March run with three straight wins at Madison Square Garden — where coach Patrick Ewing's retired No. 33 New York Knicks jersey hangs in the rafters.

Georgetown will try to win its first Big East Tournament title since 2007 on Saturday night and the automatic NCAA Tournament berth that comes with it.