The hope of even the most delusional Georgetown basketball fan evaporated Wednesday night when the Hoyas collapsed down the stretch en route to losing at Providence, 76-70. The defeat drops Georgetown to 0-3 in Big East play for the first time in program history.
It seems laughable now, but Georgetown had some cause for hope entering tonight’s game. As lousy as the Hoyas’ opening to conference play was, the Friars’ was worse, as they came into the game dead last in both offensive and defensive efficiency in conference play.
But it turned out that the cure to what ailed Providence was playing Georgetown, rather than the other way around.