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Providence Loses Heartbreaker To Georgetown, 68-67
3/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 6, 2002
By JIM O'CONNELL
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - Wesley Wilson's dunk with 3.8 seconds to play gave Georgetown a 68-67 victory over Providence on Wednesday in the opening round of the Big East tournament.
Wilson's only basket in the final 10 minutes came on a nice pass from freshman Drew Hall. It allowed the Hoyas (19-10) to move on to the quarterfinals against No. 20 Miami (23-6) and kept alive their chances for an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament.
Providence (15-16) had a last chance at the upset, but John Linehan was unable to get off a clean shot as he started his drive near the head of the key. The Friars lost their fifth straight Big East tournament game.
Hall made two free throws - quite an accomplishment for Georgetown on a day the Hoyas were 20-for-39 from the line - to give Georgetown a 66-65 lead with 14 seconds to play.
Abdul Mills took the inbounds pass, drove down the right side of the floor and went right to the basket to give the Friars a 67-66 lead with 9.5 seconds left.
The win was the fourth straight for Georgetown, which was third in the conference this season in free throw percentage at 73.9.
Mike Sweetney, limited to 12 minutes in the second half because of foul trouble, had 18 points for Georgetown, the last six after Providence used a 15-2 run to take a 59-52 lead. Sweetney had 10 rebounds to lead the Hoyas, who finished with a 43-28 rebounding advantage.
Wilson finished with 13 points, and Hall had nine for Georgetown, which is 5-0 in opening-round games.
Freshman Ryan Gomes led Providence, which last won a Big East tournament game in 1998, with 20 points, while Sheiku Kabba had 12.
Providence's 15-2 run to take its first lead of the game happened while Georgetown was going 2-for-6 from the free throw line and committed five of its 27 turnovers.
Wilson's game-winning dunk was the sixth lead change of the final 2:35.
Providence, which ended the season with a four-game losing streak, set a Big East tournament record with 19 steals. The Hoyas' 27 turnovers tied the tournament mark.
Linehan had five steals and he finished his career as the NCAA's all-time leader in that category with 385.
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