April 5, 2027
NCAA National Championship Game
Code:
Georgetown 71, Villanova 63
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Villanova (32-6, 14-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Tommie Johnson C 35 8-12 1-1 3 7 0 2 18
Jose Blanco PF 36 2-10 2-3 6 13 3 5 6
Bradley Christmas SF 35 4-7 1-3 3 8 0 2 12
Jacob Allen SG 28 5-13 0-0 1 4 2 3 14
Devin Guzman PG 28 1-6 6-8 0 4 5 3 8
Corey Hicks SG 17 1-6 0-0 1 2 1 1 2
Richard Pray SF 9 0-1 0-0 1 1 3 1 0
Joshua Parkin C 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Charles Vancleave PG 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Caleb Blaney PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 20 (T.Johnson 2, J.Blanco 3, B.Christmas 5,
J.Allen 5, D.Guzman 1, C.Hicks 1, R.Pray 2, J.Parkin 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (T.Johnson 5)
Steals: 1 (J.Allen 1)
3P FGs: 9-28 (T.Johnson 1-2, B.Christmas 3-6, J.Allen
4-9, D.Guzman 0-4, C.Hicks 0-4, R.Pray 0-1, J.Parkin
1-1, C.Vancleave 0-1)
Georgetown (37-3, 15-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dwayne Ecker C 33 3-5 0-0 3 7 1 2 6
Herschel Findlay PF 28 1-3 2-2 2 6 2 4 4
Charles Muller SF 35 9-25 6-6 2 7 0 3 25
Louis DiCarlo SG 31 4-10 4-4 0 5 1 2 13
Manual Fort PG 33 2-9 9-10 3 5 1 4 13
William Bogard SG 13 3-3 0-0 1 2 2 1 7
Neal Deason PG 7 1-2 0-0 0 1 3 1 2
Terrence Jones PF 12 0-3 1-2 2 5 0 0 1
Jeffrey Thai PF 6 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 2 0
Richard Callihan C 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 8 (C.Muller 5, M.Fort 1, W.Bogard 1, T.Jones
1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (D.Ecker 4, H.Findlay 1, T.Jones 3)
Steals: 6 (L.DiCarlo 3, W.Bogard 1, N.Deason 1, T.Jones
1)
3P FGs: 3-17 (C.Muller 1-5, L.DiCarlo 1-7, M.Fort 0-3,
W.Bogard 1-1, T.Jones 0-1)
Player of Game: PG Louis DiCarlo (GTOWN)
An exceptionally good Georgetown team defeats us in a game worthy of a national championship. Until we begin to foul in the closing minutes to try to get the ball, it's never more than a four-point game.
Hoyas coach
Wallace Hastings has the services of three A-level stars: high-scoring wing
Charles Muller; huge (7'3") center
Dwayne Ecker; all-purpose lead guard
Louis DiCarlo. All three play well, but none of them is insanely good tonight. Muller, who gashed us for 40 in the Big East final, scores 25, and we feel like we defend him fairly well (he shoots 9-for-25 and commits 5 turnovers). Ecker is outplayed by our
Tommie Johnson, but he still manages to block 4 shots. DiCarlo is named the Player of the Game, on the strength of a 13-point, 5-rebound, 3-steal game.
The Hoyas are probably the best defensive team in the nation. They force 20 turnovers and commit only 8 themselves. They attempt 24 free throws and make 22 of them. Do those things, and you'll almost certainly win.
For us,
Tommie Johnson and
Bradley Christmas acquit themselves well in their final collegiate games, with the exception of Christmas's 5 turnovers. In fact, none of our guys play that badly. Georgetown is simply a very good team, and a deserving national champion.
Record: 32-6.