Georgetown Stuns Villanova, Advances to Big East Semis

0:00On March 17th, 11th-seated Georgetown pulled off an upset with a 78-64 win, over 3rd-seated Villanova in the Big East, tournament on Thursday night. Julius Halifanua powered the Hoyas with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Kaivon Mollready chipped in 14 points on perfect shooting, including 3 from beyond the arc, along with 8 boards. Jeremiah Williams added another 14 points, dominating the second half with 12. Villanova got 14 points from Duke Brennan and 13 from Tyler Perkins, but they trailed at halftime and never caught up as Georgetown surged. Ahead, the Hoyas have now won three games in a row after dropping seven straight, improving to 16 and 17 overall. This semi-final matchup features four original Big East schools for the first time since 1994. Georgetown faces second-seated Yukon on Friday, riding high into what could be another big test. Made in AI.