Georgetown had something to prove entering the Big East Tournament. The Hoyas had lost five straight games in the event dating back to 2016. Patrick Ewing, who once owned this Tournament and headlined Madison Square Garden as a Knick, had yet to notch his first victory in the BET as a coach. And while the Hoyas showed late-season improvement, they faced a Marquette team Wednesday that had dealt Georgetown a bitter loss early in the year, and that had looked similarly frisky of late.
The Hoyas indeed played like they had something to prove.