For 34 minutes Saturday, things went swimmingly for Georgetown against UNC-Wilmington. On offense, the Hoyas crisply moved the ball to stay ahead of a swarming Seahawk press and found open shooters, who buried everything in sight. On defense, Georgetown extended its own press and suffocated UNCW in the half court. Marcus Derrickson and D'Vauntes Smith Rivera took turns burying triples, the last of which, by DSR, but the Hoyas up by a cool 25. The shots were falling, the vibes were good, and the rout was on.
But, as it turned out, the bottom was about to fall out.