Final Thank you for joining me folks! My name is Jeremy Blanding and please join me again next time.
Final The VAVEL USA player of the game is Brandon Taylor. Taylor finished the game with 14 points and hit some big three-pointers.
Final This is the 10th time in school history Utah advances to the sweet 16.
Final The Utes of Utah are heading to the sweet 16! Utah defeats Georgetown by a score of 75-64.
2nd Half (5) That will do it!
2nd Half (30) Georgetown takes a timeout. Utah leads 72-62.
2nd Half (1:00) Loveridge makes both free throws to give Utah a 70-62 lead.
2nd Half (1:00) Copeland intentionally fouls Loveridge. He will go to the line for Utah.
2nd Half (1:17) It looks like the Utes are are moving on. They lead 69-59 with 1:17 left.
2nd Half (1:40) Tucker makes both free throws to give Utah a 68-59 lead.
2nd Half (2:18) Utah takes a timeout and they lead 64-59.
2nd Half (2:40) Taylor gets the three to go! Utah leads 64-59.
2nd Half (3:20) Bachynski makes 1 of 2 free throws. Utah leads 61-55.
2nd Half (3:46) Official TV Timeout. Utah leads 60-55.
2nd Half (4:09) Bachynski makes 1 of 2 free throws for the Utes.
2nd Half (4:39) Delon Wright makes both free throws to give Utah a 10 point lead.
2nd Half (5:47) Loveridge drains the jumper for Utah. Utah leads 57-55.
2nd Half (7:01) Josh Smith makes both free throws to tie the game at 53.
2nd Half (7:01) Official TV Timeout. Utah leads Georgetown 53-51.
2nd Half (7:40) Josh Smith finishes the shot, and we are tied at 51.
2nd Half (8:40) Josh Smith with the BIG dunk for the Hoyas. Georgetwon is on a 7-0 run, and we are tied at 49.
2nd Half ( 10:22) Joshua Smith hits the three for the Hoyas!
2nd Half (11:15) Loveridge hits the three for Utah! The Utes lead 46-42.
(2nd Half) (12:20) Utah has been scoreless for the last five minutes.
2nd Half (14:11) Offensive fould called on the Hoyas.
2nd Half (15:34) L.J. Peak makes the layup and is fouled. He will head to the line.
2nd Half (16:38) Copeland gets the three to go for Georgetown. They trail 43-39.
2nd Half (17:10) Taylor makes another three for Utah. The Utes are on a 9-0 run and they lead 43-36.
2nd Half (18:00) Taylor makes a huge three for Utah to give them a 40-36 lead!
2nd Half (19:00) Smith gets the shot to go to tie it at 34.
2nd Half (20:00) We are back!
Halftime Utah has 4 turnovers after commiting 17 on Thursday.
Halftime Georgetown scored 23 points in the first 7 minutes, 9 points in the final 13. Utah really stepped up their defense.
Halftime This one looks like it will be a battle until the very end.
Halftime That will do it for the first half. We are all tied up at 32.
1st Half (1:54) Bachynski makes both free throws to tie up the contest.
1st Half (2:25) Kuzman makes a big three for Utah. We are all tied up at 30.
1st Half (4:09) Taylor is called for a carry and that basket will not count.
1st Half (6:17) L.J. Peak finishes the big dunk to give Georgetown a 28-24 lead.
1st Half (7:56) Official TV Timeout. Georgetown leads 26-24.
1st Half (8:49) Taylor makes a HUGE three-pointer to give Utah the lead! Georgetown takes a timeout.
1st Half (9:29 Utah has made 6 of their last 7 field goals, and they are on an 8-0 run.
1st Half (10:45) Delon Wright is fouled and makes both free throws for Utah. Georgetown leads 23-17
1st Half (11:20) Bachynski gets the Jumper to go for Utah. Georgetown leads 23-15.
1st Half (11:46) Official TV Timeout. The Hoyas lead 23-13.
1st Half (13:00) Tucker makes a three-pointer for the Utes!
1st Half (13:21) Utah takes a timeout and thhey will try to regroup.
1st Half (13:21) Georgetown makes another three-pointer and they are on a 9-3 run.
1st Half (15:04) Trawick converts the and one!
1st Half (15:04) Trawick makes the shot and is fouled.
1st Half (15:40) Delon Wright makes both free throws for Utah to make it 12-8 Georgetown
1st Half 15:40) Timeout Georgetown and they lead 12-6
(1st Half) 17:00 Poeltl finishes the dunk for Utah to make it 8-4 Georgetown
1st Half (19:27 Georgetown makes one free throw to take a 1-0 lead.
1st Half (20.00) Georgetown wins the tip and we are underway!
It's almost time for Tip Off!
Georgetown last made it out of the round of 32 in 2007, when it advanced to the Final Four. Playing in the challenging Big East, the team settled for an NIT invitation last year after getting bounced as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament by No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast in 2013. Overall, Georgetown is making its 30th appearance in the tournament. The team won the national championship in 1984.
''You keep doing your business, you keep doing what you're supposed to do, eventually people will be quiet,'' coach John Thompson III said in response to a question about whether the tournament win would silence some of the Hoyas' critics. ''To tell you the truth, we're Georgetown. Even if we do so, people may not be quiet. We're used to that.''
The Hoyas are out to prove that their struggles in recent years are over. They took the first step Thursday with an 84-74 victory over Eastern Washington.
Since Krystkowiak arrived as Utah's head coach four years ago, the Utes have improved every season, going from six wins to 21 last year. The team has won 25 so far this season.
Krystkowiak told the team after their first tournament appearance since 2009 - and first win since 2005 - that it was just a step in the process for a Utah program on an upswing.
''This isn't about a goal of reaching any point,'' he said. ''I mentioned it to our fellas, it's about winning the first play of the game, then trying to win the second play. Really, you reflect back on whatever success you had at the end of the season. But it's very much a 'survival of the fittest' mentality that I'm trying to instill in our guys. So we cannot be complacent or satisfied with what we've done up to this point.''
According to Coach Larry Krystkowiak: "It's time for the Utah Utes to act like they belong - and aren't just stopping by - at the NCAA Tournament."
Utah's chances will also depend on the play of one of their guards. Senior guard Delon Wright alone might lift Utah into the Sweet 16 as the fifth seed in the South. But the Utes will be a lock to advance should Jakob Poeltl, Jordan Loveridge and Brandon Taylor continue to chip in on both ends of the court. The Hoyas have to be worried about Poeltl, a 7-foot freshman from Austria fresh off an 18-point performance against Stephen F. Austin.
Georgetown's chances will depend on the play of their guards. Between guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera and forwards Mikael Hopkins and Josh Smith, the fourth-seed Hoyas have the inside-out combination to easily match up with Utah's plodding pace of play.
The Hoyas did the exact same thing. They turned the ball over 14 times, and Eastern Washington scored 19 points off those turnovers. Being sloppy at this point in the season is a big reason so many teams go home, and niether team can afford to do it.
The key of the game for Utah will be to limit turnovers. This almost cost the Utes their game against Stephen F Austin. Utah turned the ball over 17 times and Stephen F. Austin turned that into 20 points. Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said, “We didn’t exactly hit a home run with it with our turnovers. We made the game really difficult on ourselves offensively.”
Utah had more tough of an outing, as they would hault a late Stephen F. Austin run and would win the game 57-50. Utah is known for their defensive abilities and they really got after Stephen F. Austin, holding them to 19 in the first half. "They're as good as advertised," Stephen F. Austin coach Brad Underwood said. "On the defensive end they're as solid a basketball team as we have faced all year."
Georgetown tried to use their size against Utah, but Josh Smith, their 6'10" big man picked up two early fouls. This led to small balll which Eastern Washington wanted. The only problem was that Georgetown could shoot as well. Georgetown shot 52% from the field and 47% from behind the arc and would take the game easily 84-74. "I'm glad we were playing basketball. I wouldn't want to wrestle or play football against them," said Eastern Washington coach Jim Hayford. "They were intense."
Both Utah and Georgetown had interesting rides to get to this point. Georgetown had to overcome Eastern Washington and Utah had to overcome Stephen F. Austin.
It’s now down to the round of 32, as the 4-seeded Georgetown Hoyas and the 5-seeded Utah Utes will square off for a chance to get into the Sweet Sixteen.