Anyone remember last year’s Georgetown-Connecticut game? Current Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert hit a triple – one of three that he hit in his stellar 104-game career with the Hoyas – from the top of the key, bedlam erupted, and the Hoyas escaped with a victory over an unranked team. Tonight, the rivalry – Iverson vs. Ray Allen waged a couple epic battles in 1995 and 1996 – continues when No. 9 Georgetown travels to Stoors to play unbeaten Connecticut, which is ranked 2nd. The Hoyas’ lone loss is to scrappy Tennessee; the Huskies play much better defense.

UConn is nearly a touchdown favorite, which doesn’t seem like enough considering two huge advantages for the Huskies: All-American center Hasheem Thabeet going against Hoyas’ freshman Greg Monroe, and Hoyas sophomore Omar Wattad, who has cracked the starting lineup, matching up with (maybe) with Connecticut’s leading scorer, Jerome Dyson.

Apologies for the afternoon slowness – were on a plane most of the day, and just touched down.