Post#266 » by cdel00 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:22 pm
Otto porter jr is money: yesterday vs Rutgers
19 points (including 10straight in the second half). 14 rebounds 4assists 1huge steal and just 1 turnover
From espn game recap:
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- As is usually the case with No. 20 Georgetown, Otto Porter was there when the Hoyas needed him.
Markel Starks led the Hoyas with 20 points, but it was Porter who took over down the stretch in a 69-63 victory over Rutgers on Saturday.
Porter had 15 of his 19 points in the second half, including 10 straight over the final 5:42, and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Hoyas (17-4, 7-3 Big East).
Mikael Hopkins had 14 points and D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera added 13 as Georgetown won its fifth straight and seventh in eight games.
Eli Carter had 23 points for the Scarlet Knights (12-10, 3-8), who lost their sixth straight thanks to Porter's late domination.
"Otto Porter is Otto Porter, that's what we've come to expect from him," Georgetown coach John Thompson III said. "I thought he was terrific. I always think he's terrific. We ran a couple plays to get the ball in his hands and he came through.
"He got two big rebounds when we needed him to. He's one of the best players in the country and the best players in the country come through when it's winning time. He's consistently come through when it's winning time."
With just under 6 minutes remaining Rutgers led 58-57 before Porter hit a 3-pointer to start his personal 10-point run. Rutgers tied it on two free throws by Mike Poole, which would complete a string of nine straight scoring sequences that produced either a lead change or a tie.
Porter then scored on a fast-break layup to make it 62-60 with 4:44 left and give the Hoyas the lead for good. With Georgetown leading 62-61, the Hoyas came out of a timeout and got a three-point play from Porter off an entry pass from Starks to lead by four with 1:15 remaining.
"We're in the 1-and-1, we wanted to get inside there," said Porter, a sophomore forward. "I got it inside and they fouled me.
"It's the last 5 minutes of the game. We want to stay with our stuff and get the ball inside."
