with 2:54 left. Wallace and Hibbert then scored on consecutive jump shots to put the Hoyas back in front, 80-78, and Summers stretched the lead to 82-79 by sinking two free throws. Notre Dame tied the game at 82-82 with 40.5 seconds left, but then Jeff Green sank the winning basket with 13 seconds remaining. Notre Dame guard Russell Carter′s three-pointer missed with six seconds left, and Jonathan Wallace grabbed the rebound and heaved the ball down the court to preserve the Hoyas′ 84-82 win, their fourth consecutive victory over the Fighting Irish. Green had a double-double, scoring a new career high of 30 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, while Summers contributed 18 points. Ewing had his best game since transferring from Indiana, shooting 7-for-11 from the field and scoring a career-high 18 points, and Jonathan Wallace scored 10. Winners of 14 of their previous 15 games, the Hoyas reached the Big East tournament final for the first time since 1996, facing No. 13 Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh led 2-0 at the beginning of the game, but shot 26.2 percent from the field and never led again. Georgetown had a 13-11 lead with 9:04 left in the first half and then went on a 15-2 run to take a 28-13 lead with 2:58 remaining. At halftime, the Hoyas led 32-17, and in the second half the Panthers never got closer than 13 points as Georgetown cruised to a 65-42 victory, winning the Big East tournament for the first time since 1989 and seventh time overall – and, as it turned out, for the last time in the original Big East Conference. Jeff Green scored a game-high 21 points and was selected as the tournament's Most Valuable Player, while Hibbert had a double-double (14 points and 11 rebounds). NCAA tournament Winning the Big East tournament gave Georgetown an automatic 2007 NCAA tournament bid and its first NCAA tournament appearances in consecutive years since 1996 and 1997. With a 26-6 record, the Hoyas were seeded second in the East Regional, their highest seed since 1996. Meeting 15th-seed Belmont in the first game, the Hoyas got off to s slow start, with the Bruins taking an 11-4 lead to start the game, but then Georgetown scored 11 straight points during a 20-4 run, kept Belmont from scoring a field goal for eight minutes, and took the lead for good, 13-11, with 11:23 left in the