visiting Syracuse five days later for the second game of the season against the Orange, Georgetown suffered another setback, falling 21 points behind in the first half and losing 77-70 despite a career-high 26 points from Jonathan Wallace, a 14-point performance for DaJuan Summers, and 11 points each by Roy Hibbert and Jessie Sapp. The 1-2 stretch caused the Hoyas to drop to No. 12 in the AP Poll, but they closed out the regular season with five straight wins. Hibbert scored 18 points and had eight rebounds and Wallace contributed 14 points against Providence on February 18; in a rout of Cincinnati five days later that stretched the Hoyas winning streak at the Verizon Center to 19 games and put them a half-game ahead of Louisville to take first place in the Big East, Jessie Sapp had a game-high 16 points, Austin Freeman scored 13, and Hibbert had 12 points and five blocked shots; and in a rematch against St. John's on February 27 that stretched the Verizon Center winning streak to 20, Summers scored 21 points on strong three-point shooting and Hibbert had 17 points. The Hoyas topped off the five-game streak with back-to-back wins over ranked opponents. Ranked No. 11 and tied with Louisville for first place in the conference, Georgetown visited No. 21 Marquette on March 1. Marquette led 32-28 at halftime and went on a 13-2 run to take an 11-point lead with 12 minutes left in the game. Georgetown closed the gap, and with 2.8 seconds left in regulation and the Hoyas behind 63-60, Golden Eagles point guard Dominic James fouled Jonathan Wallace on a three-point attempt, Wallace sank all three free throws to tie the game and force overtime, and Georgetown then outscored Marquette to win 70-68, with Wallace and Hibbert finishing the game with 20 points each. A week later, ranked No. 11, Georgetown finished the regular season with a rematch with No. 12 Louisville. Although the Cardinals tied their season high with 14 steals, they shot only 4-for-18 (22 percent) from three-point range and 10-for-18 (55.6 percent) in free throws. DaJuan Summers took only one shot in the second half, but that was a three-pointer that put Georgetown ahead 55-52 with 40 seconds remaining. It turned out to be the winning shot and final score, as Louisville missed three straight three-point attempts to end the game. Austin Freeman had 15 points