The Georgetown Hoyas participated in the Great Alaska Shootout to start the 1981 &ndash; 82 season . The Hoyas lost their opening game to Southwestern Louisiana 70 &ndash; 61 after playing a sloppy game . After winning the following game against University of Alaska Anchorage 77-67 , the Hoyas lost to Ohio State by one point in their final game of the tournament 47-46 . Georgetown then began a thirteen-game win streak , which was followed by losing three straight to three conference opponents . The Hoyas then finished the regular season with nine more wins and one loss , which was good enough to finish second in the Big East regular season standings . The Hoyas won their first two games of the Big East Tournament by a collective margin of 29 points and advanced to the championship game against the Villanova Wildcats . The two teams were tied at halftime 33-33 , but at halftime the Hoyas elected to use a man to man defense over a zone . This proved effective as they were able to force turnovers and shoot well from the field , which led them to win the game 72 &ndash; 54 . The Georgetown Hoyas won the Big East Tournament and also , a bid to the NCAA Tournament
Big East Tournament
1982 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game