Oklahoma State Gave Georgetown Worst Loss In 22 Years

Georgetown head coach John Thompson III didn’t seem all that impressed after he got his jock handed to him on Wednesday afternoon in the third place Maui Invitational game.

“It was a combination of a lot of things,” Thompson said of his team’s 28 turnovers and 27-point loss. “I could be wrong about this — I gotta go back and watch the film — but I don’t think most of it was us getting sped up. We made poor decisions. We dribbled into areas and picked up the ball where you shouldn’t dribble into areas and picked up the ball.”

If I had to guess, I would say 10 of Oklahoma State’s 19 steals (maybe more) came between the 3-point line and the half-court line. They played the kind of deny-ball defense Leyton Hammonds talked about before the season started. He said it was tough to learn, but it is clearly effective.

“So we have — and in no way I’m not — this is not me making excuses, but we had some guys out there that were in that situation for the first time,” added Thompson. “The first time, either a freshman, or it was their first time with us. And so it’s a learning experience for them.”

No mention of Oklahoma State in the press conference. None at all!

The performance was also a learning experience for Georgetown’s media relations folks as the Hoyas suffered their worst loss in 22 years on Wednesday. A stunning statistic.

OSU's 97-70, 27-point win over Georgetown is the Hoyas' most lopsided loss since a 78-51 loss to DePaul on Jan. 22, 1994. #okstate

— Dave Hunziker (@Gopokesvoice) November 24, 2016

“When you force one of the top teams in America into 28 turnovers, we’re going to give up a layup or two every now and then,” said Oklahoma State head coach Brad Underwood. “I think we had 18 steals the first night. I don’t know what it was last night. It wasn’t very good.”

The 28 turnovers is the most Georgetown has had since it turned it over 24 times against VCU back in 2013. The whole thing was an Underwood special. Even if John Thompson doesn’t want to talk about it.