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Georgetown 84, Notre Dame 82; Pittsburgh 65, Louisville 59: John Thompson III's team showed poise down the stretch and won despite seeing star center Roy Hibbert foul out with only six points. Jeff Green dropped 30 for the Hoyas, who reached their first Big East final since 1996. They'll meet Pittsburgh, who denied Long Island product Rick Pitino -- he went to St. Dominic's High School in Oyster Bay -- the chance to coach Louisville in the final. The Panthers won despite little from Aaron Gray. The finalists both have talented big men, but both can win without top-notch efforts in the paint.
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add to facebookAfter beating Pitt at home three weeks ago, St. John's appeared to have a good shot to avoid the pileup that is the bottom of the Big East conference. Since then, the Red Storm have lost five straight, including Thursday's 64-41 loss at Georgetown. As Georgetown coach John Thompson III put it, St. John's had "a bad night." Whether the recent collection of bad nights will cost St. John's a chance at the Big East tournament remains to be seen, but if they want to change their fortunes, the Red Storm had better start playing better soon.
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