Just the excerpts regarding MU-GU from ESPN's Weekend Watch:
• Andy Katz
I want to see whether Georgetown can win a game that can put it in the NCAA tournament. Beating Marquette at home Saturday would certainly qualify as a season-changing win. The Hoyas have the wins over Memphis and at Connecticut in their pocket. If they can beat Marquette and then take out Louisville at home Monday, they will get a bid. Georgetown has another opportunity for a step-up win when it goes to Villanova on Feb. 28. The season ends with two winnable games at St. John's and against DePaul. The Hoyas can get into the NCAAs with the right 8-10 record. And sorry to rain on the Cincinnati bid parade, but the Hoyas can leapfrog the Bearcats, even though they lost twice to them. Just recall last season when Arizona lost twice to Arizona State, finished 8-10 in the Pac-10 and still got a bid over the Sun Devils. Arizona had a better overall profile than ASU. The same could occur with Georgetown versus Cincy if it were to come down to those teams.
• Doug Gottlieb
Marquette begins what is arguably (along with Maryland) the most difficult final stretch in conference play in the country when it travels to D.C. to take on Georgetown. What intrigues me most is how both of these teams prepare and play against each other. Marquette has given us two very average performances on the back of two big losses in conference play, and with Louisville, UConn, Cuse and Pitt all looming, Marquette could use a sweep of the Hoyas to get their swagger back. Jerel McNeal had 26 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals (that is a full day) last time these two teams met. Thus, how Georgetown chooses to slow down the Golden Eagles (who put up 94 points last time) and contain McNeal is of the utmost importance. The Hoyas struggled with the speed and strength of Marquette, and that led to 38 free throws, another death knell for Georgetown -- and something it must correct. Look for Georgetown to try and execute their offense more efficiently and patiently, while cutting down on its turnovers versus the Marquette pressure. Conversely, expect Marquette to use all 94 feet and pressure the less-mature Hoyas.
• Player To Watch: Chris Wright, Georgetown
The Hoyas are fighting for their NCAA lives, temporarily resuscitating their hopes with a 25-point win at South Florida. But if Georgetown really wants to erase the image of its 2-7 stretch from the selection committee's memory, it will need to start getting some wins against quality opponents again. Marquette, which comes to D.C. on Saturday (2 p.m. ET, ESPN) fits the bill. And to get the win, the Hoyas will need Wright to be at his best.
On the defensive side, his ability to slow at least part of the triumvirate of the Golden Eagles' great guards will be a flat-out necessity. But it's on the offensive end that Georgetown really needs Wright. He can score -- he had 17 against USF and averages 12.6 per game -- but points will be a bonus here. What the Hoyas need Wright to do is somehow get through that trio on the perimeter and feed Georgetown inside. The Hoyas ought to have an advantage with the combination platter of Greg Monroe and DaJuan Summers. It will be up to the savvy point guard to exploit the advantage. -- Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com
• Only seven teams in Division I have used the starting five in every game this season: Butler, Cal, Clemson, Marquette, Mount St. Mary's, Oklahoma and North Dakota State.
