The much-anticipated individual matchup was fun. The game was a blowout.
Fifth-ranked Georgetown, as usual led by sophomore point guard Allen Iverson, cruised past No. 25 Georgia Tech, with freshman Stephon Marbury running the show, 94-72 Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT.The Hoyas (3-0) play No. 19 Arizona, which beat No. 16 Michigan 86-79 in the opening semifinal, for the title on Friday night.
Iverson finished with 23 points and six assists, a few of which that had the crowd of 15,249 at Madison Square Garden howling and high-fiving. Marbury, who was returning to his hometown for the first time as a collegian, finished with 13 points and eight assists and he, too, had his share of snappy passes that led to fast break layups.
Arizona 86, Michigan 79
Joseph Blair's three-point play with 26 seconds left broke a two-minute scoreless drought for No. 19 Arizona.
Michael Dickerson's dunk with 2:30 to play gave the Wildcats a 79-71 lead, but the No. 16 Wolverines (2-1) rallied to within two.