Another exciting South Region matchup for the NCAA 2013 Tournament continues Friday evening with another exciting first round game between Florida Gulf Coast Eagles taking on the Georgetown Hoyas at 6:50 p.m. ET.
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The Hoyas are heavy favorites in this game with such a loaded roster of talent expected to make a deep run in the tournament. Georgetown is led by sophomore forward Otto Porter Jr. (16.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg) and junior guard Markel Starks (12.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.9 apg).
The Hoyas held 20 opponents under 60 points this season and the 55.7 points they gave up per game had them seventh in the NCAA. Teams shot 37.6 percent from the field against them, fourth-best in the NCAA.
"We've done an excellent job all year of playing great defense, and hopefully we do pride ourselves on our defense, and we will continue to do that," guard Markel Starks said.
Meanwhile, the Eagles have an impressive resume and balanced starting five as well. They enter the game averaging 73.1 points and they shoot 46.0 percent from the field, including 33.9 percent from 3-point range.
"We understand we might be a little bit outsized but we're going to try to use our strengths against them and see what happens," said reserve forward Eddie Murray, one of four players in eight-man FGCU rotation 6-foot-8 or taller.
The winner will play either San Diego State or Oklahoma on Sunday.