Georgetown this year, not George Mason

By beating North Carolina, the "other" Washington D.C. school reached the Final Four this year.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Twenty-five years later, Georgetown got even for a coach named Thompson and a player named Ewing.
In an NCAA tournament full of tremendous rallies, it was the Hoyas' turn -- against North Carolina, of all teams.
Georgetown overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half, then ripped off 14 straight points in overtime to stun the top-seeded Tar Heels 96-84 in the East Regional final Sunday for their first trip to the Final Four since 1985, when the coach was John Thompson Jr. and the star was Patrick Ewing.
Offspring of big names
The Hoyas (30-6) did it this time with coach John Thompson III calling the backdoor plays he learned at Princeton and Patrick Ewing Jr. making key contributions.
"You want the best for your kids. I'm proud of both John and my son," Ewing Sr. said. "I'm happy, I'm very proud. I think Georgetown is back."
They were helped by an amazing collapse from Carolina (31-7), which made only 1-of-23 field goal attempts, including its first 12 in overtime, over a 15-minute span.
After Georgetown's Jonathan Wallace hit a 3 that tied it at 81 with 31 seconds left in regulation, the Tar Heels had a chance to win it, but freshman Wayne Ellington missed an open jumper from the wing right before the buzzer and Ewing grabbed the rebound, prompting his pop to high-five everyone near him in the stands.
There would be no game-winning shot for the Tar Heels a la 1982, when freshman Michael Jordan's 17-foot jumper with 17 seconds left lifted Carolina over Georgetown 63-62 for the national championship.
Revenge overdue
The Hoyas waited a long time to avenge that defeat. When they did, it made the Thompsons the first father-son duo to coach a team to the Final Four, much less at the same school, and they enjoyed a huge embrace at courtside.
"You've been complaining about the bus being rickety, but the ride home is going to be good tonight," Thompson the father told his son.
"Isn't it?" Thompson the son said.
The Hoyas will play Ohio State (34-3) in the national semifinals Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
While the Hoyas celebrated, Carolina coach Roy Williams could only sit in disbelief. Because in overtime, it was over in a hurry.
Wallace scored inside, freshman DaJuan Summers dunked a minute later, and Jeff Green added a layup to make it 87-81. With Carolina rushing bad shots, Georgetown jammed it inside and got fouled -- Summers made four free throws and Jessie Sapp added a pair.
Summers' dunk extended the lead to 95-81 before Ty Lawson broke the streak with a meaningless 3 in the closing seconds and Sapp finished it off with one last free throw.
The Tar Heels, the 2005 champions, had won seven straight regional finals and were trying to reach their 17th Final Four, which would've tied UCLA's record.
Green led Georgetown with 22 points and Summers added 20.
Tyler Hansbrough had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels.
"They have some tough players, and down the stretch they hit shots and we didn't," Hansbrough said through red, swollen eyes.
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