Swengali: Luck Be a Hoya This Season

MAYBE GEORGETOWN MADE THE RIGHT decision when it put crucifixes in all of its classrooms.

Some otherworldly force seems to be looking out for the school's men's basketball team this season.

This past weekend, senior guard Jonathan Wallace performed his own trinity of virtual miracles in the Hoyas' victory at Marquette.

First, he drew a foul while shooting a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left. Then the little general's final foul shot of regulation hit every part of the rim before falling into the basket. For his final act, Wallace banked a 3-pointer with a defender in his face to even the score in overtime.

These are not isolated incidents this year on the Hilltop.

Wallace was part of another fluke play, in which he drew a foul with 0.1 second left in a tied game with Villanova. Fortunately for the Hoyas, Wallace — the team's best foul shooter — is the one getting these calls.

Add Patrick Ewing Jr.'s game-saving block that some thought was goaltending at West Virginia, and you have to say these Hoyas have luck on their side.

Clearly, Georgetown is good. Its defense is as good as there is in the country. Roy Hibbert is having a fine season, and the team keeps winning.

They say being lucky is better than good. We'll see how far being both gets Georgetown.

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