As Georgetown gets ready to kick off what it hopes will be a long week in New York against the Red Storm, there is a sense of deja vu. Exactly a week ago, the Hoyas were in Madison Square Garden taking on St. John’s. That was the day the Hoyas bubble officially burst, as they allowed the Red Storm to mount a 15 point comeback with less than ten minutes to play en route to a 59-56 overtime loss.

That was one of the worst games Georgetown has played this season, which is saying something considering how the Hoyas have performed lately. It would be hard to write that game off as a fluke looking at Georgetown’s other games, but there are reasons why this time may be different.

For one, sophomore guard Austin Freeman will start in this one after missing the last meeting with an injury. The Hoyas sorely missed Freeman’s scoring (11.6 ppg) and rebounding (4.3 rpg, second on the team).

And while Saturday’s 48-40 victory over DePaul may have been even uglier than the St. John’s game, junior DaJuan Summers did show signs of life, going off for 13 points in the second half to prevent an embarrassing loss to the lowly Blue Demons. If Summers can be the player he was earlier in the season, Georgetown’s tournament run will be a lot easier.

If the Hoyas take down St. John’s, they’ll advance to face Marquette on Wednesday. But as a team that hasn’t been able to string together consecutive victories in nearly two months, Georgetown should just focus on the matter at hand.