gets the steal, chucks it ahead to otto porter. it's a two-point game. ion. the hoyas go to porter. the freshman delivers. hits the jumper. georgetown up by two. eight seconds to go. here's the radio cause from the voice of the hoyas. >> trying to drive, down the lane, puts it up, no! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! >> they were down five and came back to beat rutgers 52-50! >> i love that, the energy. otto porter scored the hoyas' final six points. georgetown improves to 6-2 in the big east. upset alert. notre dame knocks off number one and previously undefeated syracuse 67-58. also, duke goes down in durham. florida state beats duke 76-73, snapping the blue devils' 45-game home win streak. on wednesday at college park, maryland will try to beat duke 37 terms on the road in temple. trying to bounce back after their loss against fsu. second half, terms down ten, but they rally. howard from the wing. got it. 5 1/2 to go now. the leading scorer hits the long two. he had a team high 20 points. terms down just one.

to the freshman otto porter. porter in the lane, hits the jumper, that ties the game at 50. two free throws to give the hoyas a two point lead. rutgers a chance to tie it. eli carter misses. time expires and georgetown hangs on to beat rutgers. >> i think this was our defense won the game for us. our defense enabled us to withstand the day where we were not good offensively. >> we know we're going to have days like that. we are very good defensive team. so if we can get on transition and get stops and knock down our free throws, that takes

louis and two hour drive to missouri on multiple occasions to see otto porter play ball.t that's what john thompson iii says. it was in that small town that jt iii found his diamond in the rough. >> he's the most prepared freshman that i've ever coached. i'm not necessarily saying he's the best, but just understanding competing at this level, understanding how hard you have to work, understanding the commitment that goes into being a successful player. reporter: porter's success comes as no surprise. his father, three uncles and mother all won state championships at scott county central high school before he grabs three titles himself. consider basketball a lifestyle in the porterhouse hold. >> i talk about basketball every day. that's something i have fun doing and we love to do. >> he played a lot of ball against a lot of good competition right in that small town because a lot of people in his family played as a youngster. he grew up playing against men. reporter: from small town ball to the big city lights porter now plays for one of d.c.'s most storied programs. as a

they have a eight point run by otto porter. hoyas down 33-22 at the break. pitt just too strong. with time winding down on the shot clock. lamar lays it in to give pitt it's digit lead. panthers upset number 10 georgetown 72-60. let's go to hokies and the turks. the coaches were wearing sneakers for coaches fighting cancer. nick faust's no look pass. up 32-19 at the break. second half, here come the hokies. victor levitae returns with the jam on the other end. just like that virginia tech is within 7. but the hokies could not find an answer for terrell. he nails the second of back to back threes. gives maryland a 12 point lead. later under three, watch stoglyn again. marilyn wins 73-69, terps are now 3 and 3 in the acc. a little caa action, paul huet and george mason. hitchens nails the three from the wing, humpity dumps 27 on mason. jmu down two at the break. but mason starts the second half on fire. latrell goes up and under for two of his points. six minutes to go now. mason up just three, who do the patriots go to when they need a big basket? ryan pearson, the big man knocks

otto porter knocks down the "j" in the lane, wear tied at 50. a pair of free those gave georgetown the lead. carter's runner, no. hoyas hang on to break rutgers' heart if 52-50. >>> michigan state hosting purd purdue. first half tied at 18. greene throws it up. adrian paine slams it down. spartans the two-point lead. early in the second half now. brandon wood gets it done from the outside. the three-pointer. michigan state up by 14. then later in the half, greene feeds derek nicks right here, very nice. spartans crush purdue 83-58. >>> that's it. off to the dew tour. wo we'll see you a little bit later. >>> somber hearts at killington, vermont, as the action sports community continues to mourn. thursday, canadian freestyle skier sarah burke passed away. she was 29, a pioneer in her sport. she won numerous competitions in the halfpipe including the dew tour and the x-games. it was a dream of sarah's to win the olympics but first her event would have to be included in the game so she lobbied hard for that goal. last april it was achieved. two year

but they finish the half on an 8-2 run, capped by this three-pointer by otto porter. it's good.33-22 at the break. late in the second half, pitt only leading by six. but then they turn it on. lamar patterson, inside, taylor brings it down. inside hard. pitt pumped up and on their next defensive possession. time winding down on the shot clock, waterson lays it in. and pitt regains a double digit lead. upset georgetown, 72-60. wearing sneakers for a good cause, coaches versus cancer. like seeing that. no-look pass. nice slam. terms rolling in the first half, up 32-19 at the break. second half, here come the hokies, can't handle the ball. he turns it over. robert brown picks it up, finishes with the jam at the other end. and just like that, virginia tech has now cut the lead to seven. later, hokies within five. tech could not find an answer. stoaglund had a game high 21 points and you know the coach is loving this. maryland wins 73-69. terms are n terms are now 3-3 in the acc. number 21 virginia on the road at nc state. in the first half, cavaliers up five. scott, gets a tough fade

chucks it ahead to otto porter, out front by his lonesome, he makes it up and in.s a two-point game. the freshman delivers, hits the jumper. we're tied at 50. here we go. then porter at the free-throw line. he's clutch, get them both. here's the radio call from the voice of the hoyas. >> eli carter trying to drive, down the lean, no, hoyas win, hoyas win, hoyas win. they were down five and came back and beat rutgers 52-50. >> 38 years he's been the voice of the hoyas, he said it serve ti seven times thachl's not his record. here's what coach john thompson ii had to say. >> sometimes you're having a bad offensive day and it's because the other team is disrupting you i thought this was the second time this year that we were missing lay-ups. this team, these guys understand and they're willing to do, now we have to go to a different style. the style of an offensive team. wh >> coach j.t. and the hoyas have plenty of time to rest up. this afternoon maryland at temperature. the head coach said that hill would not be on the bench for next week's home game against duke, p

miss, watch otto porter, a freshman, a good-looking one at that. he gets the deficit down to 4.e ensuing position. they go coast to coast. 74-62, first big east loss of the season for georgetown. how about american hosting colgate. eagles working inside to the senior. final minute of the first half, you can see simon mccormick. he's going to drive the lane and get it to go. au closes the half on an 18-0 run and they beat colgate 80- 54. >>> seth greenberg of the virginia tech starting a.c.c. play. jerrell eddie hit the 32. hokie up by 1, first lead of the game. but many final seconds, demon deacons have a point guard by the name of d.j. harris. wake forrest defeats virginia tech 58-55 >>> to say that the wizards' start to the season has been rough, that would be an understatement. last night at home, they were so so close to getting that elusive first vick from time to time but to quote david byrnes, same as it ever was. this dunk put the wizards up by 16. but the knicks have melo. carmelo anthony. knicks down 1, now up 2. wiz's final seconds. they need a three to tie. david you

otto porter a bounce pass into sim and simms is pumps. two minutes to go now tied at 66.no, sir. simms with 13 points and georgetown takes the lead. tied at 70. out to thompson, buries it. eight of the 16 points coming in the final three and a half minutes. odom for the tie. air ball. crowder grabs it. his shot? no good. jason clark grabs the rebound georgetown wins a thriller. the hoyas have won 11 in a row, matching the longest winning streak in program history. >> first half we are not going to talk about the first half. that was borderline embarrassing, i thought but as bad as the first half was i'm proud of the guys in what they did in the second half just strapping up. that's the only way to put it. >>> the hoyas play at west virginia on saturday; st. bonaventure beats washington and temple upsets duke 78-37. >> wow. >> a trip to orlando, florida this time of year sounds like a pleasant destination. not for the wizards. they have a 6-33 record in orlando. tonight another loss and the wizards start the season 0-6. want to get away? rashard lewis sharing pleasantries

otto porter tries to go around his back, steps out of bounds in the process.rgetown falls to cinci 68- 64, the hoyas second straight big east loss. locally howard beat norfolk state 73-50. >>> to the pros, the wizards have not been too professional yesterday bullied by a 2-5 t- wolves team. thing started off well for the home team. t-wolves led by 14 at the half, cruised to a 21-point victory matching the wiz afterwards most lopsided loss of the -- wizards most lopsided loss of the season. the only question is flip saunders' message falling on left ears? >> he's been hard on me from the past, but he's a great coach coming from me to another man. he stresses the fact about what we got to do and what it takes to win. we get out there. sometimes we lose focus on what he says. >> i don't believe it's a disconnect. i think what happens is that we are a very fragile team. we start out and we don't score the first four minutes of the game and it sucks thing if right out of us. >> we've got to have something to let yows know a type of pride that you don't -- you know

otto porter trying to get to the hoop when he steps out of bounds. oh!eplay -- his right heel barely goes out of bounds. they defeat the hoyas 68-64. georgetown's second straight loss. it's all right, we're coming back. >>> after getting snubbed in the original selections -- whoo -- a washington written is named a pro bowler. lyndon fletcher is going to hawaii. his 30s straight appearance in the pro bowl. he replaces bears' linebacker brian urlacher who hurt his knee. fletcher led the nfl with 166 tackles, a career high. the pro bowl is set for january 29. you can see the game here on nbc 4. we're excited. >> we are, finally. >> well deserved. >> uh-huh. >>> the time is just six minutes away from the start of the 5:00 hour. >>> coming up, showing off the next big thing. some of the hot new items you'll find at this year's consumer electronics show. >>> plus, the price of bankruptcy. why one local store's financial troubles had c >>> looking for the next high-tech gadget? you're in luck. the consumer electronics show is underway in las vegas. microsoft an

but later, too much from patterson, again, this is the baseline drive getting it passed otto porter.. pittsburgh pulls the upset. 72-60. they are 12-0 lifetime in this building. >>> how about the terps taking on virginia tech. check out the shoes from seth greenburg. coach force cancer, a nice moment there. no look here to ashton panke from the brox. and the terps were up by 13. still in the first half, stoglon, watch the ball fake and the lay-in. nifty. seven first half points for him. there is a reason why stoglin is the acc's leading scorer because when they need it he can do this. draining the 3. game high 30. maryland beats virginia tech 73- 69 to end a 3-game skid. paul hewitt and george mason hosting james madison. the patriots with an eight-game home winning streak vs. the dukes. ryan pierson with this out to vertrell vaughn. watch this nifty reverse. he had 14. i didn't just like it but so did his teammates on the bench. less than 9 minutes to go, pierson at the top of the key going to knock down the 3. had a game-high 29 and mace over madison, 89-7:79. >>> and we have three

otto porter comes up with the steal. jason clark, quick pass to his buddy thompson.aps a 7-0 hoyas run. georgetown takes a ten-point lead. just over six minutes to play. hoyas only up three now. clark throws a cross-court pass to thompson, and he knocks down the three-pointer. thompson a perfect 5 for 5 from beyond the arc in the second half. finished with a team-high 20 points. georgetown wins big. 69-49. improving their record to 4-2 in the big east. all right. let's go to college park. maryland taking on georgia tech. good acc match-up here. final seconds of the first half. howard playing tough defense here. faust comes up with the steal and the freshman goes straight to the bucket. maryland up 24-19 at the break. second half, terps come out strong. james padgett kicks it out to stogland for three. buries it. the acc's leading scorer finished with 14 points. later in the half, more defense from faust. picks off the yellow jackets' pass. and then finishes in style. two-handed jam. maryland goes on to win it 61-50, improving to 2-1 in the acc 37. >>> and coming up t

freshman otto porter scored the hoyas' final six points helping georgetown hang on to a two-point victory pitt panthers they're 1-7 in the big east but chew on this. at the peterson event center the panthers are 11-0 against top ten opponents. j.t. three and the ninth ranked hoyas know they'll have their hands full. >>> in this league you'd be a fool if you look at records. you know, every team in this league is very good. pitt is still pitt and know how to play. they have jamie sitting on the bench and a lot of good players. so we look at the record more as a blip opposed to that's who they are. >> their record doesn't show how good they are. they are always a tough team. the games that i've seen them play, you know, they weren't getting blown out. they were losing and losing by a couple points. so they're the same team they had in the past, still a tough team to play. >> georgetown and pitt scheduled to tip off tomorrow at 4:00. >>> talking tennis now. on sunday novak djokovic will play rafael nidal in the australian open final. djokovic will try to become the fifth man since 1968 to wi

otto porter trying to get to the hoop when he steps out of bounds right there. look at the replay. right heel just barely goes out of bounds. cincinnati holds on for the win. they defeat the hoyas 68-64. georgetown's second straight loss. >>> looking for the next high-tech gadget? you're in luck. the consumer electronic show is underway in las vegas. microsoft announced new new york extra and htc -- nokia and htc phones using windows software that will be available later this year. their smart-tv and soon refrigerator. it will text when you it's running low on milk. >>> rapper snoop dogg is in trouble with the law after a drug-sniffing dog uncovered marijuana on his tour bus. the rapper was arrested over the weekend at a checkpoint in texas. he was arrested at the same checkpoint where country singer willie nelson was busted for possessing marijuana in 2010. snoop was issued a citation for misdemeanor drug possession and released. >>> well, through a rap verse, jay-z confirms the birth of his newborn daughter. >> the song is called "glory." it made its debut on line yesterday. take

otto porter scored the hoyas' final six points. tenth-ranked georgetown improves to 6-2 in the big east. >>> maryland on the road at temple. terps trailing in the second half. terrell stowman knocks down this jumper. maryland down just one, but temple goes on a 16-4 run to end the game and the owls beat the terps 73-60. >>> in fairfax, george mason against towson. sherrod wright scored a team-high and they improve to 7-1 in the caa. meanwhile, towson has lost 39 in a row. >>> in foggy bottom, george washington taking on charlotte and migich finished with a season-high 19 points, helping the colonials defeat the 49ers 60-52. gw wins its third straight conference game. >>> at bender arena, america hosting army. troy brewer scored 19 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, helping au defeat army 67-55. the eagles remain perfect at home with a 9-0 record. that's your "sports minute." i'm hakeem dermish. have a great day. >> go, george mason! go, george mason, yes. >> absolutely. >> they're having a great season. georgetown was h