Georgetown vs. Washington State

The opening round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas. Georgetown's defense is very good, fifth in the 11-team Big East in points given up and fourth in field goal shooting allowed (42.7%). The Hoyas are also fourth in steals per game (7.9) and fourth in forcing opponents to commit 13.38 turnovers per contest. Georgetown is on a 6-4 ATS run. While the Big East is fourth in RPI rankings, the West Coast Conference is 10th. Washington State is 10th in the 11-team WCC from the free-throw line (69.8%) and ninth in turnover margin (-2.24), while the defense is ninth in points surrendered (78.4 points per game) and seventh in shooting allowed (44.8%). Washington State is on a 4-11 ATS run after losing to San Francisco allowing 86 points. Play Georgetown.