NCAA College Basketball: No. 2 Georgetown Falls to Florida Gulf Coast 78-68

The No. 2 seed Georgetown Hoyas are out after their first game in an unexpected 78-68 loss to Florida Gulf Coast. This is the seventh time ever in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament that a No. 15 seed bested a No. 2.

Georgetown started out with an 18-11 lead, but was down 22-24  by the end of the first half.

The Washington Post describes what happened to ultimately bring down the Hoyas:

"They were soundly spanked in the second half, falling behind by 19 before mounting a tentative rally that came far too late. By then, when a three-pointer by Markel Starks with 51 seconds remaining pulled Georgetown within four, the whole arena, it seemed, was on its feet and on the Eagles’ side, not interested in witnessing a Georgetown comeback."

According to ESPN, Georgetown is the first team in tournament history to be eliminated in four straight tournaments by a team seeded at least five spots lower.

Even though the hometown team is out, here's where you can watch other games this weekend. 

Games are being broadcast on TruTV and other channels, and at www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live.

Click here for television schedules.

Here are a few places you might think about going in Georgetown if you want to commiserate with fellow Hoyas and catch the rest of the tournament with a group:

• The Tombs, 1226 36th St. NW
• Clyde's, 3236 M St. NW
• 3205 K St. NW
• 3000 K St. NW
• 3000 K St. NW
• Thunder Burger & Bar, 3056 M St. NW
• Rhino Bar & Pumphouse, 3295 M St. NW

Tickets to East Regional Semifinals and Finals in Washington, DC at the Verizon Center.

The East Regionals are Thursday, March 28 and Saturday, March 30 at the Verizon Center in DC. You can still get tickets by going to the Verizon Center website or by searching for tickets online from ticket reseller Stubhub.com or a similar service.

Who’s in the East Regionals? As of Saturday morning, eight teams are eligible, but only four of the teams will make it to play at the Verizon Center; those teams are to be determined based on this weekend's play. 

See an updated bracket here.

More information about the East Regional games at the Verizon Center is available here.

Get (or sell) tickets to the East Regional Semifinal and Final Games at Verizon Center here.

Who’s favored to win it all?

The four No. 1 seeds heading into the tournament were Louisville, Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga. Of course, anything can happen, but the early favorite based on betting in Las Vegas was Louisville.

The finals are April 6 and April 8 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

What is the NIT?

Many joke that the NIT means “not in (the) tournament” but it actually stands for National Invitation Tournament.

The NIT field of 32 teams also starts their tournament on Tuesday. Those games will appear on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.

Virginia teams in the NIT this year: University of Virginia and Norfolk State.

More information about the NIT is available here.

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