RALEIGH, N.C. — Stephen Curry looked tired. His soft, feathery shot was clanging off the rim. The slender, baby-faced sophomore seemed to be just another in a long line of stars bottled up by Georgetown’s ferocious defense.
Davidson’s run was certainly over. A good season was coming to a fitting end against one of college basketball’s elite programs.
Then, as quick as Curry can get off a turnaround 3-pointer, the Wildcats staged a comeback.
Curry scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half and little Davidson rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit to stun No. 2 seed Georgetown 74-70 on Sunday, sending the Wildcats to an improbable spot in the round of 16.
Davidson (28-6), which hadn’t won an NCAA Tournament game in 39 years before Friday, will face No. 3 seed Wisconsin in the Midwest Regional in Detroit.
“I’m numb right now,” coach Bob McKillop said.
So is Georgetown (28-6), which was shooting 71 percent from the field early in the second half, had forced Curry to miss 10 of his first 12 shots and was in total command in its quest to make the Final Four for the second straight year.
But despite 14 points from Jessie Sapp, 12 from Jonathan Wallace and 63.4 percent shooting, Georgetown was undone by 20 turnovers — and Curry’s brilliance.
After his awful start, Curry hit six of his last nine shots. He made 5-of-6 free throws in the final 23 seconds.
“I have confidence to shoot the ball every time I shoot it,” Curry said. “When I start getting my shot going, it does feel good.”
Davidson extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 24 games.
Villanova 84, Siena 72
TAMPA, Fla.Scottie Reynolds scored 25 points and Corey Stokes added 20 as the 12th-seeded Wildcats reached the round of 16 for the third time in four years.
Villanova (22-12) was one of the last teams picked for the tournament field.
Siena (23-11), which had been hoping to become the tournament’s next George Mason, was overmatched from the start and never led.
