LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - This one was about as far from a consolation victory as it gets for Georgetown.

The Hoyas absolutely annihilated Maryland in the consolation game down in Orlando in a matchup between two programs 13 miles apart that hadn't taken place since the NCAA tournament back in 2001.

Georgetown 74, Maryland 48.

It didn't erase the Terps' victory over Michigan State a couple of nights earlier, but it certainly did make it seem like a distant memory.

"The stars were aligned," Georgetown coach John Thompson said.

No, that's not the case at all.

It was actually the talent that was aligned.

The Hoyas are just the superior program these days.

Georgetown has reeled in top-tier local guys like Austin Freeman, Chris Wright, Dajuan Summers and Henry Sims while the Terps have filled their roster with second-tier guys from the area - Adrian Bowie, Braxton Dupree, Dino Gregory, Eric Hayes, Sean Mosley and David Neal.

Maryland coach Gary Williams is a terrific coach who has a national title on his resume, but he's overmatched these days.

Williams admitted his players looked tight from the outset, but questioned why it would be any different against Georgetown than it was against Michigan State.

C'mon, Gary. You know the answer. The Terps went into the game against Michigan State with nothing to lose and no expectations. After the upset against Michigan State combined with Georgetown allowing 90 points in a loss to Tennessee, this one was perceived as a game up for grabs.

But when Maryland's Greivis Vasquez was shut down by the combination of Jessie Sapp and Chris Wright, it was over. The Terps just don't have enough of a supporting cast.

Vasquez was held scoreless in the first half and finished with just two points.

"We play and we talk junk," Sapp said. "I didn't let it get to me at all. As the game went on, it started to get less and less talk."

Seriously, what could Vasquez and his teammates possibly say? This game was a rout with five minutes left in the first half.

Maybe now we know why these two teams don't play one another. It wasn't exactly a game.