N.C.A.A. Tournament - Hoyas Advance Behind Their Size and Shooting - NYTimes.com COLUMBUS, Ohio - Since appearing in the Final Four in 2007, Georgetown has been synonymous with N.C.A.A. tournament futility. But the Hoyas" 74-59 win over Belmont on Friday represented a first step toward changing that. Georgetown used its length to outscore Belmont by 24 points in the paint, and the Bruins" hot shooting went cold, with the Hoyas shooting 61.2 percent from the field in contrast to Belmont's 38.9 percent. Beating the 14th-seeded Bruins in the Midwest Region, Georgetown advanced beyond the Round of 64 for the first time since the 2008 tournament. The third-seeded Hoyas will face 11th-seeded North Carolina State on Sunday to try to advance to the Round of 16. Georgetown lost its N.C.A.A. tournament opener in each of the past two years: as a No. 6 seed to No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth last year and as a No. 3 seed to No. 13 Ohio in 2010. 2 seed in 2008, it lost to 10th-seeded Davidson in the Round of 32. Guard Jason Clark led Georgetown's three double-figures scorers with 21 points. It was clear Friday that Georgetown is in a different class than Belmont, which would need to rely on its lethal outside shooting to keep the score close. The Hoyas had size that allowed them to bully Belmont in the paint with Henry Sims and Otto Porter. The crowd at Nationwide Arena erupted when Belmont cut Georgetown's lead to 42-36 early in the second half, but with the 6-foot-10 Sims scoring and distributing, the Hoyas extended their lead late. Sims had five assists to go with his 15 points. Belmont was making its fifth N.C.A.A. tournament appearance since 2006, going winless in all of them, including the near upset of Duke in 2008. 15 seed, Belmont pushed the second-seeded Blue Devils to the limit, before succumbing, 71-70. Georgetown did not similarly test its limit Friday. Instead, the Hoyas emerged with a convincing victory and advanced to the next round of the N.C.A.A. tournament, which is something that teams from the Hilltop have not experienced in quite a while.