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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With big man Roy Hibbert on the bench, Jeff Green knew he had to step up.

Turns out he might have taken one step too many as he lifted the Georgetown Hoyas into a regional final for the first time in 11 years.

Green squeezed between two defenders, spun and banked in a short, off-balance shot with 2.5 seconds to play to lead Georgetown to a 66-65 victory over Vanderbilt in the East Region semifinals Friday night.

Replays seemed to suggest Green traveled by picking up his pivot foot. None of the three officials saw it that way.

"No," Green said when asked about a possible traveling violation. "There were a lot of guys in there. I probably got pushed. They didn't call it. The play was good, and that's all I can say."

Vanderbilt forward Ross Neltner wasn't complaining about the lack of a call, and he was double-teaming Green with Shan Foster on the play.

"I didn't really see anything," Neltner said. "We'll watch the tape, but it's inconsequential at this point."

The reality is second-seeded Georgetown (29-6) is headed to the East Region final for a matchup against top-seeded North Carolina. The Hoyas accomplished it with Hibbert on the bench after fouling out with 3:58 to play.

Vanderbilt (22-12) had one last chance to win the game, but a long three-pointer by Alex Gordon did not come close. Green, the Big East player of the year, contested it, preserving the Hoyas' seventh straight win and 18th in 19 games.

"With Roy absent I had to step up," Green said. "He is a big target down there. I had to take his place, get those rebounds he was able to get and do other things. But as a group I think we all had to step up."

The sixth-seeded Commodores had taken a 65-64 lead with 17.9 seconds to play when Dan Cage hit two free throws.

Then Green made his shot.

"When I went into my move, I kind of fumbled it a little, hurried up, tried to find it, pick it up," Green said. "Just tried to get it up off the glass and it went in."