2-16 BETology

And they just keep winning. I think everyone knew that St. John’s could be a dangerous team this year, with so many veterans back from last year, but I doubt anyone expected this. Steve Lavin should be the runaway winner for Big East Coach of the Year. His team is playing as well as any team in the conference and the 9 seniors help the young guys in tough moments. This team will be fun to watch in March.

TUESDAY’S RECAP:
ST. JOHN’S RED STORM 80
Marquette Golden Eagles 68
Four the 4th straight conference game St. John’s once again comes out on top. The Red Storm, who started conference play at 4-5, have used a win against Duke as a momentum builder to not only make the NCAA Tournament, but to climb up the ranks of the nations toughest conference. The win last night moves them into 5th place in the Big East. During the middle part of the 2nd half St. John’s outscored Marquette by 19 turning a 7 point deficit into a 12 point lead. St. John’s next hosts 1st place Pitt at MSG, but afterwards close with games against DePaul, Seton Hall and South Florida as 3 of their last 4 contests. Marquette however has been doing the exact opposite as St. John’s having lost 2 straight and 5 of 7 in the conference. At 6-7 in the conference and 15-11 overall they are in danger of misses the NCAA unless they get their act together fast. They close with 5 winnable games, but they must actually do that. They have 2 against Seton Hall, a road game against UCONN and homes contests versus Providence and Cincinnati, none of those games would be considered un-winnable Actually they should probably be the favorite in most or all of them.

VILLANOVA WILDCATS 60
Seton Hall Pirates 57
Nova playing without guard Corey Stokes used seldom used Jason Bell to carry them to victory last night. Bell, who averages just over 7 minutes a game, and had score a total of 31 points all season, played 29 minutes, going 4-6 from 3 point range and scoring 21 points for the Wildcats. The Wildcats needed every one of those points too, as the rest of the team combined to go 2-7 from 3 point land and score just 39 points. The win let Nova keep pace with St. John’s for the 5th spot in the conference, just one half game back of Louisville for 4th place and the final double bye spot in the conference tournament. Villanova has a brutal stretch to finish the season. After playing DePaul on Saturday, the Wildcats close with games against Syracuse, St. John’s, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh, the last two of those on the road. Seton Hall is the opposite of St. John’s. Both teams have good returning talent. Both teams have new head coaches, but only one is having success. The Pirates are pretty much assured of playing in the opening day of the BET, as they are 3 games behind the 8-spot with just 4 games remaining on their schedule. The Hall finished with Marquette still on the schedule twice, as well as a road game in South Bend and a home game versus St. John’s.

STANDINGS:
Big East Official Tie-Breaking formula
Pitt Panthers 11-1
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 vs South Florida
2/19 @ St. John’s
2/24 vs West Virginia
2/27 @ Louisville
3/2 @ South Florida
3/5 vs Villanova
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 @ West Virginia
2/23 @ Providence
2/26 vs Seton Hall
2/28 vs Villanova
3/5 @ Connecticut
Georgetown Hoyas 9-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Connecticut
2/19 @ South Florida
2/23 vs Cincinnati
2/26 vs Syracuse
3/5 @ Cincinnati
Louisville Cardinals 8-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Cincinnati
2/18 vs Connecticut
2/22 @ Rutgers
2/27 vs Pitt
3/2 vs Providence
3/5 @ West Virginia
St. John’s Red Storm 8-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 vs Pitt
2/23 vs DePaul
2/26 @ Villanova
3/2 @ Seton Hall
3/5 vs South Florida
Villanova Wildcats 8-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 @ DePaul
2/21 vs Syracuse
2/26 vs St. John’s
2/28 @ Notre Dame
3/5 @ Pitt
UCONN Huskies 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 vs Georgetown
2/18 @ Louisville
2/24 vs Marquette
2/27@ Cincinnati
3/2 @ West Virginia
3/5 vs Notre Dame
Syracuse Orange 8-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 vs Rutgers
2/21 @ Villanova
2/26 @ Georgetown
3/5 vs DePaul
West Virginia Mountaineers 7-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 vs Notre Dame
2/24 @ Pitt
2/27 @ Rutgers
3/2 vs Connecticut
3/5 vs Louisville
Cincinnati Bearcats 6-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 vs Louisville
2/19 @ Providence
2/23 @ Georgetown
2/27 vs Connecticut
3/2 @ Marquette
3/5 vs Georgetown
Marquette Golden Eagles 6-7
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 vs Seton Hall
2/24 @ Connecticut
2/27 vs Providence
3/2 vs Cincinnati
3/5 @ Seton Hall
Seton Hall Pirates 5-9
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 @ Marquette
2/26 @ Notre Dame
3/3 vs St. John’s
3/5 vs Marquette
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-9
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 @ Syracuse
2/22 vs Louisville
2/27 vs West Virginia
3/2 @ DePaul
3/5 @ Providence
Providence Friars 3-9
Remaining Schedule:
2/17 vs DePaul
2/19 vs Cincinnati
2/23 vs Notre Dame
2/27 @ Marquette
3/2 @ Louisville
3/5 vs Rutgers
South Florida Bulls 2-11
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Pitt
2/19 vs Georgetown
2/26 @ DePaul
3/2 vs Pitt
3/5 @ St. John’s
DePaul Blue Demons 0-12
Remaining Schedule:
2/17 @ Providence
2/19 vs Villanova
2/23 @ St. John’s
2/26 vs South Florida
3/2 vs Rutgers
3/5 @ Syracuse

TODAY:
Louisville @ Cincinnati 7:00 pm, ESPN
Georgetown @ Connecticut 7:00 pm, Regional TV
South Florida @ Pitt 7:00 pm, Regional TV

THIS WEEKS GAMES ON TV:
Thursday - DePaul @ Providence 9:00 pm, ESPN2
Friday - Connecticut @ Louisville 9:00 pm, ESPN
Saturday - Pitt @ St. John’s NOON, ESPN
Saturday - Notre Dame @ WVU 1:00 pm, CBS

BETology:
TUESDAY
March 8th:
NOON
9 – West Virginia
Vs
16 - DePaul
2:00
12 – Seton Hall
Vs
13 – Rutgers
7:00
10 – Cincinnati
Vs
15 – South Florida
9:00
11 – Marquette
Vs
14 – Providence

WEDNESDAY
March 9th:
NOON
8 – Syracuse
Vs
Tuesday NOON winner
2:00
5 - St. John’s
Vs
Tuesday 2:00 winner
7:00
7 – Connecticut
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner
9:00
6 – Villanova
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

THURSDAY
March 10th:
NOON
1 - Pitt
Vs
Wednesday NOON winner
2:00
4 – Louisville
Vs
Wednesday 2:00 winner
7:00
2 – Notre Dame
Vs
Wednesday 7:00 winner
9:00
3 – Georgetown
Vs
Wednesday 9:00 winner

Check back tomorrow for another update!

2-15 BETology

We are just 3 weeks away from tipping off the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City. We only had 1 Big East game yesterday, the Big Monday game between West Virginia and Syracuse in New York.

MONDAY’S RECAP:
SYRACUSE ORANGE 63
West Virginia Mountaineers 52
This was a match-up between two teams that desperately needed a win to get back on the right track. Syracuse entered the game losing 6 of their last 8 games and West Virginia had lost 2 of their last 3. The Mountaineers lead by 6 in this one and had a 4 point lead going into the break, but Syracuse came out and went on a 12-0 run in the early part of the second half. West Virginia was once again held back by their in-ability to put the ball in the hoop. During the Big East season the Mountaineers have score 70+ in just 4 games, still losing two of those. Last night WVU made a total of 6 2-point shots. They went 6 of 25 from inside the arc. WVU has 5 games remaining and 4 of them are against teams ranked in the top 20. Syracuse is now 8-6 in conference play after starting 5-0. The Cuse are currently sitting in the 8 spot in the standings and there is no reason that the Orange can’t go at least 2-2 the rest of the way out. Wins at home against Rutgers and DePaul would give them 10 conference wins, which should be enough to earn a bye in the BET. Road games on the road against Villanova and Georgetown would just be bonuses wins if they can take care of their home court.

STANDINGS:
Big East Official Tie-Breaking formula
Pitt Panthers 11-1
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 vs South Florida
2/19 @ St. John’s
2/24 vs West Virginia
2/27 @ Louisville
3/2 @ South Florida
3/5 vs Villanova
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 @ West Virginia
2/23 @ Providence
2/26 vs Seton Hall
2/28 vs Villanova
3/5 @ Connecticut
Georgetown Hoyas 9-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Connecticut
2/19 @ South Florida
2/23 vs Cincinnati
2/26 vs Syracuse
3/5 @ Cincinnati
Louisville Cardinals 8-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Cincinnati
2/18 vs Connecticut
2/22 @ Rutgers
2/27 vs Pitt
3/2 vs Providence
3/5 @ West Virginia
St. John’s Red Storm 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/15 @ Marquette
2/19 vs Pitt
2/23 vs DePaul
2/26 @ Villanova
3/2 @ Seton Hall
3/5 vs South Florida
UCONN Huskies 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 vs Georgetown
2/18 @ Louisville
2/24 vs Marquette
2/27@ Cincinnati
3/2 @ West Virginia
3/5 vs Notre Dame
Villanova Wildcats 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/15 @ Seton Hall
2/19 @ DePaul
2/21 vs Syracuse
2/26 vs St. John’s
2/28 @ Notre Dame
3/5 @ Pitt
Syracuse Orange 8-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 vs Rutgers
2/21 @ Villanova
2/26 @ Georgetown
3/5 vs DePaul
West Virginia Mountaineers 7-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 vs Notre Dame
2/24 @ Pitt
2/27 @ Rutgers
3/2 vs Connecticut
3/5 vs Louisville
Marquette Golden Eagles 6-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/15 vs St. John’s
2/19 vs Seton Hall
2/24 @ Connecticut
2/27 vs Providence
3/2 vs Cincinnati
3/5 @ Seton Hall
Cincinnati Bearcats 6-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 vs Louisville
2/19 @ Providence
2/23 @ Georgetown
2/27 vs Connecticut
3/2 @ Marquette
3/5 vs Georgetown
Seton Hall Pirates 5-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/15 vs Villanova
2/19 @ Marquette
2/26 @ Notre Dame
3/3 vs St. John’s
3/5 vs Marquette
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-9
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 @ Syracuse
2/22 vs Louisville
2/27 vs West Virginia
3/2 @ DePaul
3/5 @ Providence
Providence Friars 3-9
Remaining Schedule:
2/17 vs DePaul
2/19 vs Cincinnati
2/23 vs Notre Dame
2/27 @ Marquette
3/2 @ Louisville
3/5 vs Rutgers
South Florida Bulls 2-11
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Pitt
2/19 vs Georgetown
2/26 @ DePaul
3/2 vs Pitt
3/5 @ St. John’s
DePaul Blue Demons 0-12
Remaining Schedule:
2/17 @ Providence
2/19 vs Villanova
2/23 @ St. John’s
2/26 vs South Florida
3/2 vs Rutgers
3/5 @ Syracuse

TODAY:
Villanova @ Seton Hall 8:00 pm, Regional TV
St. John’s @ Marquette 9:00 pm, ESPNU

THIS WEEKS GAMES ON TV:
Wednesday - Louisville @ Cincinnati 7:00 pm, ESPN
Thursday - DePaul @ Providence 9:00 pm, ESPN2
Friday - Connecticut @ Louisville 9:00 pm, ESPN
Saturday - Pitt @ St. John’s NOON, ESPN
Saturday - Notre Dame @ WVU 1:00 pm, CBS

BETology:
TUESDAY
March 8th:
NOON
9 – West Virginia
Vs
16 - DePaul
2:00
12 – Seton Hall
Vs
13 – Rutgers
7:00
10 – Marquette
Vs
15 – South Florida
9:00
11 – Cincinnati
Vs
14 – Providence

WEDNESDAY
March 9th:
NOON
8 – Syracuse
Vs
Tuesday NOON winner
2:00
5 - St. John’s
Vs
Tuesday 2:00 winner
7:00
7 – Villanova
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner
9:00
6 – Connecticut
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

THURSDAY
March 10th:
NOON
1 - Pitt
Vs
Wednesday NOON winner
2:00
4 – Louisville
Vs
Wednesday 2:00 winner
7:00
2 – Notre Dame
Vs
Wednesday 7:00 winner
9:00
3 – Georgetown
Vs
Wednesday 9:00 winner

Check back tomorrow for another update!

2-14 BETology

We have three weeks remaining in the Big East regular season and as of right now we know only when one team is playing. DePaul will be playing on Tuesday, yeah stunning I know! Pitt has a game and a half lead overall in the conference and we have 8 teams within 2 games of each other battling it out for the bye and double bye spots. So with out further ado lets check out what is on tap for this week. But first there were 3 games played yesterday, here is the review of those.

SUNDAY’S RECAP:
ST. JOHN’S RED STORM 59
Cincinnati Bearcats 57
Entering the game both teams had a 6-5 record and held the final two bye spots for the BET, Cincinnati in 7th place and St. John’s 8th place. Cincinnati won the first game on the road against the Johnnies and St. John’s got its revenge in this one in Cincinnati. St. John’s is starting to play well at the right time, winning their 3rd straight conference game. The Red Storm could solidify that first day bye if they take care of business the rest of the way out. Of their 6 remaining games, only Pitt is ahead of them in the standings. As for Cincinnati, this lose hurts because their schedule gets very difficult over the final 3 weeks. After going 13-0 in the non-conference their were high expectations for the Bearcats, however they have not been able to get a quality win all season. Their best win, other than the St. John’s one earlier, is probably Xavier. They will however certainly get their chance in the upcoming weeks. The Bearcats have Louisville, UCONN and Georgetown twice still on the schedule.

GEORGETOWN HOYAS 69
Marquette Golden Eagles 60
The Hoyas overcame a four point halftime deficit and an injury to its start player Austin Freeman and won their 8th straight game in conference play. The win put Georgetown alone in 3rd place ahead of Louisville and just one game behind Notre Dame for 2nd place. The Hoyas go on the road twice this week, first against Connecticut Wednesday, then to South Florida Saturday. Marquette has now lost 6 straight road games to ranked teams. Luckily for them, they only go on the road two more time this season against the four home games remaining on the schedule. Sitting at 6-6 in the conference one would think that Marquette would need to win at least 3, but more likely 4 if they hope to get a day off in New York before they start play. Looking at their schedule this is very realistic, and actually winning 5 of their last 6 looks doable.

CONNECTICUT HUSKIES 75
Providence Friars 57
Connecticut oddly had lost 4 of the last five times the Friars visited the Huskies, but could not afford to trip up in this one. The Huskies entered the game losers of 3 of their last 4 and sitting at 6-5 in the conference. The win puts them in a tie for 5th place just a game out of a double bye spot. This week could be a make or break for the Huskies, they play the two teams directly ahead of them in the standings, home versus Georgetown and then on the road in Louisville. Providence was in this game for most of the first half but let it slip away like most of their games this season. The Friars are now 3-9, with 5 of those losses coming by 10 points or less. Providence sits in 14th place and looks to be a shoe-in for Tuesday action in NYC. The Friars do play better at home and have 4 of 6 games to close out the season in the Dunkin Donut Center, so they could change their seeding, but probably not their start day.


STANDINGS:
Big East Official Tie-Breaking formula
Pitt Panthers 11-1
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 vs South Florida
2/19 @ St. John’s
2/24 vs West Virginia
2/27 @ Louisville
3/2 @ South Florida
3/5 vs Villanova
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 @ West Virginia
2/23 @ Providence
2/26 vs Seton Hall
2/28 vs Villanova
3/5 @ Connecticut
Georgetown Hoyas 9-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Connecticut
2/19 @ South Florida
2/23 vs Cincinnati
2/26 vs Syracuse
3/5 @ Cincinnati
Louisville Cardinals 8-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Cincinnati
2/18 vs Connecticut
2/22 @ Rutgers
2/27 vs Pitt
3/2 vs Providence
3/5 @ West Virginia
St. John’s Red Storm 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/15 @ Marquette
2/19 vs Pitt
2/23 vs DePaul
2/26 @ Villanova
3/2 @ Seton Hall
3/5 vs South Florida
UCONN Huskies 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 vs Georgetown
2/18 @ Louisville
2/24 vs Marquette
2/27@ Cincinnati
3/2 @ West Virginia
3/5 vs Notre Dame
Villanova Wildcats 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/15 @ Seton Hall
2/19 @ DePaul
2/21 vs Syracuse
2/26 vs St. John’s
2/28 @ Notre Dame
3/5 @ Pitt
West Virginia Mountaineers 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/14 @ Syracuse
2/19 vs Notre Dame
2/24 @ Pitt
2/27 @ Rutgers
3/2 vs Connecticut
3/5 vs Louisville
Syracuse Orange 7-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/14 vs West Virginia
2/19 vs Rutgers
2/21 @ Villanova
2/26 @ Georgetown
3/5 vs DePaul
Marquette Golden Eagles 6-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/15 vs St. John’s
2/19 vs Seton Hall
2/24 @ Connecticut
2/27 vs Providence
3/2 vs Cincinnati
3/5 @ Seton Hall
Cincinnati Bearcats 6-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 vs Louisville
2/19 @ Providence
2/23 @ Georgetown
2/27 vs Connecticut
3/2 @ Marquette
3/5 vs Georgetown
Seton Hall Pirates 5-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/15 vs Villanova
2/19 @ Marquette
2/26 @ Notre Dame
3/3 vs St. John’s
3/5 vs Marquette
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-9
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 @ Syracuse
2/22 vs Louisville
2/27 vs West Virginia
3/2 @ DePaul
3/5 @ Providence
Providence Friars 3-9
Remaining Schedule:
2/17 vs DePaul
2/19 vs Cincinnati
2/23 vs Notre Dame
2/27 @ Marquette
3/2 @ Louisville
3/5 vs Rutgers
South Florida Bulls 2-11
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Pitt
2/19 vs Georgetown
2/26 @ DePaul
3/2 vs Pitt
3/5 @ St. John’s
DePaul Blue Demons 0-12
Remaining Schedule:
2/17 @ Providence
2/19 vs Villanova
2/23 @ St. John’s
2/26 vs South Florida
3/2 vs Rutgers
3/5 @ Syracuse

TODAY:
West Virginia @ Syracuse 7:00 pm, ESPN

THIS WEEKS GAMES ON TV:
Tuesday - St. John’s @ Marquette 9:00 pm, ESPNU
Wednesday - Louisville @ Cincinnati 7:00 pm, ESPN
Thursday - DePaul @ Providence 9:00 pm, ESPN2
Friday - Connecticut @ Louisville 9:00 pm, ESPN
Saturday - Pitt @ St. John’s NOON, ESPN
Saturday - Notre Dame @ WVU 1:00 pm, CBS

BETology:
TUESDAY
March 8th:
NOON
9 – Syracuse
Vs
16 - DePaul
2:00
12 – Seton Hall
Vs
13 – Rutgers
7:00
10 – Marquette
Vs
15 – South Florida
9:00
11 – Cincinnati
Vs
14 – Providence

WEDNESDAY
March 9th:
NOON
8 – West Virginia
Vs
Tuesday NOON winner
2:00
5 - St. John’s
Vs
Tuesday 2:00 winner
7:00
7 – Villanova
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner
9:00
6 – Connecticut
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

THURSDAY
March 10th:
NOON
1 - Pitt
Vs
Wednesday NOON winner
2:00
4 – Louisville
Vs
Wednesday 2:00 winner
7:00
2 – Notre Dame
Vs
Wednesday 7:00 winner
9:00
3 – Georgetown
Vs
Wednesday 9:00 winner

Check back tomorrow for another update!

2-13 BETology

A fairly big day of action to recap from yesterday, so lets get right to the action.

SATURDAY’S RECAP:
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH 78
South Florida Bulls 55
Notre Dame is now winners of 7 straight games and has gotten a little separation between themselves and the big group behind them. Notre Dame also has a game in-hand against most of the teams in the conference, with just 5 remaining as opposed to the 6 the majority of the conference has. The Irish still have 2 more road games in this 3 game road stretch, next up is a trip to Morgantown next Saturday. South Florida has now lost 4 straight and have all but locked up a date to play on Tuesday in Manhattan. The Bulls, like Notre Dame, only have 5 conference games remaining, two of which are against first place Pitt.

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS 73
Syracuse Orange 69
This game had more ups and downs than a roller coaster. The Cuse were up 7 in the first half before Louisville went on a tear and took a 10 point lead into halftime. They built that lead up to 20 before nearly giving it all back. Syracuse cut it to 3, but with the help of good foul shooting and shaky officiating, Louisville held on. This is the 6th lose in the past 8 for Syracuse and the team that started 18-0 is suddenly just 7-6 in the conference and sitting in 11th place. Louisville seems to be gelling at just the right time, like Pitino teams almost always do. The Cardinals toughest two games remaining are Connecticut and Pitt, both of which have to travel to Louisville. If the season ended today Pitino and Co. would be the 4th seed getting a double bye.

WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS 82
DePaul Blue Demons 71
A win is a win in the Big East and I’m sure that WVU was thrilled to snap their mini losing streak, but it was not very impressive at all. DePaul is a team that you hope to get down and then put them away, West Virginia never did that. They built a 9 point lead in the first half, but never really added much to it. Kind of just cruising to that 11 point win. WVU is now sitting in 6th place, but only a half a game out of 10th. West Virginia has a brutal schedule to close. The Mountaineers still have 5 of their final 6 games against teams either within a game of them or ahead of them in the standings. As for DePaul, well, they really stink. We still have 3 full weeks remaining in the regular season and DePaul is the first team to clinch a start date for the tournament. Sure we all figure that South Florida and Providence will be playing Tuesday, maybe Seton Hall, Rutgers and St. John’s will join them, but DePaul has clinched that.

SETON HALL PIRATES 69
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 64
I’m sure this is not the way that Rutgers would have like to follow up their big win against Villanova, splitting with their hated state rival Seton Hall, each team winning on the road. Both teams were tied coming into this one at 4-8, so the Hall has the upper hand right now in the standings, but both teams currently look destined to be playing on Tuesday once the tournament starts. Seton Hall closes the season with a slightly more difficult schedule including games with Villanova and Notre Dame as well as a pair still with Marquette. Rutgers has it’s toughest 2 games remaining at home, which they have proved to make tough place to play. The Scarlet Knights end the season with games on the road at Providence and DePaul, which has to be the easiest of any team. That could give them some nice momentum going into the BET.

PITT PANTHERS 57
Villanova Wildcats 54
Philly boys Brad Wanamaker and Nasir Robinson showed off in front of their friends and family combining for 36 of the Panthers 57 points in the win. Pitt built up a 10 point lead in the second half before holding off a late rally. Villanova shouldn’t be hitting the panic button just yet, but they might want to locate it and have it within reach. This is now the Wildcats 4th loss in their last 6 games after starting 5-1 in the conference. Nova is still sitting in a nice position, but just not where many fans thought they would be at this point. Losses on the road to Providence and Rutgers has Nova sitting in 5th place, 1 game out of the double bye spot. The good news is that Nova has Seton Hall and DePaul the next two games. The bad news is that 4 of their last 6 are on the road. Pitt on the other hand is sitting pretty with a game and a half lead on the rest of the conference with 6 games to go. Pitt, with help. could actually clinch a first day bye as early as Wednesday when they host South Florida.


STANDINGS:
Big East Official Tie-Breaking formula
Pitt Panthers 11-1
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 vs South Florida
2/19 @ St. John’s
2/24 vs West Virginia
2/27 @ Louisville
3/2 @ South Florida
3/5 vs Villanova
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 @ West Virginia
2/23 @ Providence
2/26 vs Seton Hall
2/28 vs Villanova
3/5 @ Connecticut
Georgetown Hoyas 8-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs Marquette
2/16 @ Connecticut
2/19 @ South Florida
2/23 vs Cincinnati
2/26 vs Syracuse
3/5 @ Cincinnati
Louisville Cardinals 8-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Cincinnati
2/18 vs Connecticut
2/22 @ Rutgers
2/27 vs Pitt
3/2 vs Providence
3/5 @ West Virginia
Villanova Wildcats 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/15 @ Seton Hall
2/19 @ DePaul
2/21 vs Syracuse
2/26 vs St. John’s
2/28 @ Notre Dame
3/5 @ Pitt
West Virginia Mountaineers 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/14 @ Syracuse
2/19 vs Notre Dame
2/24 @ Pitt
2/27 @ Rutgers
3/2 vs Connecticut
3/5 vs Louisville
Cincinnati Bearcats 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs St. John’s
2/16 vs Louisville
2/19 @ Providence
2/23 @ Georgetown
2/27 vs Connecticut
3/2 @ Marquette
3/5 vs Georgetown
St. John’s Red Storm 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Cincinnati
2/15 @ Marquette
2/19 vs Pitt
2/23 vs DePaul
2/26 @ Villanova
3/2 @ Seton Hall
3/5 vs South Florida
UCONN Huskies 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs Providence
2/16 vs Georgetown
2/18 @ Louisville
2/24 vs Marquette
2/27@ Cincinnati
3/2 @ West Virginia
3/5 vs Notre Dame
Marquette Golden Eagles 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Georgetown
2/15 vs St. John’s
2/19 vs Seton Hall
2/24 @ Connecticut
2/27 vs Providence
3/2 vs Cincinnati
3/5 @ Seton Hall
Syracuse Orange 7-6
Remaining Schedule:
2/14 vs West Virginia
2/19 vs Rutgers
2/21 @ Villanova
2/26 @ Georgetown
3/5 vs DePaul
Seton Hall Pirates 5-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/15 vs Villanova
2/19 @ Marquette
2/26 @ Notre Dame
3/3 vs St. John’s
3/5 vs Marquette
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-9
Remaining Schedule:
2/19 @ Syracuse
2/22 vs Louisville
2/27 vs West Virginia
3/2 @ DePaul
3/5 @ Providence
Providence Friars 3-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Connecticut
2/17 vs DePaul
2/19 vs Cincinnati
2/23 vs Notre Dame
2/27 @ Marquette
3/2 @ Louisville
3/5 vs Rutgers
South Florida Bulls 2-11
Remaining Schedule:
2/16 @ Pitt
2/19 vs Georgetown
2/26 @ DePaul
3/2 vs Pitt
3/5 @ St. John’s
DePaul Blue Demons 0-12
Remaining Schedule:
2/17 @ Providence
2/19 vs Villanova
2/23 @ St. John’s
2/26 vs South Florida
3/2 vs Rutgers
3/5 @ Syracuse

TODAY:
St. John’s @ Cincinnati NOON, Regional TV
Marquette @ Georgetown 1:00 PM, ESPN
Providence @ Connecticut 7:00 PM, Regional TV

BETology:
TUESDAY
March 8th:
NOON
9 – Connecticut
Vs
16 - DePaul
2:00
12 – Seton Hall
Vs
13 – Rutgers
7:00
10 – Marquette
Vs
15 – South Florida
9:00
11 – Syracuse
Vs
14 – Providence

WEDNESDAY
March 9th:
NOON
8 – St. John’s
Vs
Tuesday NOON winner
2:00
5 - Villanova
Vs
Tuesday 2:00 winner
7:00
7 – Cincinnati
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner
9:00
6 – West Virginia
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

THURSDAY
March 10th:
NOON
1 - Pitt
Vs
Wednesday NOON winner
2:00
4 – Louisville
Vs
Wednesday 2:00 winner
7:00
2 – Notre Dame
Vs
Wednesday 7:00 winner
9:00
3 – Georgetown
Vs
Wednesday 9:00 winner

Check back tomorrow for another update!

2-11 BETology

Before we start things off I want to congratulate the players and teams from this years McDonald’s All-American Game. The rosters were announced yesterday and of the 24 players selected for the game, five will be playing in the Big East next season. Syracuse and Louisville each have two recruits playing and Pitt has one. For Syracuse, Michael Carter-Williams from St. Andrew’s in Rhode Island and Rakeem Christmas from Academy of the New Church just outside of Philadelphia will both be playing on the East squad. Louisville has Chane Behanan from Bowling Green, Kentucky playing on the East team and Wayne Blackshear from Morgan Park in Chicago playing on the West team. Pitt has Khem Birch from Notre Dame Prep in Massachusetts, but originally from Montreal playing on the West team. Good luck to all those players, I look forward to watching you play on the biggest stage in college basketball next season in the Big East. Here is a look at the rest of the McDonald’s All-American roster. The game will be played on March 30th at 10:00 pm EST in the United Center in Chicago and can be seen live on ESPN.

Now onto the games from last night. Another night of Big East basketball and another upset. This conference just gets better and better every day it seems.

LAST NIGHT RECAP:
ST. JOHN’S RED STORM 89
Connecticut Huskies 72
The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde team of the Big East was at it again last night. St. John’s, who has losses to St. Bonaventure’s and Fordham (both within 5 days of each other) has now beaten its second top 10 team in just under two weeks. The Johnnies, beat Duke by 15 at MSG on Jan 30th and UCONN last night. This result creates a 5-team tie in the standings ranging from 7th place to 11th place. So 2 of those 5 teams would get a bye in NYC and 3 will start play on Tuesday if the tournament started tomorrow. St. John’s goes on the road for 2 straight against teams they are tied with in Cincinnati then Marquette. After that road trip they come home to host first place Pitt. UCONN has it a little easier with their next two both at home, but the second of the two is Georgetown winners of 7 straight in the conference. That makes their game with Providence on Sunday that much more critical that they come away with a victory.


STANDINGS:
Big East Official Tie-Breaking formula
Pitt Panthers 10-1
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Villanova
2/16 vs South Florida
2/19 @ St. John’s
2/24 vs West Virginia
2/27 @ Louisville
3/2 @ South Florida
3/5 vs Villanova
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ South Florida
2/19 @ West Virginia
2/23 @ Providence
2/26 vs Seton Hall
2/28 vs Villanova
3/5 @ Connecticut
Georgetown Hoyas 8-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs Marquette
2/16 @ Connecticut
2/19 @ South Florida
2/23 vs Cincinnati
2/26 vs Syracuse
3/5 @ Cincinnati
Villanova Wildcats 7-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Pitt
2/15 @ Seton Hall
2/19 @ DePaul
2/21 vs Syracuse
2/26 vs St. John’s
2/28 @ Notre Dame
3/5 @ Pitt
Louisville Cardinals 7-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Syracuse
2/16 @ Cincinnati
2/18 vs Connecticut
2/22 @ Rutgers
2/27 vs Pitt
3/2 vs Providence
3/5 @ West Virginia
Syracuse Orange 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Louisville
2/14 vs West Virginia
2/19 vs Rutgers
2/21 @ Villanova
2/26 @ Georgetown
3/5 vs DePaul
St. John’s Red Storm 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Cincinnati
2/15 @ Marquette
2/19 vs Pitt
2/23 vs DePaul
2/26 @ Villanova
3/2 @ Seton Hall
3/5 vs South Florida
UCONN Huskies 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs Providence
2/16 vs Georgetown
2/18 @ Louisville
2/24 vs Marquette
2/27@ Cincinnati
3/2 @ West Virginia
3/5 vs Notre Dame
Cincinnati Bearcats 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs St. John’s
2/16 vs Louisville
2/19 @ Providence
2/23 @ Georgetown
2/27 vs Connecticut
3/2 @ Marquette
3/5 vs Georgetown
Marquette Golden Eagles 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Georgetown
2/15 vs St. John’s
2/19 vs Seton Hall
2/24 @ Connecticut
2/27 vs Providence
3/2 vs Cincinnati
3/5 @ Seton Hall
West Virginia Mountaineers 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs DePaul
2/14 @ Syracuse
2/19 vs Notre Dame
2/24 @ Pitt
2/27 @ Rutgers
3/2 vs Connecticut
3/5 vs Louisville
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Seton Hall
2/19 @ Syracuse
2/22 vs Louisville
2/27 vs West Virginia
3/2 @ DePaul
3/5 @ Providence
Seton Hall Pirates 4-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Rutgers
2/15 vs Villanova
2/19 @ Marquette
2/26 @ Notre Dame
3/3 vs St. John’s
3/5 vs Marquette
Providence Friars 3-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Connecticut
2/17 vs DePaul
2/19 vs Cincinnati
2/23 vs Notre Dame
2/27 @ Marquette
3/2 @ Louisville
3/5 vs Rutgers
South Florida Bulls 2-10
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Notre Dame
2/16 @ Pitt
2/19 vs Georgetown
2/26 @ DePaul
3/2 vs Pitt
3/5 @ St. John’s
DePaul Blue Demons 0-11
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ West Virginia
2/17 @ Providence
2/19 vs Villanova
2/23 @ St. John’s
2/26 vs South Florida
3/2 vs Rutgers
3/5 @ Syracuse

TODAY:
No Games Scheduled

SATURDAY:
Notre Dame @ South Florida NOON, Regional TV
Syracuse @ Louisville NOON, ESPN
DePaul @ West Virginia 4:00 PM, Regional TV
Seton Hall @ Rutgers 7:00 PM, ESPNU
Pitt @ Villanova 9:00 pm, ESPN

SUNDAY:
St. John’s @ Cincinnati NOON, Regional TV
Marquette @ Georgetown 1:00 PM, ESPN
Providence @ Connecticut 7:00 PM, Regional TV

BETology:
TUESDAY
March 8th:
NOON
9 – Cincinnati
Vs
16 - DePaul
2:00
12 – Rutgers
Vs
13 – Seton Hall
7:00
10 – Marquette
Vs
15 – South Florida
9:00
11 – West Virginia
Vs
14 – Providence

WEDNESDAY
March 9th:
NOON
8 – UCONN
Vs
Tuesday NOON winner
2:00
5 - Louisville
Vs
Tuesday 2:00 winner
7:00
7 – St. John’s
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner
9:00
6 – Syracuse
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

THURSDAY
March 10th:
NOON
1 - Pitt
Vs
Wednesday NOON winner
2:00
4 – Villanova
Vs
Wednesday 2:00 winner
7:00
2 – Notre Dame
Vs
Wednesday 7:00 winner
9:00
3 – Georgetown
Vs
Wednesday 9:00 winner

Check back tomorrow for another update!

2-10 BETology

We had a crazy night last night in the Big East, so let’s not waste any time and see what happened.

LAST NIGHT RECAP:
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH 89
Louisville Cardinals 79
OVERTIME
This was the 5th time in the last 9 meetings between these two teams that went to overtime and the Irish came out on top largely in part to Louisville going scoreless from the 1:22 mark left in regulation to the 1:04 mark of the overtime session. During those 5+ minutes Notre Dame went from down 2 to up 14. Notre Dame now has a full game separation over the rest of the conference behind Pitt in the #2 spot. The Irish have won 6 straight, but now go on the road for 3 straight hoping to improve on their 2-3 road record for the season. The loss drops Louisville into a mix of 5 teams all within 1 game of each other fighting for the double byes. The Cardinals schedule doesn’t get any easier with Syracuse and Connecticut both traveling to Kentucky and a trip across the river to Cincinnati in the next 10 days.

GEORGETOWN HOYAS 64
Syracuse Orange 56
The Hoyas take this round in the Big East’s best rivalry game. The win gives Hoyas coach John Thompson his first win in six tries at the Carrier Dome. It also marks the first time since 2002 that the Orange have lost 3 straight at home. Georgetown, winners of 7 straight after starting the conference season 1-4, is now right in the thick of the chase for a double bye. The Hoyas currently sit alone in 3rd place with a half game lead over Villanova and Louisville and a full game lead over UCONN and Syracuse. Georgetown has a very manageable schedule remaining and have put themselves in a great position to earn that double bye. The Cuse however are in a downward spiral. Syracuse is now losers of 5 of 7 after starting the season 18-0. The Orange go on the road next to Louisville. Syracuse still has two other tough road games on the schedule at Villanova and Georgetown. Being just one half of a game ahead of 3 other teams for 7th place, Syracuse could find themselves playing on opening day in New York if they don’t figure out what’s wrong.

RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS 77
Villanova Wildcats 76
Rutgers held 2 leads the entire game, once at 5-4 three minutes into the game and the final at 77-76 with :00.8 left. Villanova had this game wrapped up before Corey Fisher committed the biggest sin in basketball, fouling a jumper shooter. But that wasn’t the worst of it, he fouled the jumper shooter while he was attempting a desperation game tying 3 pointer. He made the shot and then the go-ahead foul shot for the win. The Rutgers comeback was impressive. The Scarlet Knights went 8-17 from beyond the arc during this game, but made them when they counted making 6 of 7 in the final 4 minutes. Rutgers, at 4-8, is still a ways behind the front runners in the conference and are almost assured to be playing on Tuesday in New York, but if they string some wins together, they could get themselves a favorable match-up in that opening day game. Rutgers has 3 of their next 4 at home. Villanova finds themselves battling for a double bye but could be in danger of missing out on any bye. Currently they sit tied for the 4th spot, but only 1 game out of the missing any bye. Next up for Villanova is Pitt at home Saturday.

MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES 59
South Florida Bulls 58
Marquette found themselves in a battle in a game that really should not have been that close. The Golden Eagles trailed on the road in Tampa by 16 in the second half but used a full court press to create turnovers and finish the game on a 31-14 run. Marquette forced 18 turnovers, many in the second half when they used a trapping press to change the pace of the game. Marquette keeps themselves in the thick of the Big East race with the win improving to 6-5 in conference play. That puts them just 1 game out, and some favorable tie-breakers away from getting a double bye in New York. The Golden Eagles have a very favorable schedule the rest of the way out with games against Georgetown and UCONN the only two against teams ahead of them in the standings. As for South Florida, this doesn’t do much for them as they have all but clinched being in New York on Tuesday. The Bulls would pretty much have to win out to avoid Tuesday in NYC, but that seems very unlikely with 2 games against Pitt, as well as 1 against Notre Dame and Georgetown still on the schedule.


STANDINGS:
Big East Official Tie-Breaking formula
Pitt Panthers 10-1
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Villanova
2/16 vs South Florida
2/19 @ St. John’s
2/24 vs West Virginia
2/27 @ Louisville
3/2 @ South Florida
3/5 vs Villanova
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ South Florida
2/19 @ West Virginia
2/23 @ Providence
2/26 vs Seton Hall
2/28 vs Villanova
3/5 @ Connecticut
Georgetown Hoyas 8-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs Marquette
2/16 @ Connecticut
2/19 @ South Florida
2/23 vs Cincinnati
2/26 vs Syracuse
3/5 @ Cincinnati
Villanova Wildcats 7-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Pitt
2/15 @ Seton Hall
2/19 @ DePaul
2/21 vs Syracuse
2/26 vs St. John’s
2/28 @ Notre Dame
3/5 @ Pitt
Louisville Cardinals 7-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Syracuse
2/16 @ Cincinnati
2/18 vs Connecticut
2/22 @ Rutgers
2/27 vs Pitt
3/2 vs Providence
3/5 @ West Virginia
UCONN Huskies 6-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/10 @ St. John’s
2/13 vs Providence
2/16 vs Georgetown
2/18 @ Louisville
2/24 vs Marquette
2/27@ Cincinnati
3/2 @ West Virginia
3/5 vs Notre Dame
Syracuse Orange 7-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Louisville
2/14 vs West Virginia
2/19 vs Rutgers
2/21 @ Villanova
2/26 @ Georgetown
3/5 vs DePaul
Marquette Golden Eagles 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Georgetown
2/15 vs St. John’s
2/19 vs Seton Hall
2/24 @ Connecticut
2/27 vs Providence
3/2 vs Cincinnati
3/5 @ Seton Hall
West Virginia Mountaineers 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs DePaul
2/14 @ Syracuse
2/19 vs Notre Dame
2/24 @ Pitt
2/27 @ Rutgers
3/2 vs Connecticut
3/5 vs Louisville
Cincinnati Bearcats 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs St. John’s
2/16 vs Louisville
2/19 @ Providence
2/23 @ Georgetown
2/27 vs Connecticut
3/2 @ Marquette
3/5 vs Georgetown
St. John’s Red Storm 5-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/10 vs Connecticut
2/13 @ Cincinnati
2/15 @ Marquette
2/19 vs Pitt
2/23 vs DePaul
2/26 @ Villanova
3/2 @ Seton Hall
3/5 vs South Florida
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Seton Hall
2/19 @ Syracuse
2/22 vs Louisville
2/27 vs West Virginia
3/2 @ DePaul
3/5 @ Providence
Seton Hall Pirates 4-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Rutgers
2/15 vs Villanova
2/19 @ Marquette
2/26 @ Notre Dame
3/3 vs St. John’s
3/5 vs Marquette
Providence Friars 3-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Connecticut
2/17 vs DePaul
2/19 vs Cincinnati
2/23 vs Notre Dame
2/27 @ Marquette
3/2 @ Louisville
3/5 vs Rutgers
South Florida Bulls 2-10
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs Notre Dame
2/16 @ Pitt
2/19 vs Georgetown
2/26 @ DePaul
3/2 vs Pitt
3/5 @ St. John’s
DePaul Blue Demons 0-11
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ West Virginia
2/17 @ Providence
2/19 vs Villanova
2/23 @ St. John’s
2/26 vs South Florida
3/2 vs Rutgers
3/5 @ Syracuse

TODAY:
Connecticut @ St. John’s 7:00 pm, ESPN

TOP TV GAMES OF THE WEEK:
SATURDAY:
Syracuse @ Louisville NOON, ESPN
Pitt @ Villanova 9:00 pm, ESPN

BETology:
TUESDAY
March 8th:
NOON
9 – West Virginia
Vs
16 - DePaul
2:00
12 – Rutgers
Vs
13 – Seton Hall
7:00
10 – Cincinnati
Vs
15 – South Florida
9:00
11 – St. John's
Vs
14 – Providence

WEDNESDAY
March 9th:
NOON
8 – Marquette
Vs
Tuesday NOON winner
2:00
5 - Louisville
Vs
Tuesday 2:00 winner
7:00
7 – Syracuse
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner
9:00
6 – Connecticut
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

THURSDAY
March 10th:
NOON
1 - Pitt
Vs
Wednesday NOON winner
2:00
4 – Villanova
Vs
Wednesday 2:00 winner
7:00
2 – Notre Dame
Vs
Wednesday 7:00 winner
9:00
3 – Georgetown
Vs
Wednesday 9:00 winner

Check back tomorrow for another update!

2-9 BETology

This is The Rant’s daily look in at the Big East conference as we creep closer to the BET in New York City, which begins in just under one month on March 8th.

STANDINGS:
Big East Official Tie-Breaking formula
Pitt Panthers 10-1
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Villanova
2/16 vs South Florida
2/19 @ St. John’s
2/24 vs West Virginia
2/27 @ Louisville
3/2 @ South Florida
3/5 vs Villanova
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 vs Louisville
2/12 @ South Florida
2/19 @ West Virginia
2/23 @ Providence
2/26 vs Seton Hall
2/28 vs Villanova
3/5 @ Connecticut
Villanova Wildcats 7-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 @ Rutgers
2/12 vs Pitt
2/15 @ Seton Hall
2/19 @ DePaul
2/21 vs Syracuse
2/26 vs St. John’s
2/28 @ Notre Dame
3/5 @ Pitt
Louisville Cardinals 7-3
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 @ Notre Dame
2/12 vs Syracuse
2/16 @ Cincinnati
2/18 vs Connecticut
2/22 @ Rutgers
2/27 vs Pitt
3/2 vs Providence
3/5 @ West Virginia
Syracuse Orange 7-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 vs Georgetown
2/12 @ Louisville
2/14 vs West Virginia
2/19 vs Rutgers
2/21 @ Villanova
2/26 @ Georgetown
3/5 vs DePaul
Georgetown Hoyas 7-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 @ Syracuse
2/13 vs Marquette
2/16 @ Connecticut
2/19 @ South Florida
2/23 vs Cincinnati
2/26 vs Syracuse
3/5 @ Cincinnati
UCONN Huskies 6-4
Remaining Schedule:
2/10 @ St. John’s
2/13 vs Providence
2/16 vs Georgetown
2/18 @ Louisville
2/24 vs Marquette
2/27@ Cincinnati
3/2 @ West Virginia
3/5 vs Notre Dame
West Virginia Mountaineers 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 vs DePaul
2/14 @ Syracuse
2/19 vs Notre Dame
2/24 @ Pitt
2/27 @ Rutgers
3/2 vs Connecticut
3/5 vs Louisville
Cincinnati Bearcats 6-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 vs St. John’s
2/16 vs Louisville
2/19 @ Providence
2/23 @ Georgetown
2/27 vs Connecticut
3/2 @ Marquette
3/5 vs Georgetown
Marquette Golden Eagles 5-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 @ South Florida
2/13 @ Georgetown
2/15 vs St. John’s
2/19 vs Seton Hall
2/24 @ Connecticut
2/27 vs Providence
3/2 vs Cincinnati
3/5 @ Seton Hall
St. John’s Red Storm 5-5
Remaining Schedule:
2/10 vs Connecticut
2/13 @ Cincinnati
2/15 @ Marquette
2/19 vs Pitt
2/23 vs DePaul
2/26 @ Villanova
3/2 @ Seton Hall
3/5 vs South Florida
Seton Hall Pirates 4-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ Rutgers
2/15 vs Villanova
2/19 @ Marquette
2/26 @ Notre Dame
3/3 vs St. John’s
3/5 vs Marquette
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 3-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 vs Villanova
2/12 vs Seton Hall
2/19 @ Syracuse
2/22 vs Louisville
2/27 vs West Virginia
3/2 @ DePaul
3/5 @ Providence
Providence Friars 3-8
Remaining Schedule:
2/13 @ Connecticut
2/17 vs DePaul
2/19 vs Cincinnati
2/23 vs Notre Dame
2/27 @ Marquette
3/2 @ Louisville
3/5 vs Rutgers
South Florida Bulls 2-9
Remaining Schedule:
2/9 vs Marquette
2/12 vs Notre Dame
2/16 @ Pitt
2/19 vs Georgetown
2/26 @ DePaul
3/2 vs Pitt
3/5 @ St. John’s
DePaul Blue Demons 0-11
Remaining Schedule:
2/12 @ West Virginia
2/17 @ Providence
2/19 vs Villanova
2/23 @ St. John’s
2/26 vs South Florida
3/2 vs Rutgers
3/5 @ Syracuse

LAST NIGHT:
CINCINNATI BEARCATS 71
DePaul 68
The Bearcats nearly had a huge letdown in the last minutes of this game. Up by 11 with 6 minutes to go Cincinnati closed the game by going 0-4 from the field, 3-6 from the foul line and having 3 turnovers. This let the Blue Demons sneak back in the game and try to claim their first victory of the season in conference play. DePaul hit a 3 pointer with :00.4 left in the game to close the lead to 3. After a Cincinnati could not successfully get the ball inbounds, DePaul got one last possession and saw a 3 point shot rim out as time expired. DePaul has now lost 24 staright Big East games including last years BET; their last win was January 20th of last year against Marquette. Cincinnati keeps its slim NCAA hopes alive with the win, a loss would have dashed all chances of an at-large bid. Cincinnati snaps its two game losing streak with the win and now have home games against St. John's and Louisville next up on the schedule.

TODAY:
Georgetown @ Syracuse 7:00 pm, ESPN
Louisville @ Notre Dame 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Marquette @ South Florida 7:00 pm, ESPN2
Villanova @ Rutgers 8:00 pm, Regional TV

TOP TV GAMES OF THE WEEK:
SATURDAY:
Syracuse @ Louisville NOON, ESPN
Pitt @ Villanova 9:00 pm, ESPN

BETology:
TUESDAY
March 8th:
NOON
9 – Cincinnati
Vs
16 - DePaul
2:00
12 – Seton Hall
Vs
13 – Rutgers
7:00
10 – Marquette
Vs
15 – South Florida
9:00
11 – St. John's
Vs
14 – Providence

WEDNESDAY
March 9th:
NOON
8 – West Virginia
Vs
Tuesday NOON winner
2:00
5 - Syracuse
Vs
Tuesday 2:00 winner
7:00
7 – Connecticut
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner
9:00
6 – Georgetown
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

THURSDAY
March 10th:
NOON
1 - Pitt
Vs
Wednesday NOON winner
2:00
4 – Louisville
Vs
Wednesday 2:00 winner
7:00
2 – Notre Dame
Vs
Wednesday 7:00 winner
9:00
3 – Villanova
Vs
Wednesday 9:00 winner

Check back tomorrow for another update!