BETology 2/25

The Rant will be your daily site to find out exactly how your team stacks up against the rest of the conference as we creep closer to the Big East Tournament in New York City, which begins March 12th. 

Picking up from yesterday’s “Moving Day” theme, today two teams had the opportunity to both gain ground and muddle up the rest of the conference standings.  Neither team were able to do so.  Let’s take a look at how the conference looks after this crazy weekend. 

STANDINGS:

#Georgetown Hoyas 11-3
2-27 @ UCONN
3-2 vs Rutgers
3-6 @ Villanova
3-9 vs Syracuse

#Syracuse Orange 10-4

2-25 @ Marquette
3-2 vs Louisville
3-6 vs DePaul
3-9 @ Georgetown

#Louisville Cardinal 10-4

2-27 @ DePaul
3-2 @ Syracuse
3-4 vs Cincinnati
3-9 vs Notre Dame

#Marquette Golden Eagles 10-4

2-25 vs Syracuse
3-2 vs Notre Dame
3-5 @ Rutgers
3-9 @ St. John’s

#Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-5

3-2 @ Marquette
3-5 vs St. John’s
3-9 @ Louisville

UCONN Huskies 9-5

2-27 vs Georgetown
3-2 @ Cincinnati
3-6 @ South Florida
3-9 vs Providence

#Pittsburgh Panthers 9-6

2-27 vs South Florida
3-3 vs Villanova
3-9 @ DePaul

#Villanova Wildcats 9-6

2-25 @ Seton Hall
3-3 @ Pitt
3-6 vs Georgetown

#St. John’s Red Storm 8-7
3-2 @ Providence
3-5 @ Notre Dame
3-9 vs Marquette

#Providence Friars 7-8

3-2 vs St. John’s
3-5 vs Seton Hall
3-9 @ UCONN

#Cincinnati Bearcats 7-8

3-2 vs UCONN
3-4 @ Louisville
3-9 vs South Florida

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4-11

3-2 @ Georgetown
3-5 vs Marquette
3-8 @ Seton Hall

DePaul Blue Demons 2-12

2-27 vs Louisville
3-3 @ South Florida
3-6 @ Syracuse
3-9 vs Pitt

Seton Hall Pirates 2-13

2-25 vs Villanova
3-5 @ Providence
3-8 vs Rutgers

South Florida Bulls 1-13

2-27 @ Pitt
3-3 vs DePaul
3-6 vs UCONN
3-9 @ Cincinnati

#- Clinched Opening Round Bye

YESTERDAYS RECAP:

Pitt- 63
St. John’s- 47
Pitt snapped a 2 game losing streak by dominating St. John’s on their home court.  After only being up by 3 at halftime Pitt turned to their defense in the second half to preserve the lead.  The Panthers held St. John’s to their lowest scoring output of the season and the fewest points they have scored since January of 2010.  St. John’s shot just 31% and D’Angelo Harrison, who entered the game as the conferences 3^rd leading scorer was held to 1-12 shooting and 6 points.  St. John’s was within 3 with 12 minutes remaining, but Pitt ended the game on a 21-8 run.  Pitt is now in line for the 6-seed, but is only 1 ½ games away from moving into the top 4 which receive a double bye in New York.  In their final 3 games, Pitt plays 2 at home and should be favored in all 3.  St. John’s has already clinched an opening round bye in New York and will battle it out for seeding the rest of the way.  The Johnnies play 2 road games against Providence and Notre Dame before finishing at home with Marquette. 

Notre Dame- 62

Cincinnati- 41
Notre Dame held their opponent to under 42 for the 2^nd time this week.  The Irish jumped out to a 29-15 halftime lead and never looked back.  Cincinnati has now lost 5 of 6 after winning 5 of 6 earlier in the season.  At one point in the season the Bearcats looked to be eyeing a double bye in New York, but as of today they are sitting in 10^th place, the last spot to an opening round bye.  The road doesn’t get any easier for Cincinnati as they have UCONN and Louisville as their next 2 opponents before closing the season with South Florida.  Notre Dame stayed hot with the home win yesterday, their 7^th win in their last 9 conference games.  The Irish still have their eyes set on a double bye in New York, as they are just one half game out of 4^th place and have a head-to-head match-up with Marquette coming up on Saturday.

TODAY’S GAMES:

Syracuse @ Marquette

7:00pm ESPN

Villanova @ Seton Hall

9:00pm ESPNU

UPCOMING GAMES:

Wednesday:
Georgetown @ UCONN, 7:00pm ESPN2
South Florida @ Pitt, 7:00pm ESPN Regional
Louisville @ DePaul, 9:00pm ESPNU

Saturday:
Louisville @ Syracuse, NOON CBS

UCONN @ Cincinnati, 2:00pm ESPN Regional
Notre Dame @ Marquette, 2:00pm ESPN
St. John’s @ Providence, 8:00pm ESPN Regional
Rutgers @ Georgetown, 9:00pm ESPNU

Sunday:

Villanova @ Pitt, NOON ESPN Regional
DePaul @ South Florida, 2:00pm ESPN Regional

BETology:

TUESDAY March 12th:
7:00pm
12 – DePaul
Vs
13 – Seton Hall

9:00pm

11 – Rutgers
Vs
14 – South Florida

WEDNESDAY March 13th:

NOON
8 – St. John’s
Vs
9 - Providence
 

2:00

5 – Notre Dame
Vs
Tuesday 7:00 winner

7:00

7 – Villanova
Vs
10 - Cincinnati

9:00

6 – Pitt
Vs
Tuesday 9:00 winner

THURSDAY March 14th:

NOON
1 – Georgetown
Vs
Wednesday NOON winner

2:00

4 – Marquette
Vs
Wednesday 2:00 winner

7:00

2 – Syracuse
Vs
Wednesday 7:00 winner

9:00

3 – Louisville
Vs
Wednesday 9:00 winner
Check back tomorrow for another update!