New York, N.Y. – Day Two of the Big East tournament played out on Thursday with all four of the higher seeds holding serve in games that may have lacked for close endings, but certainly did not lack for star performances. VILLANOVA VS PROVIDENCE The top seated Wildcats began the day by riding the performances […]
Big East Conference Tournament: Day One
New York, N.Y. – In what promises to be one of the most wide-open tournaments in recent years, the Big East Tournament started in New York’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night with Providence rolling over Butler 80-57 followed by St. John’s defeating DePaul 82-74. Providence’s victory followed form as the Friars had defeated the […]
Seton Hall Outlasts Villanova in Big East Upset
Newark, N.J. – The Seton Hall Pirates made a move to break a five-way tie for third in the Big East by defeating first place Villanova, 79-75, at the Prudential Center. Villanova was ranked No. 23 in the country coming into the game. The victory was the second upset this week for the Pirates who […]
Creighton Upsets Marquette in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI—It isn’t often that a team gets outshot from the field, from behind the three-point arc and at the free throw line and still wins a game, but that was the case on Sunday afternoon when the Creighton Blue Jays came to Milwaukee and defeated the Big East-leading and number 10 ranked Marquette Golden […]
St. John’s Gets Revenge Against Seton Hall
New York, N.Y. –The painful sting of the buzzer-beating three that defeated St. John’s in their first meeting with Seton Hall was clearly a primary source of motivation for the Red Storm in the second match-up of the two NYC area programs. In front of a packed Madison Square Garden audience, the Johnnies came out […]
Marquette Takes First Place in Big East with Butler Win
Milwaukee, WI – Coming off an eight-day stretch with no games, Marquette returned to action on Wednesday night in a home game against a Butler team hoping to keep its name in the national discussion of NCAA tournament bubble teams. With Big East leader Villanova having lost to Georgetown earlier in the night, Marquette knew […]
St. John’s Outlasts Butler in OT
Jamaica, N.Y.— St. John’s outlasted Butler, finally winning in overtime 77-73, in a grinding game at Carnesecca Arena in New York. Both Butler and St. John’s came into the game as part of a five way tie for third in the Big East. The win left St. John’s in sole possession of third place in […]
Marquette Hands Villanova First Big East Loss
Milwaukee, WI – Markus Howard and Sacar Anim combined to score 56 of Marquette’s 66 points in helping the Golden Eagles eke out a 66-65 victory over Big East-leading Villanova on Saturday afternoon before a sellout crowd of over 17,000 in Milwaukee. The defeat, Villanova’s first in Big East play, snapped a 10-game conference winning […]
Ponds Leads St. John’s to Upset at Marquette
Milwaukee, WI – Chris Mullin was a exceptional shooter and an outstanding scorer in his playing days first as a collegiate at St. John’s and then during a 16-year run in the NBA. Mullin developed a sense of detecting when a player was headed for a big scoring game either by looking in the mirror […]
