Big East Weekly recap: Hoyas, Huskies and Irish enjoy 2-0 week
Coming down the home stretch during Rivalry Week, entering Big East play on Saturday, Georgetown, Notre Dame and UConn all went 2-0 dating back to last Saturday, Feb.2nd. For the all the success the previously mentioned teams are having, DePaul, Villanova and Seton Hall posted goose eggs in the win column.
Beasts of the Big East
#6 Georgetown- defeated Seton Hall last Saturday 73-61, then followed up with a 10-point win against South Florida on Tuesday, 63-53. While the Hoyas needed to rally from 10 points down, they pulled away late for the win and remain on top of the Big East standings at 9-1.
#22 Notre Dame. Hot on the heels of the Hoyas are the Irish, who matched Georgetown by going 2-0 as well. With wins over DePaul last Saturday 89-80 and mauling Seton Hall on Wednesday 95-69, the Irish remain just one game behind Georgetown in second place in the Big East at 7-2.
UConn - No team is hotter in the Big East right now. The Huskies pulled out a tough, physical match up a week ago against Pitt, 60-53, and followed up one hard nosed win with another, knocking off arch rival Syracuse on Wednesday 63-61. In their two wins this week, they’ve only surrendered an average of 57 points per game, and find themselves inside the Top 25 polls, riding a five game win streak and third in the Big East.
Iron unkind
DePaul- They played Notre Dame close, losing 89-80, but close doesn’t cut the mustard in the Big East. The Blue Demons suffered their second straight loss this week on Tuesday, losing 79-65 to Providence. DePaul has lost lost four straight, three on the road, since winning consecutive games over Rutgers and Florida Gulf Coast.
Seton Hall- After winning five in a row, the Pirates have had a power outage this week. Thought they lost to the best two teams in the Big East ( 73-61 loss to Georgetown, 95-69 loss to Notre Dame), Seton Hall has only averaged 65 points in the two losses.
Villanova-Since starting 13-3, the Wildcats have lost five straight and went 0-2 this week, losing to Syracuse last weekend and getting hammered against Big Five rival St. Joe’s on Monday, 77-55. An alarming stat this week for Villanova: they’ve given up an average of 82 points in both losses, while only scoring an average of 64.
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