Weekend scoreboard around the Big East
Saturday, January 26th
- Notre Dame 90 #18 Villanova 80
- UConn 68 #7 Indiana 63
- Louisville 67 St. John’s 57
- Rutgers 77 #13 Pittsburgh 64
- Marquette 79 DePaul 71
- #9 Georgetown 58 West Virginia 57
Sunday, January 27th
Seton Hall recorded their 4th straight win with a 64-61 win over Cincinnati. Center Brian Laing dominated with 23 points and eight rebounds, and Jamar Nutter finished with 20 points. Deonta Vaughn tried to keep Cincinnati within strking distance, scoring 15 points in the game. Vaughn was the sole Bearcat in double figures. Cincy trailed by 56-53 down the stretch but the Bearcats couldn’t get over the hump and pull out the victory. The Pirates improve to 14-6 and 4-3 in the Big East. Cincinnati falls to 9-11 and .500 in the conference at 4-4.
Freshman Donte Greene powered Syracuse with 24 points, as the Orange were able to fend off pesky Providence 71-64 on Sunday afternoon. The freshman came up large in the final minutes of the game, breaking a 56-all tie with a 3-pointer and Syrcause sealed the game at the free throw line with 8-of-10 attempts in the final 90 seconds of action. Providence was led by Dwain Williams with 21 points and Jeff Xavier with 16. Weyinmi Efejuku and Geoff McDermott both finished scoreless on a combined 0-of-9 shooting. Syracuse pounded the Friars on the glass, outrebounding Providence 47-32; six Syracuse players had at least four rebounds, with Arinze Onuaku leading the charge with 14 boards. Syracuse pulled to .500 in Big East play (4-4) and 14-7 overall, while Providence fell below the .500 mark (3-4) and 12-7 overall.
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