St. John’s remained hot with a blowout of Georgetown behind a superb showing at both ends of the floor.
Tag: Big East
Oliver Purnell may be running out of time at DePaul
DePaul has now lost eight in a row and is 2-11 in Big East play. As they continue to struggle, one wonders if Oliver Purnell isn’t on some kind of borrowed time in Chicago.
St. John’s has the momentum to make a run in February
St. John’s took a while to get going, but the Red Storm have now won five out of six and they seem to be figuring things out. They have the momentum and favorable schedule to make a run in February.
Willard has concerns following Seton Hall loss to Butler
Butler has had trouble winning games in their inaugural Big East season, but they have continued to compete and it paid off at Seton Hall.
Defense is the big concern for Xavier entering a week-long break
Xavier is 15-5 overall and 5-2 in the Big East, which would appear to be a good place to be in. But they’re trending in the wrong direction at the defensive end, and that has head coach Chris Mack concerned.
Cotton is the best player on the floor as Providence beats Creighton
Providence got a visit from Doug McDermott and Creighton on Saturday night. The best player on the floor, however, wore the home uniform and did what he’s been doing for a while now.
Georgetown is missing an intangible
Georgetown has talent and depth, along with experience. Plenty of teams would love to have it. But the Hoyas also seem to be missing an intangible, and that could hurt them later in the season.
Eighth-ranked Villanova too much for Seton Hall
Seton Hall competed and battled, as they have all season long, against Villanova. But once again it wasn’t enough, this time against a team ranked in the top ten.
Providence does what they know and continue to fight through adversity
Providence has had to deal with plenty of adversity, including on the bottom line of late. Just when it looked like things could take a turn for the worse, they do what they know: continue to fight.
Creighton’s defense left an impression
There was a lot to be impressed about in Creighton’s win at Seton Hall. The biggest might have been how they defend, as that set a tone for the team’s 2-0 start in its early Big East history.
