Big East News Articles

Huskies fall behind Cyclones early and come up short in defense of last year's NCAA title

Mountaineers unable to overcome Bulldogs' early run.

Syracuse advances to face Kansas State Saturday in the third round.

Jae Crowder finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds, Darius Johnson-Odom had 12 of his 20 points in the second half and Marquette withstood another furious BYU rally for an 88-68 Thursday

Peyton Siva scored 17 points and the fourth-seeded Cardinals beat Davidson 69-62 on Thursday for their first tournament victory since 2009.

South Florida introduced the NCAA tournament to the Big East's nastiest defense Wednesday night, putting more than just a chill into a California team that had never seen anything like it.

Seton Hall begins NIT play Tuesday, while Pittsburgh plays in the CBI Wednesday.

Emily Infeld, now a 10-time All-American, can also call herself a National Champion after winning the 3,000-meter run tonight at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships

Eight BIG EAST women’s basketball teams will compete in the 64-team 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, including No. 1 seeds Notre Dame and Connecticut.

Connecticut sophomore LJ Mazzilli was selected as the BIG EAST Baseball Player of the Week and Notre Dame senior Will Hudgins was named BIG EAST Baseball Pitcher of the week after the fourth week of action.

Syracuse junior Michelle Tumolo was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on March 12.

The nine selections from the BIG EAST mark the second-highest haul from one conference in the tournament's history, trailing only the BIG EAST's 11 teams that reached last year's field. That group produced the conference's fifth NCAA champion when Connecticut completed a remarkable run through the postseason.

Chris Smith scored 15 points and Louisville withstood a closing run by Cincinnati for a 50-44 victory Saturday night that gave the Cardinals their second Big East tournament championship.

Postgame Quotes - Louisville vs. Cincinnati

Postgame Notes - No. 7 Louisville 50, No. 4 Cincinnati 44

Postgame Notes - No. 7 Louisville 64, No. 3 Notre Dame 50

Peyton Siva played another near-flawless floor game, Gorgui Dieng scored 16 points and Louisville dominated No. 23 Notre Dame 64-50 on Friday night to reach the Big East tournament championship game for the third time in four years

Postgame Quotes - Louisville vs. Notre Dame

Sean Kilpatrick keyed Cincinnati’s early 3-point barrage and scored 18 points as the Bearcats held on for a 71-68 victory over No. 2 Syracuse on Friday night in the semifinals of the Big East Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters

Postgame Quotes - Cincinnati vs. Syracuse