Big East News Articles

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

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

Postgame Quotes - Louisville vs. Notre Dame

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

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

Postgame Notes - No. 4 Cincinnati 71, No. 1 Syracuse 68

Eric Atkins scored all six of his points in overtime and No. 23 Notre Dame beat South Florida 57-53 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big East Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters

Postgame Notes - No. 3 Notre Dame 57, No. 6 USF 53

Kyle Kuric scored 20 points, Peyton Siva added 18 and Louisville forced No. 9 Marquette into a season-high 26 turnovers, advancing to the Big East Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitterssemifinals with an 84-71 victory Thursday night

Postgame Quotes - Cincinnati vs. Georgetown

Postgame Notes - No. 4 Cincinnati 72, No. 5 Georgetown 70 (2ot)

Cashmere Wright banked in a runner with 7.6 seconds left, and Cincinnati beat No. 13 Georgetown in double overtime 72-70 on Thursday in another multiple-OT classic at the Big East Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters

Postgame Quotes - Syracuse vs. Connecticut

Dion Waiters had 18 points and James Southerland scored all 10 of his points in the final 8 minutes to lead No. 2 Syracuse to a 58-55 victory over Connecticut on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big East Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters, snapping the Huskies’ 13-game postseason winning streak.

Postgame Notes - No. 1 Syracuse 58, No. 9 Connecticut 55

Freshman Anthony Collins scored 17 points to lead South Florida to a 56-47 victory over Villanova on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big East Championship Central Presented by American Eagle Outfitters

Postgame Quotes - USF vs. Villanova

Postgame Notes - No. 6 USF 56, No. 14 Villanova 47