2011 Big East Tournament

[BB73]

Which team wins this week's Big East Men's Tourney?

The top-4 teams among the 16 get a double-bye.

This vBet will close before the tipoff of game 3 on Tuesday.

Bracket.pdf

2011 Big East Tournament First Round - March 8th, 2011

#16 Dep vs #9 UCONN 12:00 PM ESPN2
#13 Rutgers vs #12 HALL 2:00 PM ESPN2
#10 Villanova vs #15 USF 7:00 PM ESPNU
#11 Marquette vs #14 Providence 9:30 PM ESPNU

2nd round, Wed, 3/9

#8 Georgetown vs #16/9 winner 12:00 PM ESPN
#5 St. John's vs #13/12 winner 2:00 PM ESPN
#7 Cincy vs #10/15 winner 7:00 PM ESPN
#6 WVU vs #11/14 winner 9:00 PM ESPN

3rd round, Thurs, 3/10

#1 Pittsburgh vs #8/9/16 winner 12:00 PM ESPN
#4 Syracuse vs #5/12/13 winner 2:00 PM ESPN
#2 Notre Dame vs #7/10/15 winner 7:00 PM ESPN
#3 Louisville vs #6/11/14 winner 9:00 PM ESPN

Semis on Friday, 3/11

2011 Big East Semifinals Game 1 7:00 PM ESPN
2011 Big East Semifinals Game 2 9:00 PM ESPN

2011 Big East Basketball Tournament Championship Sat, 3/11 9:00 PM ESPN

 

[jlb1705]

Bump. Game on.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I'll say Louisville

 

[jlb1705]

DePaul is getting run out of the gym by UConn. 45-25 as they near halftime.

 

[jlb1705]

Less than two minutes into the second half, DePaul has cut UConn's lead to 10 points.

 

[jlb1705]

UConn re-extended the lead for a time, but DePaul is pressing now and has cut their deficit to seven points with just under nine minutes left. UConn led by at least 22 in the first half.

 

[jlb1705]

UConn (9) pulls away from DePaul (16) down the stretch to win 97-71. They'll face 8th-seeded Georgetown next.

 

[jlb1705]

Seton Hall 32 - Rutgers 26. Half.

Not bad for Seton hall considering they didn't get their first points until more than six minutes into the game.

 

[jlb1705]

Rutgers 58 - Seton Hall 57. 4:05 left.

 

[jlb1705]

Game's getting really sloppy. Setting up for an entertaining finish...

 

[jlb1705]

Don't know how that wasn't a foul on the Seton Hall steal a moment ago. Ball don't lie though - he misses the front end of a 1-and-1 at the other end, then Rutgers drills a three to take the lead.

Seton Hall down by two now with 8.9 seconds left, one more FT coming for Rutgers.

 

[jlb1705]

Seton Hall buries a LONG three to force OT. Rutgers could've fouled to force another 1-and-1, but elected not to.

 

[BB73]

Seton Hall buries a LONG three to force OT. Rutgers could've fouled to force another 1-and-1, but elected not to.

Especially after the guy dribbled into the top of the key with under 5 seconds left. Foul him there, and even if he convinces the refs he's shooting, it's only 2 shots.

I'm a believer in fouling in the last 5 seconds with a 3-point lead.

 

[jlb1705]

This new elbow rule is garbage. The Rutgers player got fouled after coming down with a rebound. He has to throw his weight around to keep from everybody else reaching in and forcing a jump ball. The late whistle on the foul on Seton Hall led to the elbow technical on the Rutgers player, who foulded out over it.

If the dude doesn't want to get his face busted, maybe he shouldn't have it so close to his opponent's elbow.

All the stoppages over this rule are BS too.

 

[jlb1705]

Neither team is making their FTs down the stretch. Finish to OT should be interesting...