A trip to the Sweet Sixteen is on the line when these two Big East teams square off for second time this season. 11th seeded Marquette Golden Eagles (21-14) faces the 3rd seeded Syracuse Orange (27-7) on Sunday in the third round of the 2011 NCAA Championship at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH. The winner gets a trip to the Eastern Regional in Newark, New … [Read more...] about Marquette – Syracuse thread
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Marquette-Syracuse: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: It's a Big East battle at the Carrier Dome as Buzz Williams brings his Marquette Golden Eagles (11-7/2-4) to Upstate New York for a tilt with Jim Boeheim and his No. 5 Syracuse Orange (18-1/5-1). Plot: Marquette opens play Saturday four games off the pace in Big East conference play. Syracuse is tied for second with Pittsburgh one game behind … [Read more...] about Marquette-Syracuse: Tale Of The Tape
The Week That Was
by Doug Potter In the Big East, one thing is for sure; there are no easy victories, no pushovers, and no games that ANY team can mark off as a win. That being said, like all conferences, the Big East has its power-houses (Pitt and UConn) and its weaker teams (South Florida and DePaul). This past week saw many great performances by teams as well as individual players. Here … [Read more...] about The Week That Was