BIG EAST BASKETBALL NEWS

No. 13 Butler faces Seton Hall in league finale (Mar 04, 2017)

INDIANAPOLIS -- After coming off back-to-back road wins over No. 2 Villanova and Xavier, the Butler basketball team took a couple days off before getting ready for Saturday's game...

MARCH 4, 2017

Big East eyeing 7 NCAA Tournament bids

The Big East has been strong at the top, led by defending national champion Villanova.

MARCH 3, 2017

Bracket Watch: It's conference tournament season, baby

Who's in and who's out if the NCAA Tournament started today?

MARCH 3, 2017

Villanova-Georgetown Preview (Mar 04, 2017)

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Extra motivation is not needed when Villanova and Georgetown meet in college basketball. The schools are long-time Big East Conference rivals who each have at...

MARCH 3, 2017

Wright takes Villanova fans behind the scenes in 'Attitude'

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Jay Wright had kept notes on scripture as much as scouting reports from the first scrimmage of Villanova's championshi...

MARCH 2, 2017

Best of the best: Time to decide league players of the year

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) For some of college basketball's top leagues, there's little doubt who should be the player of the year in the co...

MARCH 2, 2017

Rowsey, Marquette earn team win over Xavier

Five Marquette players scored in double figures in the 95-84 victory

MARCH 2, 2017

Marquette romps to 95-84 win Big East win over Xavier (Mar 01, 2017)

CINCINNATI (AP) Andrew Rowsey scored 20 points and Jajuan Johnson 19 to lead five Marquette players in double figures and the Golden Eagle...

MARCH 2, 2017

A look at possible award winners in women's hoops

NEW YORK (AP) As the college basketball regular season starts to wind down, it's a good time to look at who could potentially win some of...

MARCH 1, 2017

Providence jumps out early, rolls past DePaul 73-64 (Feb 28, 2017)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Kyron Cartwright and Emmitt Holt scored 14 points apiece and Providence rolled to a 73-64 victory over DePaul on Tuesday night for its fifth straight win.

MARCH 1, 2017

Thomas' double-double leads Creighton past St John's, 82-68 (Feb 28, 2017)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Khyri Thomas nearly had a triple-double, Marcus Foster had 18 points and Creighton beat St. John's 82-68 on Tuesday night.

MARCH 1, 2017

Record night for Delgado sparks Seton Hall past Hoyas, 62-59 (Feb 28, 2017)

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Angel Delgado collected his 11th consecutive double-double, the 47th of his career, and Seton Hall came from behind to post a 62-59 win over Georgetown Tuesday...

MARCH 1, 2017

Bracket Watch: The NCAA Tournament bubble is changing by the day

Who's in and who's out if the NCAA Tournament started today?

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

$750,000 bond set for Creighton's Watson in sex assault case

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Bond has been set at $750,000 for Creighton basketball player Maurice Watson Jr., who is charged with first-degree sexual...

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

No. 22 Butler pulls away late to 88-79 win over Xavier (Feb 26, 2017)

CINCINNATI (AP) No. 22 Butler came up with a fitting encore on the road.

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Creighton point guard turns himself into authorities

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Creighton guard Maurice Watson Jr. has turned himself into Omaha authorities in response to an arrest warrant.

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

January sparks No. 19 DePaul women past Georgetown, 79-70 (Feb 26, 2017)

CHICAGO (AP) Jessica January posted a triple double as the No. 19 DePaul women closed out the regular season by holding off Georgetown 79-70 on Sunday.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Bullock scores 20 to fuel Providence's rally over Marquette (Feb 25, 2017)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rodney Bullock scored 20 points and Providence rallied from 12 points down with 7:20 left to beat Marquette 72-69 on Saturday.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Paschall, Jenkins lead No. 2 Villanova past No. 23 Creighton (Feb 25, 2017)

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Villanova claimed another Big East regular-season title, but the Wildcats aren't ready to start celebrating. They are...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Marquette drops heartbreaker to Providence

Guard Markus Howard led the way for the Golden Eagles with 24 points in the loss.

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

No. 22 Butler rides win streak to Xavier (Feb 26, 2017)

CINCINNATI -- It's a tale of two teams headed in opposite directions with No. 22 Butler visiting Xavier on Sunday at Cintas Center.

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Seton Hall holds on late to edge DePaul 82-79 (Feb 25, 2017)

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) Desi Rodriguez scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds and Seton Hall held on late to edge DePaul 82-79 on Saturday.

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Pons scores 500th point, St. John's tops Georgetown 86-80 (Feb 25, 2017)

NEW YORK (AP) Shamorie Ponds scored 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting to become the third freshman in St. John's history to score 500 points in a season, and the Red Storm rallied t...

FEBRUARY 25, 2017