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Schedule Analysis: Georgetown

Georgetown (25-7, 14-4 Big East) Last season: NCAA Second Round (78-68 loss to No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast) This is the fourth installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-14 season. Above record, tournament finishes are from last season. Butler, Creighton, DePaul analyses are available by […]

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Schedule Analysis: DePaul

DePaul (11-21, 2-16 Big East) Last season: No postseason This is the third installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-14 season. Above record, tournament finishes are from last season. For Butler’s analysis, click here. For Creighton’s analysis, click here. Ah yes, DePaul. The little brother […]

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Schedule Analysis: Creighton

Creighton (28-8, 13-5 Missouri Valley) Last season: NCAA Third Round (66-50 loss to No. 1 Duke)  This is the second installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-14 season. Records, tournament finishes are from last season. To read Butler’s analysis, click here. The Bluejays join the […]

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Schedule Analysis: Butler

This is the first installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-’14 season. Records, tournament finishes are from last season. Butler (27-9, 11-5 Atlantic 10) Last season: NCAA Tournament Third Round (74-72 loss to No. 3 Marquette) The Bulldogs will face some tough sledding in their […]

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Otule shines as Marquette knocks off Fighting Irish

Marquette shot a scorching 59.6 percent from the field to knock off Notre Dame 72-64 Saturday afternoon to clinch a double bye in the Big East Tournament for the second straight year. Senior Chris Otule led the way with 17 points on 8-of-8 shooting, including a huge basket and a foul with 3:17 left to […]

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Fighting Irish “better than people think” in transition

The way coach Buzz Williams sees it, tomorrow afternoon’s game against Notre Dame will likely be a slug fest and joked the Fighting Irish have been playing “pretty fast” the last two games. According to Synergy, the Fighting Irish have limited opponents to 123 possessions in those two games and won both contests by scoring […]

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