Rick Pitino’s Louisville Cardinals (8- 4 Big East, 18- 8 overall) took it to the Pittsburgh Panthers (10- 2 Big East, 22- 4 overall) on February 12, beating them handily 66- 53. The Panthers are in first place in the Big East and ranked fifth nationally. It was the first time that the Cardinals beat a nationally ranked club this season after four tries. Continue reading “Louisville is Hot—Can Marquette Cool them Down?” →

It’s great that sporting events can be so unpredictable, except when you bet on the wrong team. The defeat of #5 Duke by unranked Virginia Tech is an indication of the unpredictable play and results we’re going to see this season in NCAA hoop. Continue reading “Duke Upset on the Hardwood Today” →

The NCAA basketball conference games are just starting to be played with most teams having accumulated a number of non-conference wins and loses. If you check out the 16- team Big East standings, you see a strange site—West Virginia on top of the conference at 1- 0 in the Big East and 11- 1 overall and Connecticut at the bottom at 0- 1 in the BE and 11- 1 overall. Sure it’s just the beginning, but it’s also an indication of things to come. Continue reading “Big East Opener = Big East Upset!” →