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After close call, Villanova insists all is well

They have no consistent interior presence and allowed 72.9 points per game — only Seton Hall and Providence were worse in the Big East. The Wildcats ranked 278th out of 334 Division I teams. The big men showed some life in a 73-70 overtime win over ...

Bobcats bust the brackets, beating Georgetown

Bobcats bust the brackets, beating Georgetown Big East takes another hit as 14th-seed Ohio shocks No. 3 Hoyas ... PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Armon Bassett scored 32 points to help No. 14 seed Ohio beat Georgetown 97-83 and become the second team ...

1 vs. 16 usually lopsided in NCAA tourney

East Regional. No. 1 Georgetown, 50, No. 16 Princeton 49. Ivy League champion Princeton was considered so little of a threat that ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale said before the game he would hitchhike to Providence, R.I., where the game was played, if ...

Motivated Villanova wants Final Four repeat

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -Jay Wright could pass on a second career as a dog walker ... Villanova's Big East schedule at the end of the season was tougher than anything they'll face at the start of the tournament. Gone are Syracuse, West Virginia and ...

Mountain West gets 4 teams in NCAA tourney

New Mexico (29-4) is the third seed in the East and will face No. 14-seed Montana in the opening ... The 11th-seeded Aztecs will face No. 6-seeded Tennessee in the Midwest Regional at Providence, R.I., while BYU and UNLV will play in Oklahoma City.

Rutgers decides to give Fred Hill another year

The Scarlet Knights' 5-13 record in Big East play was their best under Hill ... The defeat at Providence was the only loss to a team that did not reach the postseason. While Rutgers loses center Hamday Ndiaye, the conference's defensive player of the ...

Florida returns to NCAAs; Texas puts 7 in field

Saint Mary's (26-5) received the No. 10 seed in the South Regional and will face seventh-seeded Richmond (25-8) in a first-round game Thursday at Providence, R.I. This is Saint ... But with eight Big East schools in the field of 65, the round of 16 ...

Duke’s due, but Baylor will play spoiler

The Hoyas finished 10-8 in the Big East, same as Notre Dame ... Seeing the two face off in the second-round in Providence will be one for the ages — and something for undersized guards everywhere. Sign up for our NCAA tournament game, pick winners ...

Reynolds, Harangody lead All-Big East team - College ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -Scottie Reynolds of Villanova was the lone unanimous selection to the All-Big East first team Sunday, and Luke Harangody of Notre Dame won the honor for the ...

Providence upsets No. 13 Connecticut - College ...

Weyinmi Efejuku scored 25 points and Providence beat No. 13 Connecticut 85-76 on Thursday night to keep alive its chances of qualifying for the Big East tournament.