MBB Minute -- BIG EAST Teams Go 5-0 On Tuesday
BIG EAST teams put together a 5-0 record on Tuesday to improve the league’s non-conference record to 66-18 (.786).
Playing its first game after being voted No. 1 in the polls on Monday, Villanova knocked off La Salle 89-79 at The Palestra. Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 26 points and Josh Hart added 21 points and eight rebounds. The win was Villanova’s 17
th straight against Philadelphia Big 5 opponents.
Marquette built a 22-point lead in the first half against Fresno State, but had to subdue a late rally before winning 84-81. Freshman Sam Hauser led five Golden Eagles in double figures with 19 points. Luke Fischer helped with 18 points. Marquette has won five in a row.
Providence got out of the gate quickly against Brown, taking a 20-3 lead. The Friars were not threatened in a 95-57 victory. Emmitt Holt shot 9-of-10 from the floor en route to a game-high 20 points. Rodney Bullock and Jalen Lindsey each added 16 points.
Seton Hall won its first game in the Pearl Harbor Invitational, taking a 68-57 decision from Hawaii. Khadeen Carrington scored 19 points, while Angel Delgado registered his fourth double-double of the year with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
DePaul got back on the winning track with an 80-61 victory over Lamar at Allstate Arena. The Blue Demons got a good chunk of their scoring from guards Eli Cain (21 points), Billy Garrett Jr. (15) and R.J. Curington (11).
Wednesday's schedule shows four games with no BIG EAST teams playing at home. Seton Hall meets California in the second day of the Pearl Harbor Invitational at 7 p.m. ET on FS1. No. 10/10 Creighton plays at Nebraska on BTN at 9 p.m. No. 13/14 Xavier travels to Utah on the Pac-12 Network. No. 16/15 Butler is at Indiana State at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.