Hey everybody, Johnny here at Madison Square Garden, one hour away from the Big East Tournament Championship game between the Georgetown Hoyas and West Virginia Mountaineers.

The Hoyas entered the tournament as the #8 seed and proceeded to beat the #9 South Florida Bulls, the #1 Syracuse Orange, and the #5 Marquette Golden Eagles.

West Virginia on the other hand came in ranked #3 in the conference, earning them two byes, and they went on to beat #11 Cincinnati and #7 Notre Dame.

The Hoyas have looked very good throughout the whole tournament, winning their games by an average of over 16 points, while the Mountaineers have come away with close victories, beating the Bearcats by a buzzer-beating banked three pointer to avoid overtime, and sneaking by Notre Dame by two with the Irish missing a three-pointer to win it.

This will be the second meeting between the teams in less than two weeks, but in the last game, the Hoyas were without leading scorer Austin Freeman. The stakes are higher, the players are ready, and this game should be a completely different story.

The crew here at MSG are having some trouble with their wireless internet in the arena, so I may not be able to post too much info when I get to my seat, but here in the media room, I’m good to go. I’ll be updating via my phone as much as possible, and if I get the internet working on my laptop, I’ll be adding content there too.

Either way, check back postgame for the audio and box score, which I will hopefully be able to get out quicker than most.