For the second straight game, the Hoyas used a dominating last 10 minutes to pull away for a comfortable Big East Tournament win. Roy Hibbert scored a season-high 25 points, as Georgetown defeated West Virginia 72-55 to advance to their twelfth Big East Tournament final.
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In a conference where seven teams would fit right in in the Top 25, Marquette’s 98-79 victory over Notre Dame was an upset on paper only. Jerel McNeal scored a game-high 27 points as Marquette pulled away down the stretch.
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The Big East showed just how powerful a conference it was in the third quarterfinal in Madison Square Garden, as the 7th seed Pittsburgh Panthers defeated the #2 seed Louisville Cardinals 76-69 in overtime. The game was an epic battle as both teams played with maximum effort and tenacious defense. Louisville had the ball trailing by two in the final minute of regulation when Earl Clark grabbed an offensive rebound and scored to tie the game. The Panthers had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but Levance Fields’ contested three-pointer was off the mark.
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The #5 seeded West Virginia Mountaineers earned the first upset in the 2008 Big East Championship, defeating the #4 seed Connecticut Huskies 78-72. West Virginia’s Joe Alexander set a school tournament record, scoring a game high 34 points.
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The Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Villanova Wildcats 82-63 to advance to the Big East Tournament semifinal for the third straight year. The Hoyas pulled out to a 15 point lead midway through the first half and took an 11 point lead into halftime. However, Villanova started the half on a 18-3 run to take a 47-43 lead, and the game looked like it would be another nail biter for Hoya fans.
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The Marquette Golden Eagles defeated Seton Hall 67-54 to move on to the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. Both sides were cold from beyond the arc, shooting a combined 19% on three pointers.
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The Pittsburgh Panthers defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament, winning 70-64. The Panthers kept Cincinnati at arm’s length for most of the second half, as the Bearcats never had the ball with a chance to tie.
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The West Virginia Mountaineers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament, edging Providence 58-53. West Viriginia overcame poor three-point shooting to claim victory, as the usually sharp Mountaineers were only 20% from beyond the arc.
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The Villanova Wildcats turned a one point halftime deficit into a convincing 19 point victory over Syracuse, defeating the Orange 82-63 in Big East Tournament action. The first half was sloppy, and the Wildcats stayed in the game with offensive rebounding and closed the half on an eight point run. Scottie Reynolds led all scorers with 22 points, 15 coming after the break, as the Wildcats exploded with 55 points in the second half.
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The Georgetown Hoyas outlasted the Louisville Cardinals 55-52 to win the Big East regular season title for the second consecutive year. As they have done all season, the Hoyas sealed the deal in the final seconds.

Trailing by one, Jonathan Wallace made a fadeaway jumper with less than two minutes to play. After a Louisville free throw tied the game, DaJuan Summers made a three-pointer with 38.6 seconds remaining. Then in the final moments, Georgetown tightened the screws defensively, forcing two difficult three-pointers that would have tied the game. It was the fifth game of the season that the Hoyas won on their final defensive possession.
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