The Big East can make a statement by finishing off the Big 12 this week
St. John's coach Rick Pitino speaks during the Big East NCAA college basketball media day, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York.Two-time defending national champion UConn had gone 0-3 at the Maui Invitational, and that underscored a generally poor non-conference performance for much of the league. This is the same league that has won four of the last eight NCAA championships.
“This is the building No. 1 teams go to die, evidently,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott told FS1 with a smile after the victory. McDermott became just the fourth coach ever to notch double-digit wins over the No. 1 team in the land two years running. “They’re the deepest, most talented team and they’re very, very athletic,” Pitino said on WFAN. “What they do is our weakness, which is the thing that scares me the most. They are a great 3-point shooting team, they shoot almost 39 percent, 38.2 percent from the three. Great shooting team. If there’s one area that we haven failed at so far in the early season, is we haven’t defended the 3-point shot well.
The Pirates have had an uneven start to the season, with losses to mid-majors Fordham, Hofstra and Monmouth. A win over the Cowboys -- ranked No. 85 in the NET -- would be huge for the Pirates heading into the Rutgers game Dec. 14 and could end up solidifying the Big 12/Big East Battle for the Big East.
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