BIG EAST MEN'S BASKETBALL
March 9, 2013
Eastern Indiana Sports* Saturday will be the final day of the 2012-13 BIG EAST regular season.
* Georgetown, Louisville and Marquette would each clinch at least a share of
the BIG EAST regular-season title with a win Saturday.
* Georgetown holds tiebreaker advantages against Louisville and Marquette
and would be the No. 1 seed in The BIG EAST Championship with a win against Syracuse
Saturday.
* Louisville holds a head-to-head tiebreaker advantage with Marquette and
would be the No. 1 seed with a win against Notre Dame and a Georgetown loss to
Syracuse.
* Marquette would earn the No. 1 seed with a win against St. John's and
losses by Georgetown and Louisville.
* The battle for the final double bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament
comes down to Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame. Pittsburgh enters Saturday with
the advantage in a complex three-team tiebreaker thanks to the Panthers' 2-0 record
against Connecticut and Providence.
* Should Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame remain in a three-way tie after
their Saturday games, the seeding order could depend on the results of the other
three games.
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, March 9
SYRACUSE at GEORGETOWN - ESPN.................. Noon
PROVIDENCE at CONNECTICUT - ESPNU............ Noon
PITTSBURGH at DE PAUL - BEN/SNY................... 2:00
MARQUETTE at ST. JOHN'S - ESPN...................... 2:00
USF at CINCINNATI - BEN................................... 4:00
NOTRE DAME at LOUISVILLE - CBS...................... 4:00
End of Regular Season
All times Eastern
BEN - BIG EAST Network (check BigEast.org for local listings)
WF Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia, Pa.
