While making their claim for “Best Team in the Land,” Pittsburgh went to Connecticut’s house and dominated the Huskies, led by a 20-20 (22 points, 23 rebounds) from DeJuan Blair, who indicated last night was one of the most physical games he’s ever played in. During the game, Blair and UConn center Hasheem Thabeet [...]

A funny thing happened to the Louisville Cardinals after they beat Kentucky two weekends ago: They got to be pretty good again. After a subpar–by their standards–preconference W/L record, the Cardinals entered the Kentucky game on the verge of falling out of the top 25 had they lost. As readers here knows, [...]

Just how good is Jonny Flynn of Syracuse? True, we all know he can dunk the hell out of the basketball, especially on players from Rutgers, but athletic ability aside for a second–is Flynn the best point guard in the Big East, if not the country? No offense to the Ty Lawsons of [...]

Quick, who is the leading scorer for the number one team in college basketball? If you said Tyler Hansbrough for North Carolina, you’d be wrong on both fronts. First, the Tar Heels are no longer the number one team in the country, and second, Hansbrough does not play for the Pitt Panthers. [...]

While a road loss to a strong conference foe isn’t necessarily an “upset,” the rankings of the two teams help justify this description. With that, ESPN kicked off Big Monday in style with the Georgetown/Pittsburgh match-up which was a road-trip for the Hoyas, something that’s never an easy task in the Big East.
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