By: Geno Green
Twitter: @TheGenoGreen
Coming into Wednesday and Thursday’s games, spots three to
ten were separated by half a game as a little separation would be created on
this edition of the Big East mid-week recap.
Wednesday, Jan. 30:
No. 10 Marquette 76, Butler 59
- Another night, another Markus Howard dominant performance as
the junior led all scorers with 32 for Marquette. Three-point shooting played a
big part in the win for the Golden Eagles as they shot 8-of-16, while the
Bulldogs struggled at 6-of-26.
Kamar Baldwin led Butler in defeat with 16 points.
Seton Hall 65, Providence 63
- In need of a win in league play, Myles Powell proved to be
the catalyst for Seton Hall with 31 points, which snapped a four-game losing
streak.
Alpha Diallo delivered with another robust performance with
21 points and four steals for the Friars.
No. 14 Villanova 86, DePaul 74
- The Villanova Wildcats continue to plow through one opponent
after another with an 8-0 start in Big East play, behind Saddiq Bey’s first
career double-double (16 points and 11 rebounds).
Three-point makes proved to be vital for the Wildcats as
they went 15-of-35 (42.9 percent) with nine of them coming in the second half.
St. John’s 83, Creighton 67
- Shamorie Ponds picked the perfect time to have his most
complete game of the season with 26 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and
six steals as St. John’s came into the contest losing four straight games.
Quality shooting also played a key role in the Red Storm’s
win going 57.1 percent from the field.
Thursday, Jan. 31:
Georgetown 80, Xavier 73
- The Hoyas needed a second half comeback in order to make it
back-to-back wins and got what it needed behind 10 of James Akinjo’s 23 points
in the final five minutes of play.
Naji Marshall (16 points), Paul Scruggs (15 points) and
Quentin Goodin (14 points) made all 12 of the Musketeers’ three-pointers as
they dropped their fourth straight game overall.
On deck:
Saturday, Feb. 2:
Seton Hall (13-8, 4-5 BE) at Butler (12-10, 3-6 BE), Noon
St. John’s (16-5, 4-5 BE) at No. 2 Duke (18-2, 7-1 ACC),
Noon
Providence (13-8, 3-5 BE) at DePaul (11-9, 3-6 BE), 2:30
p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 3:
Georgetown (14-7, 4-4 BE) at No. 14 Villanova (17-4, 8-0 BE),
Noon
Xavier (11-11, 3-6 BE) at Creighton (12-9, 3-5 BE), 1 p.m.
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