Info on the Big East: week of jan 19

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"...Quo fas et gloria ducunt..."
we're gathering info on this week's sched in this particular conference.

anyone have any insights?


***** corrected standings:
Big East Conf All
Syracuse (17) 3-0 13-1

Pittsburgh (13) 4-0 18-0

Connecticut (1) 2-0 14-2

Miami (FL) 2-1 12-5

Providence 2-1 10-3

Boston College 2-2 12-4

Villanova 1-1 9-5

Notre Dame 2-2 8-5

Virginia Tech 1-2 8-6

Seton Hall 1-2 11-4

Rutgers 1-3 9-5

Georgetown 1-3 10-3

West Virginia 1-3 8-6

St. John's 0-3 4-9
 
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Couple big ones this week:

Monday PITT goes to UCONN.

Pitt undefeated at 16-0. UCONN off rd loss to NC and #1 ranking. These two have met in BE finals last two year, UCONN winning in 02 and Pitt in 03.

Home Court Advantage

BIG EAST squads have been tough to beat at home this season. Pittsburgh is 15-0 this year at the Petersen Events Center and has won 37 consectutive home games. In addition to the Panthers, three other league teams are unbeaten at home. Additionally, six teams (Boston College, Georgetown, Providence, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse) have only one loss at home.

Connecticut 11-0 Pittsburgh 15-0


Pittsburgh (18-0) is one of the nation's four undefeated teams. The Panthers mark is the second-best all-time start in program history (21-0 in 1927-28). The best overall start in BIG EAST history is 19-0. The mark has been achieved twice, most recently by Syracuse in 1999-00. The 1998-99 Connecticut national championship team also began the season 19-0. Below is a list of the remaining unbeaten teams:

Pittsburgh 18-0 Saint Joseph's 15-0 Stanford 14-0
Cincinnati 13-0




ROOKIE OF THE WEEK (Jan. 12)
CHRIS TAFT, Pittsburgh, F, Fr.
In two Pittsburgh victories last week, Taft had 17.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He scored a career-high tying 17 points, with nine rebounds and three blocks in 38 minutes as the Panthers recorded an 84-80 double-overtime win at Miami. He also had 17 points versus Virginia Tech, with four rebounds and four blocks. Taft shot 56.0 percent (14-of-25) in the two games. He leads all conference freshmen in blocks with 2.3 per game. The rookie honor is his third this season.

Lots of conflicting stats for this one:

UCONN highest scoring in BE - Pitt best D
UCONN avg most bounds - Pitt gives up the least
#1 and #2 in scoring margin
Both bad FT teams UCONN - 60% PITT - 61%
Top two in FG defense
UCONN #1 in FG %, PITT # 3
Big edge in 3 point shooting to UCONN


PITT has SU on deck in a big revenge game from last year. Off the loss to NC and back home, i rated UCONN the edge.

PITT at Syracuse on Saturday

SU upset PITT last year at Dome. 2nd half comeback gave Orange a 1 point win when Knights 1/2 court jumper went in but did not beat the clock. This is AFTER SU student swarmed the court twice thinking they had won, only to have more time put back on clock.

SU is playing great basketball. Road wins in Missouri and ND in last week send SU back to Dome in confident mood. So many weapons available on any night. Warrick is playing as well as any forward in country. Explosive jumping ability, increased strength, works hard. GMAC has the ultimate gunsligger mentality but plays within team, Edelin and Pace very stong in the post and either is capable of big scoring games. Depth is a problem considering how you look at it. SU plays only seven guys with McNeil and Fresh McCrosky getting about 5 minutes each now in conference. Boeheim does not feel this is a problem with all the TV timeouts in college now. McCrosky looking more comfortable and should see increaed time as season goes but expect to see alot of the big four for 38 -40 minutes.

Will wait til later in week to figure this one out.
 
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Sorry Toronto - I thought we were supposed to pick best picks of our spot in the thread.... Will get as much info as possible for you!
 
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Mon.19 PITTSBURGH at CONNECTICUT 7:00
Loyola-Chi at Providence 8:00

Tue. 20 NC State at Boston College 6:00
NOTRE DAME at VIRGINIA TECH 7:00
ST. JOHN'S at GEORGETOWN 7:30
SYRACUSE at SETON HALL 7:30

Wed. 21 VILLANOVA at PROVIDENCE 7:30
RUTGERS at MIAMI 7:30
Marshall vs. Miami 8:00

Sat. 24 Duke at Georgetown 2:00
ST. JOHN'S at RUTGERS 4:00
BOSTON COLLEGE at WEST VIRGINIA 4:00
VIRGINIA TECH at SETON HALL 7:00
PITTSBURGH at SYRACUSE 8:00
PROVIDENCE at CONNECTICUT Noon

Sun. 25 Kentucky at Notre Dame 4:00
VILLANOVA at MIAMI Noon
 
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UConn is Pitt's first real test of season


Monday, January 19, 2004
By Ray Fittipaldo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Pitt is one of four the remaining undefeated teams in Division I, has a veteran cast of leaders, one of the top freshmen in the country and exude the confidence of a premier program. The Panthers are 18-0 and could be a top-10 team by the time The Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN coaches polls come out later today.
Yet, despite the success during the first two months of the season, skepticism abounds. None of the 18 victories have come against a ranked team and 15 of the wins have come on their home floor.

The moment of truth comes tonight for the Panthers against Connecticut, the preseason favorite to win the NCAA championship. The Huskies (14-2, 2-0 Big East) were the top-ranked team in the nation last week and figure to remain a top-five team even though they lost, 86-83, at North Carolina Saturday.

"Growing up, you dream of playing in big games, playing the No. 1 team in the country," Pitt senior guard Julius Page said. "This is a big game."

The Panthers are entering the most challenging portion of their schedule. After Connecticut, they play Saturday at No. 17 Syracuse.

Connecticut is in the midst of a similar stretch. Late last week, coach Jim Calhoun called the two-game stretch against North Carolina and Pitt his team's "most important weekend of the year."

"That's what your concern is, playing two top-10 teams in three days," Calhoun said of maintaining a high level of intensity. "It's hard to play at that level for 40 minutes. The only good thing is the second one is at home, and the crowd might get us going a little bit."

Connecticut returned all five starters from the team that lost to Pitt in the Big East tournament championship game last season and then advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament before losing to Texas. Pitt, meanwhile, graduated three important players from last year's team in Brandin Knight, Ontario Lett and Donatas Zavackas.

Still, Pitt has the edge in maturity with seniors Page and Jaron Brown and junior forward Chevon Troutman. The Huskies have only one senior starter in point guard Taliek Brown. They are, however, the more talented team with national player of the year candidate Emeka Okafor, a 6-foot-10 junior, at center and Ben Gordon, a 6-3 junior, at guard. The other starters are 6-5 sophomore forward Denham Brown and freshman forward Josh Boone.

Pitt beat Connecticut twice last season, including a 74-56 victory at Madison Square Garden in the conference title game.

"We beat them two times, so they'll remember that," Page said. "We have to come out aggressive. It should be a battle."

One of the marquee matchups will be Okafor vs. Pitt freshman forward Chris Taft. Okafor is averaging 19.7 points, 11.7 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game. He is coming off a 29-point, 13-rebound effort against North Carolina.

Taft quickly has established himself as a force in the conference. He is averaging 15.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in the first four conference games. Taft matched career highs with 17 points and 12 rebounds in Pitt's 59-49 victory against Rutgers Saturday.

After the game, Taft was asked by a member if the media if Okafor was a role model for him. Taft, whose confidence level is close to his talent level, was taken aback by the query.

"What?" he asked incredulously. "He's not my role model. I just try to go out there and block shots and do what I can. He's not my role model. I just try to play my game."

That matchup inside and Pitt's ability to limit Connecticut's transition offense are considered the two biggest keys in the game.

Rutgers coach Gary Waters lost close decisions to both teams in the past two weeks. The Scarlet Knights lost to the Huskies, 75-74, Jan. 6.

Waters said the Panthers can compete by slowing down the game and by imposing their physical presence on the Huskies.

"They physically match up with them very well," Waters said of Pitt. "The thing they have to worry about is their transition game. Connecticut is the best in the country in transition offense. The only way we stayed close was because we limited their transition. But the thing I do like about Pittsburgh is they have enough bodies to throw back at Okafor. If Taft plays the way he's been playing, I think that'll be a good matchup.

"If they can apply that same kind of physicality to Connecticut, they'll be right in there. You can't be cutesy. You have to go in there with physical exertion. If they don't do that and try to play like this, they'll get run out of the gym. Oklahoma is a physical team and you saw what happened to them. But if you go in there and bang them it's a whole different world."
 
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By NEILL OSTROUT nostrout@ctpost.com


HARTFORD - Even if they wanted to, the members of UConn men's basketball team couldn't dwell on their difficult loss to North Carolina. If any of the Huskies started thinking today about what might have been Saturday in their 86-83 defeat at the hands of the Tar Heels, there will be a good elbow from Jaron Brown or a solid forearm from Chevon Troutman to put their thoughts back in the present tense.

A little more than 48 hours after their non-conference showdown with a top-15 squad, the Huskies have a major conference clash with another top-15 bunch. Pittsburgh is coming to Hartford tonight (7, ESPN) and the Huskies will surely be focused squarely on the task at hand.

"You have to," said center Emeka Okafor, who dominated the paint Saturday to the tune of 29 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks. "You can't let this game linger. It's over. It's over and done with, so try to move on."


UConn (14-2), which had its 11-game winning streak snapped at North Carolina, can't afford to over analyze a highly competitive game in which it played pretty well.

"We're over it. We've got 14 league games and this one's over," UConn coach Jim Calhoun said.

Pittsburgh, a virtually untested 18-0 team that has a plethora of big bodies and big-game players, might be better than the opponent UConn just faced in Chapel Hill. But the Huskies will be at home for this showdown. A raucous, sell-out crowd is expected to fill the Civic Center today for UConn's matchup with the defending Big East tournament champions.

Tonight's game itself should be in stark contrast to the one the Huskies just finished.

"It's a lot different. They (Pittsburgh) like to play an inside, half-court style," UConn point guard Taliek Brown said. "North Carolina likes to run a lot. It's two different teams but we've got to bounce back."

The Panthers went 2-0 against UConn last season, with one victory in Pittsburgh and one at Madison Square Garden. One of the reasons Pitt was so succesful against the Huskies in those two games was because it contained Okafor. The then-sophomore was held to 20 points and 14 rebounds combined in the two meetings.

Some of the names have changed. Troutman is still there, but his new frontcourt sidekick is freshman Chris Taft (as opposed to the multi-talented yet slightly beefy Ontario Lett). Still, the Panthers are sure to use their strength as a weapon.

"If the kids thought they were being played physically (Saturday), they haven't seen nothing yet," Calhoun said. "I think Pittsburgh is fourth in the country in least fouls committed. I've watched five tapes and I tell you what, either (Big East coordinator of officiating) Art Hyland is being paid off or ..."

Calhoun didn't finish his sentence, in part because he was kidding and in part because he wasn't sure what the other answer was. Suffice it to say, UConn is ready for a physical contest.

"They play as good a body defense as anybody in the country," Calhoun said. "They post up their guards. ... They seem to have more fast-break potential at point guard and more scoring ability (with Carl Krauser). ... Troutman's a wonderful, wonderful player and the young big kid (Taft) is really coming into his own."

The Huskies weren't fought as they tried to establish a quick pace Saturday; the Tar Heels enjoy running nearly as much as the Huskies do. The Panthers, on the other hand, will resist the temptation to spring along with the home team.

"We will try to get the game into pace," said Calhoun, adding that a full-court press may or may not be in order this evening. "We don't want to get into a grinding game. I think we're pretty good in the half court but against them

they'll have so much size

we'll think of ways to get the game into a different pace."

Two of the Huskies key pace-setters are coming off less-than-stellar performances. Brown was limited by major foul trouble against North Carolina and Ben Gordon was again off target with his shot.

Though he did an admirable job in filling the point guard role with Brown on the bench, it's difficult to ignore Gordon's scoring output in his last three games: 11 points, 11 points and 10 points.

"I thought Ben did a great job being a point," Calhoun said. "I would like to see him score some points. This is now three games and he's averaging about 11 points a game. I happen to think he's as good a player as there is in America, now he's got to start showing more of it."

The reason for Gordon's mini-slump is a mystery, as could be the solution.

"Teams go through funks and players go through funks," Calhoun said. "His attitude has been great. But we need him to score and we need Denham Brown to score."
 
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2003-04 BIG EAST NOTEBOOK
(January 19, 2004) 2003-04 Preseason Notebook

News & Notes

BIG EAST teams are 123-35 (.778) against non-league competition through games of January 18. Virginia Tech?s Bryant Matthews leads the BIG EAST in scoring with a 24.8 average and is second in rebounds at 10.1. Connecticut?s Emeka Okafor is first in rebounding at 11.7. Seton Hall?s Andre Barrett is the assist leader with a 6.8 average. Virginia Tech?s Jamon Gordon is first in steals at 3.3...Current BIG EAST teams posted a 3-3 record against future BIG EAST squads this season. Marquette recorded wins over St. John?s (52-45) and Notre Dame (71-58). Providence defeated South Florida (84-60). Seton Hall lost to Louisville (80- 71). DePaul lost to Notre Dame (82-69) and Seton Hall (76-62).

Top Returning Career Leaders
Entering the 2003-04 season, the following players have the highest totals in their respective categories (conference games only):

Points
Darius Rice, Miami - 790
Scoring Average
Craig Smith, Boston College - 19.1
Rebounds
Emeka Okafor, Connecticut - 297
Rebound Average
Emeka Okafor, Connecticut - 9.2
3-point Field Goals
Darius Rice, Miami - 115
3-point Field Goal Pct.
Ben Gordon, Connecticut - .412
Field Goal Pct.
Craig Smith, Boston College - 55.2 Free Throw Pct.
Gerry McNamara, Syracuse - 96.4
Assists
Chris Thomas, Notre Dame - 238
Assist Average
Chris Thomas, Notre Dame - 7.4
Blocked Shots
Emeka Okafor, Connecticut - 141
Blocked Shot Average
Emeka Okafor, Connecticut - 4.4
Steals
Derrick Snowden, Villanova - 79
Steals Average
Gerry McNamara, Syracuse - 1.9

Milestones Within Reach
Several BIG EAST players and coaches can acheive historic milestones during the 2003-04 campiagn. Listed below are a few of the potential acheivements (all conference records are league games only):
Connecticut junior Emeka Okafor is 95 blocks shy of the BIG EAST career blocked shots record (Patrick Ewing, 247). He is the current BIG EAST career leader in blocked shot average with 4.47 per game.
Notre Dame junior Chris Thomas is the current BIG EAST career assists average leader (7.3 per game). He needs just 24 assists to become the Fighting Irish overall career assists leader (David Rivers, 586).
Syracuse sophomore Gerry McNamara is the current BIG EAST career free throw percentage leader (.970, 65-0f-67).
Boston College senior Uka Agbai is 35 blocks away from the Eagles' overall career blocked shots record (Burnett Adams, 168).
Miami senior Darius Rice is on pace to shatter the Hurricanes' career three-point field goals made record. He needs 28 threes to break Steve Edwards' record (265).
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is 11 conference wins shy of 300 career BIG EAST victories. He is also looking for his 25th 20-win season. He is currently tied with Bob Knight (Texas Tech) and Lute Olson (Arizona) for the most 20-win seasons among active head coaches.
Boston College coach Al Skinner is two wins away from 250 career victories.
Miami coach Perry Clark is nearing the 250 career victory mark. He needs two wins to reach the distinction.
West Virginia coach John Beilein is six wins away from his 475th career victory.
Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey needs two wins to claim his 175th career victory.

The BIG EAST Versus The Conferences


Conference Record
America East 9-1
Atlantic Coast 3-8
Atlantic Sun 2-0
Atlantic 10 14-4
Big Sky 0-0
Big South 4-0
Big Ten 7-5
Big 12 2-2
Big West 0-0
Colonial 5-2
Conference USA 4-6
Horizon 1-0
Independents 3-0
Ivy 4-1
Metro Atlantic Athletic 8-1
Mid-American 4-1

Total: 123-35 (.778)

Conference Record
Mid-Continent 2-0
MEAC 6-0
Missouri Valley 1-1
Mountain West 1-0
Northeast 13-0
Ohio Valley 2-0
Pac-10 0-0
Patriot 7-0
Southeastern 3-1
Southern 8-0
Southland 0-0
SWAC 1-0
Sun Belt 2-0
West Coast 1-0
Western Athletic 2-1
Non-Division I 4-1

Home: 91-10 (.901)
Away: 17-14 (.548)
Neutral: 14-11 (.560)

Stat Stuffers
One month into the season, a pair of BIG EAST players have acheived a rare feat: the triple-double. Connecticut's Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon both registered triple-double games.
Emeka Okafor, vs. Army (12/6/03) 18 points, 15 rebounds, 10 blocks
Ben Gordon, vs. Iona (12/20/03) 17 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists

The BIG EAST In The National Polls
(AP is listed first, followed by USA TODAY/ESPN)
Week BC UC GU ND UP PC SHU SU VU
PS --/-- 1/1 --/-- 21/19 22/22 arv/arv arve/arv 7/7 --/--
Nov. 24 --/-- 1/1 --/-- 21/20 22/22 arv/arv arv/-- 7/7 arv/--
Dec. 1 --/arv 3/4 --/-- 23/20 22/22 arv/arv --/-- 16/18 --/--
Dec. 8 arv/arv 2/3 --/-- arv/arv 20/23 --/-- --/-- 19/21 --/--
Dec. 15 arv/-- 1/2 --/-- arv/arv 18/20 arv/arv --/--- 19/21 arv/arv
Dec. 22 arv/-- 1/2 --/-- --/-- 16/17 arv/arv --/arv 17/21 --/--
Dec. 29 arv/-- 1/1 --/-- --/-- 15/16 arv/arv --/arv 17/20 --/--
Jan. 5 arv/arv 1/1 arv/-- --/-- 15/15 25/arv arv/arv 1719 --/--
Jan. 12 arv/arv 1/1 --/-- --/-- 13/15 arv/-- arv/arv 1719 --/--

arv - also receiving votes; np - no poll

Following the Freshmen
Several freshmen have made early contributions to their teams. BIG EAST Preseason Rookie of the Year Charlie Villanueva leads numerous BIG EAST freshmen who are averaging double figures in scoring. Listed below are the top freshmen in notable stat categories:

Scoring
1. Charlie Villanueva, UC - 13.8
2. Mike Nardi, VU - 13.1
3. Jared Dudley, BC - 12.8
4. Zabian Dowdell, VT - 12.5

Rebounds
1. Chris Taft, UP - 7.3
2. Charlie Villanueva, UC - 7.1
3. Jared Dudley, BC - 6.9
4. Jamon Gordon, VT - 6.4
Assists
1. Jamon Gordon, VT - 5.0
2. Mike Nardi, VU - 4.9
3. Marcus Williams, UC - 4.3
4. Zabian Dowdell, VT - 3.6 Steals
1. Jamon Gordon, VT - 3.3
2. Zabian Dowdell, VT - 1.8
3. Guillermo Diaz, UM - 1.3
4. Jared Dudley, BC - 1.1
Blocks
1. Chris Taft, UP - 2.6
2. Josh Boone, UC - 2.0
3. Charlie VIllanueva, UC - 1.5
4. Lamont Hamilton, SJU - 1.2


Among the Best
Pittsburgh (18-0) is one of the nation's four undefeated teams. The Panthers mark is the second-best all-time start in program history (21-0 in 1927-28). The best overall start in BIG EAST history is 19-0. The mark has been achieved twice, most recently by Syracuse in 1999-00. The 1998-99 Connecticut national championship team also began the season 19-0. Below is a list of the remaining unbeaten teams:
Pittsburgh 18-0
Saint Joseph's 15-0
Stanford 14-0
Cincinnati 13-0
 
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Home Court Advantage
BIG EAST squads have been tough to beat at home this season. Pittsburgh is 15-0 this year at the Petersen Events Center and has won 37 consectutive home games. In addition to the Panthers, three other league teams are unbeaten at home. Additionally, six teams (Boston College, Georgetown, Providence, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse) have only one loss at home.


Connecticut 11-0

Pittsburgh 15-0

2003-04 BIG EAST Weekly Honors


PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 24 Ben Gordon, Connecticut Jamon Gordon, Virginia Tech
Dec. 1 Torin Francis, Notre Dame
Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh Jared Dudley, Boston College
Dec. 8 Bryant Matthews, Virginia Tech
Gerald Riley, Georgetown Guillermo Diaz, Miami
Quincy Douby, Rutgers
Dec. 15 Ryan Gomes, Providence
Curtis Sumpter, Villanova Zabian Dowdell, Virginia Tech
Dec. 22 Ben Gordon, Connecticut Chris Taft, Pittsburgh
Dec. 29 Robert Hite, Miami Chris Taft, Pittsburgh
Jan. 5 Ryan Gomes, Providence
Billy Edelin, Syracuse Charlie Villanueva, Connecticut
Jan. 12 Emeka Okafor, Connecticut Chris Taft, Pittsburgh
Jan. 19 Emeka Okafor, Connecticut Mike Nardi, Villanova

ACTIVE CAREER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Ben Gordon, UC 3
Ryan Gomes, PC 3
Emeka Okafor, UC 2
Darius Rice, UM 2
Gerald Riley, GU 1
Robert Hite, UM 1
Torin Francis, ND 1
Chris Thomas, ND 1
Carl Krauser, UP 1
Herve Lamizana, RU 1
Andre Barrett, SHU 1
Billy Edelin, SU 1
Curtis Sumpter, VU 1
Bryant Matthews, VT 1

Double-Double Leaders (all games)


Player '03-04 Career
Emeka Okafor, Connecticut 11 40
Bryant Matthews, Virginia Tech 7 15
Ryan Gomes, Providence 6 28
Craig Smith, Boston College 6 16
Torin Francis, Notre Dame 6 16
Hakim Warrick, Syracuse 5 19
Andre Barrett, Seton Hall 3 9
D'or Fischer, West Virginia 3 7
Charlie Villanueva, Connecticut 3 3
Brandon Bowman, Georgetown 3 3
Chris Taft, Pittsburgh 3 3
Herve Lamizana, Rutgers 2 4
Grady Reynolds, St. John's 2 4
Ben Gordon, Connecticut 2 3
Torrian Jones, Notre Dame 2 2
Sean Axani, Rutgers 2 2
Billy Edelin, Syracuse 2 2
Randy Foye, Villanova 2 2
Jared Dudley, Boston College 2 2
Darius Rice, Miami 1 7
Kyle Cuffe, St. John's 1 5
Kelly Whitney, Seton Hall 1 5
Jason Fraser, Villanova 1 5
Jaron Brown, Pittsburgh 1 4
Marcus Douthit, Providence 1 4
Andre Sweet, Seton Hall 1 2
Darrel Owens, Georgetown 1 1
Rodrigue Djahue, Miami 1 1
Mike Nardi, Villanova 1 1
Allen Ray, Villanova 1 1
Will Sheridan, Villanova 1 1
Hilton Armstrong, Connecticut 1 1
Tyrone Sally, West Virginia 1 1
Chris Thomas, Notre Dame 11
Taliek Brown, Connecticut 2
Chevon Troutman, Pittsburgh 2
Maris Laksa, Providence 2
Craig Forth, Syracuse 2
John Allen, Seton Hall 2
Gerry McNamara, Syracuse 1
Marcus Toney-El, Seton Hall 1
Damion Fray, Seton Hall 1
Robert Hite, Miami 1
Jordan Cornette, Notre Dame 1
Ricky Shields, Rutgers 1

2003 - 04 Games Decided By


0-5
or OT 6-10 11-15 16+ Total
Boston College 4-1 4-2 1-0 3-1 12-4
Connecticut 1-1 2-0 1-0 10-1 14-2
Georgetown 1-1 2-1 1-0 6-1 10-3
Miami 0-3 4-1 0-0 8-1 12-5
Notre Dame 2-3 1-0 4-2 1-0 8-5
Pittsburgh 3-0 3-0 5-0 7-0 18-0
Providence 4-2 1-1 2-0 3-0 10-3
Rutgers 4-1 2-2 1-1 2-1 9-5
St. John's 1-2 2-3 1-2 0-3 4-10
Seton Hall 1-1 0-2 3-1 7-0 11-4
Syracuse 1-1 3-0 4-0 5-0 13-1
Villanova 2-3 2-1 3-0 3-1 10-5
Virginia Tech 2-2 2-2 2-1 2-1 8-6
West Virginia 4-1 1-2 2-2 1-1 8-6
Overtime Records - West Virginia 2-0, Boston College 2-0, Pittsburgh 1-0, Rutgers 1-0, Villanova 1-0, Miami 0-1, Providence 0-1, Virginia Tech 0-1, St. John's 0-2

2003-04 Home Attendance


TEAM GP/TOTAL AVG. SELL
OUTS LARGEST
CROWD
Boston College 9/39,948 4,439 5,772
Connecticut 11/142,072 12,916 10 16,294
Georgetown 9/50,624 5,625 8,194
Miami 11/22,878 2,080 4,155
Notre Dame 9/89,818 9,980 2 11,418
Pittsburgh 15/139,212 9,281 1 12,508
Providence 7/62,976 8,997 1 12,993
Rutgers 8/46,401 5,800 1 8,044
St. John's 6/36,294 6,049 11,650
Seton Hall 8/57,408 7,176 7,737
Syracuse 11/211,180 19,198 25,869
Villanova 6/49,649 8,275 4 6,500
Virginia Tech 8/44,385 5,548 6,779
West Virginia 7/42,390 5,056 7,854
TOTALS 124/1,034,763 8,345 19 1925,869


(Largest Crowd - Michigan State at Syracuse - Jan. 3)

Top Tandems
In 2002-03, Troy Bell (25.2) and Craig Smith (19.9) of Boston College were the top scoring duo in the conference. The pair of Eagles averaged 45.1 points per contest. The following are this season's top scoring tandems in the BIG EAST, based on all games played :

Players (ppg.) Total
1. Emeka Okafor (19.7), Ben Gordon (18.3) - UC 38.0
2. Hakim Warrick (19.6), Gerry McNamara (17.9) - SU 37.5
3. Chris Thomas (19.2), Torin Francis (15.7) - ND 34.9
4 Allan Ray (18.1), Curtis Sumpter (16.0) - VU 34.1
5. Robert Hite (17.2), Darius Rice (16.2) - UM 33.4
Gerald Riley (17.2), Brandon Bowman (16.2) - GU 33.4

RPI Report
The BIG EAST Conference has 10 teams among the top 100 of the latest update to the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), with seven squads among the top 35 (through games of January 18). In addition, the league is ranked third in the nation among all conferences. Ratings calculated by Collegiate Basketball News via its web site at www.rpiratings.com.

Rank Team
13 Providence
17 Pittsburgh
18 Syracuse
21 Connecticut
22 Boston College
26 Rutgers
30 Seton Hall
57 Villanova
88 West Virginia
92 Notre Dame
101 Georgetown
136 St. John's
146 Virginia Tech
148 Miami

Rank Conference
1 Atlantic Coast
2 Southeastern
3 BIG EAST
4 Big 12
5 Conference USA
6 Big Ten
7 Pacific-10
8 Mountain West
9 Atlantic 10
10 Western Athletics

The BIG EAST in the NCAA Division I Statistical Leaders
(through games of Jan. 12)
SCORING G PTS. AVG.
3. Bryant Matthews, Virginia Tech 12 295 24.6
24. Ryan Gomes, Providence 12 245 20.4

ASSISTS G NO. AVG.
7. Andre Barrett, Seton Hall 14 98 7.0
18. Taliek Brown, Connecticut 14 87 6.2
27. Chris Thomas, Notre Dame 12 71 5.9

REBOUNDING G NO. AVG.
3. Emeka Okafor, Connecticut 13 152 11.7
25. Torin Francis, Notre Dame 12 114 9.5
Bryant Matthews, Virginia Tech 12 114 9.5
28. Ryan Gomes, Providence 12 112 9.3

BLOCKED SHOTS G NO. AVG.
1. Emeka Okafor, Connecticut 13 65 5.0
4. D'or Fischer, West Virginia 12 49 4.1
6. Marcus Douthit, Providence 12 45 3.8
11. Herve Lamizana, Rutgers 12 41 3.4
27. Chris Taft, Pittsburgh 17 41 2.4

STEALS G NO. AVG.
8. Jamon Gordon, Virginia Tech 11 36 3.3
28. Darrel Owens, Georgetown 12 31 2.6

FIELD GOAL PCT. FG FGA PCT.
19. Emeka Okafor, Connecticut 98 161 60.9

FREE THROW PCT. FT FTA PCT.
28. Gerry McNamara, Syracuse 54 62 87.1

3PT FIELD GOAL PCT. 3FG 3FGA PCT.
5. Ben Gordon, Connecticut 37 74 50.0
30. Andre Barrett, Seton Hall 42 96 43.85

3PT FG PER GAME G 3FG 3PG
15. Gerry McNamara, Syracuse 13 45 3.5
29. Andre Barrett, Seton Hall 14 42 3.0

SCORING OFFENSE G PTS. PPG
6. Connecticut 14 1197 85.5
17. Syracuse 13 1074 82.6

SCORING DEFENSE G PTS. AVG.
8. Pittsburgh 17 958 56.4
29. Georgetown 12 723 60.3

SCORING MARGIN OFF. DEF. MAR.
3. Connecticut 1197 879 22.7
18. Pittsburgh 1224 958 15.6

ASSISTS G NO. AVG.
1. Connecticut 14 292 20.9
29. Syracuse 13 226 17.4

FIELD GOAL PCT. FG FGA PCT.
5. Connecticut 458 893 51.3
7. Pittsburgh 463 917 50.5
29. Miami 426 882 48.3

FREE THROW PCT. FT FTA PCT.
22. Notre Dame 193 258 74.8

FIELD GOAL PCT. DEFENSE FG FGA PCT.
3. Connecticut 327 918 35.6
14. Villanova 294 770 38.2
17. Pittsburgh 365 951 38.4
19. Seton Hall 312 811 38.5

3PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FG 3FGA PCT.
1. Connecticut 92 214 43.0

3PT FIELD GOALS PER GAME G 3FG AVG 28.
Notre Dame 12 99 8.3

REBOUND MARGIN REB. OPP.
REB. MAR.
2. Connecticut 653 489 11.7
25. Pittsburgh 625 514 6.5

BLOCKED SHOTS G NO. AVG.
1. Connecticut 14 131 9.4
5. Rutgers 12 86 7.2
8. Syracuse 13 85 6.5
11. West Virginia 12 77 6.4
16. Providence 12 74 6.2
22. St. John's 12 70 5.8
27. Notre Dame 12 65 5.4

STEALS G NO. AVG.
2. Georgetown 12 152 12.7
27. Virginia Tech 12 120 10.0

WON-LOST PERCENTAGE W L PCT.
1. Pittsburgh 17 0 1.000
8. Connecticut 13 1 92.9
9. Syracuse 12 1 92.3
28. Georgetown 10 2 83.3
 
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