4-1-Zoo: Big East Tourney Guide, Day 2

PITTSBURGH — After one day of play at the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, there's already been drama.

Villanova continued its downward spiral, losing to South Florida after building a 16-point halftime lead. The Wildcats managed just a point a minute in the second half and lost, 70-69.

That game doesn't have any direct effect on Pitt — at least not yet — but today's action will. Here's the schedule for today:

Big East Tournament 2011 – Second Round – March 9th, 2011

No. 8 Georgetown vs No. 9 UConn 12:00 p.m. ESPN
No. 5 St. John's vs No. 13 Rutgers 2:00 p.m. ESPN
No. 7 Cincinnati vs No. 15 USF 7:00 p.m. ESPN
No. 6 WVU vs No. 11 Marquette 9:00 p.m. ESPN

The winners will advance to the quarterfinal round. The winner of the Georgetown-UConn game will face Pitt at noon Thursday.

Here's the Thursday schedule and how it will pan out depending on Wednesday's results:

2011 Big East Tournament  – Quarterfinals – March 10th, 2011

No. 1 Pittsburgh vs. Georgetown/UConn 12:00 p.m. ESPN
No. 4 Syracuse vs. St. John's/Rutgers winner 2:00 p.m. ESPN
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati/USF winner 7:00 p.m. ESPN
No. 3 Louisville vs. WVU/Marquette winner 9:00 p.m. ESPN

Pitt has beaten both Georgetown and UConn this season.

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Chris Gates | Area 4-1-Zoo Blog
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