Big East Semis

The Big East tourney is well underway and the four teams that remain are fighting for a chance at Basketball immortality. The Hoyas and Irish tangled in the first game and it was a nail biter. The Hoyas edged the Golden Domers 84-82 to advance to their first final since 1996. Big Mean Jeff Green poured in a career high 30 points and added twelve rebounds in the Hoyas win. DeJaun Summers scored 18 and Patrick Ewing Jr. came off the bench to tally 15. The Hoyas were extremely hot in this tournament winning 14 of their last 15 games. Green drove hard to the key with only seconds remaining, scored, and was fouled. And 1. Green missed it however and the Irish motored up the court, with just six ticks left Russell Carter shot from behind the arc for the win but he bricked. Hoyas win. The first person to congratulate John Thompson III, was his father John Thompson II who led the Hoyas to six Big East titles and a National Championship in 1985. The Irish were led by Carter with 21 points including 5 three's. They were helped by an unbelievable performance by freshman guard Tory Jackson, who had 20.