2025-26 Big East Thread

[MuggsyB]

Creighton up 30 on X??

[MU82]

Creighton's not real good. And certainly Xavier is bad.

[Jockey]

Creighton's not real good. And certainly Xavier is bad.

So you're saying that MU has a chance against X?

[Newsdreams]

So you're saying that MU has a chance against X?

Yes but won't cover, so no...

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Creighton up 30 on X??

The 3 ball was dropping all over the place for Creighton tonight.

[rocky_warrior]

Georgetown is 2-3 in their last 5, OT loss to Dayton, double digit losses to Miami and UNC, and barely beat UMBC & St Peter's.

Just because we suck doesn't mean other teams like Georgetown don't suck too. We'll be favored here, they'll probably be favored there.

F'in embarrassing.   So much for Shaka's "Big East Reset"

[CountryRoads]

F'in embarrassing.   So much for Shaka's "Big East Reset"

Yeah, that was stupid anyway. It means nothing. Non con games don't count any less than conference ones.

[rocky_warrior]

While I don't see MU as a 20 point favorite, 10 is more reasonable. Why? A lot of trends are not going Georgetown's way:

1. MU is 5-2 at home while Georgetown is 0-3 in games outside the Washington area: Dayton (78-73), Miami (78-65), and North Carolina (81-61). Marquette has won four straight over Georgetown at Fiserv by an average of 21 points, last year was 81-51.

2. Georgetown ranks 332nd in three point shooting (29.0%). Its top recruit from the portal, Baylor's Langston Love, is shooting threes at a 20% rate.

3. Its top two scorers (Malik Mack and K.J. Lewis) were a combined 2 for 10 vs. St. Peter's, its third scorer (Vince Iwuchukwu) is out for at least two more weeks, and its sixth man (DeShawn Harris-Smith) has taken a leave of absence from the team. Where the offense comes from is a legitimate question.

Well now, don't YOU feel like an idiot!

(I don't think that's how trolling fans of other teams is supposed to work)

[1SE]

Well now, don't YOU feel like an idiot!

(I don't think that's how trolling fans of other teams is supposed to work)

Hey - they only needed 25% from three to win!

[willie warrior]

F'in embarrassing.   So much for Shaka's "Big East Reset"

Things are really looking bleak, with no end in sight.
Waiting for the apologists to offer up excuses.

[K1 Lover]

Did anyone else know that Villanova is playing Wisconsin tomorrow tonight in Fiserv? Could be an opportunity to watch a Big East team beat Bucky in Milwaukee.

[DFW HOYA]

Well now, don't YOU feel like an idiot!
(I don't think that's how trolling fans of other teams is supposed to work)

I wasn't trolling, because that's not what I do.

I do think Georgetown overperformed to recent results and Marquette didn't do as well as it has in previous games against Georgetown, particualrly Chase Ross, who scorched the Hoyas for 27 in last year's game at Fiserv, Wednesday, he was 1-11. If Ross shoots 4-11 it's a toss-up into the final minute.

Georgetown gets a reputation as a poor team for two stats: poor eFG (including a really bad 3FG rate) and late game turnovers coming from its starting guards. Its second half shooting was remarkably efficient and avoided turnovers, particularly from Malik Mack, who had no turnovers after halftime. It stil can't hit threes (1-8 after halftime, 4-16 overall) but the inside game made up for it.

Marquette struggled inside and you see it more than I do. Ben Gold remains a puzzle of sorts and that has to be addressed as teams will look to punish MU inside. I still don't see Marquette locked in for 11th if Ross picks up the scoring and Hamilton stays out of foul trouble, but it's still early.

[HutchwasClutch]

I wasn't trolling, because that's not what I do.

I do think Georgetown overperformed to recent results and Marquette didn't do as well as it has in previous games against Georgetown, particualrly Chase Ross, who scorched the Hoyas for 27 in last year's game at Fiserv, Wednesday, he was 1-11. If Ross shoots 4-11 it's a toss-up into the final minute.

Georgetown gets a reputation as a poor team for two stats: poor eFG (including a really bad 3FG rate) and late game turnovers coming from its starting guards. Its second half shooting was remarkably efficient and avoided turnovers, particularly from Malik Mack, who had no turnovers after halftime. It stil can't hit threes (1-8 after halftime, 4-16 overall) but the inside game made up for it.

Marquette struggled inside and you see it more than I do. Ben Gold remains a puzzle of sorts and that has to be addressed as teams will look to punish MU inside. I still don't see Marquette locked in for 11th if Ross picks up the scoring and Hamilton stays out of foul trouble, but it's still early.

Your big is impressive. 

[HutchwasClutch]

Did anyone else know that Villanova is playing Wisconsin tomorrow tonight in Fiserv? Could be an opportunity to watch a Big East team beat Bucky in Milwaukee.

It will be a change seeing a bona fide Big East team play at Fiserv this season.