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January 22, 2007 1:15 pm by Coach O
The team that comes out on top of the Big East standings will be the team that can post a few meaningful road victories.
Marquette had a huge road win this weekend over Pitt. Notre Dame has yet to win a road game, and UConn is 1-2. This doesn’t bode well for those two squads. DePaul is already 2-1 on the road and fighting to get to the middle of the pack. Pitt is 2-0 on the opponent’s home court, Marquette is 3-1 away, Syracuse is 2-1, Louisville is 2-0, and Georgetown is 2-1.
Other teams like UConn and ND that must step up away from home are West Virginia and Villanova. Holding court at home and stealing a few on the road is the key to a good seed at MSG come March. With UConn visiting Louisville tonight (1/22) and ND at St. John’s Tuesday the picture should begin to clear up.
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3 Responses to “Winning on the Road”
Big Willie and I think that UCONN might be able to slip into the Tourney (although that’s looking unlikely right now given that they have no quality win), it might be better for them to go deep into the NIT where they’ll get more games. At this point, they just need to play a ton of games to get some experience.
I like Marquette so far. That was a quality win over Pittsburgh, who has been really frustrating to watch.
I agree….. I don’t think UConn deserves a look right now but Marquette on the other hand had a real big win last weekend
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