This is the time of the year when college basketball shines the brightest. There’s no more NFL playoffs to take away headlines, the Spring Training games have not yet started, and the NBA race for the playoffs hasn’t really begun. Let’s face it, unless you’re into the NBA All-Star game or Daytona, February lacks major sporting events. So now is when college hoops finally begins to take center stage, as we drive towards March.

Saturday featured some great wins for two old classic Big East powers. First off, the Orange beat Georgetown in the Dome once again this year. This result didn’t surprise me at all, and likely didn’t surprise anyone. Seeing a Georgetown-Syracuse game in the Carrier Dome registers as on of the great sports environments I’ve ever been to, and while I wasn’t at this game, the crowd certainly seemed electric. As an impartial Big East fan, how can you not help but root for the Orange in this game. Although the Hoyas cut the lead to five late in the game, it never felt as if they were going to overtake the Orange. And in the end, this win may be the win that gets the Cuse into the NCAAs. Syracuse still has a killer remaining schedule, but momentum is important, and this was a big one.

Also, UConn impressed once again, and this time it came down in Tampa. USF has been pretty sad over their first few seasons in the league, but they’ve been impressive of late, and should be congratulated, because the Bulls played well. However, once again the Huskies did everything they needed to do to win, including a great game winner by Craig Austrie. There’s something about this UConn team right now. With a weak remaining schedule, and Georgetown’s loss, the Huskies look like they may be in the driver’s seat for the top seed in the Big East tournament. Check out the highlights below. Most of the country probably didn’t get a chance to see this game, but you’ll be impressed, both teams looked real good today, and this game produced some great, great highlights.

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