BIG EAST teams compiled a 7-0 record on Saturday that included rivalry game wins, two victories over previously unbeaten squads and three wins on the road.
Going into Sunday’s games, BIG EAST teams have a combined record of 73-19 (.793).
St. John’s and Georgetown beat unbeaten squads. In a BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle, the Johnnies edged West Virginia 70-68 at Madison Square Garden. Rasheem Dunn scored nine of his 13 points in the second half, including two free throws with five seconds left. L.J. Figueroa scored a team-high 17 points. WVU had started 7-0.
Georgetown went 2-0 on its trip to the Southwest after a 91-74 win at SMU, which was 8-0 going into the contest.