A 3-0 Thursday for BIG EAST teams included victories for Xavier and St. John’s in the Gavitt Tipoff Games and a triumph for Providence in the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden.
No. 15 Xavier went on the road to Wisconsin and recorded an 80-70 win in one of college basketball’s tougher environments. The Musketeers (3-0) closed the game with a 16-4 run behind stalwarts Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura. Bluiett scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half and pulled down nine rebounds. He leads the BIG EAST in scoring with a 25.3 average. Macura posted 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists.