On Saturday, Big East basketball fans (and specifically Marquette fans and Villanova ans) were dealt a bit of a body blow when Wisconsin’s Nigel Hayes scored with 12 seconds left and Villanova’s Josh Hart turned it over on the ensuing possession. This was the finale of #1 seeded Villanova’s loss to the #8 seeded Badgers, sending the #1 overall seed in the tournament and the Big East’s regular season and tournament champion to an early exit in the NCAA tournament.
Kind of sucks, to be honest, on a lot of levels.