Big East Tourney Preview

Eric Thomason by Correspondent Written on March 11, 2009

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NEW YORK - MARCH 14:  Levance Fields #2 of the Piittsburgh Panthers brings the ball up court against the Marquette Golden Eagles during day three of the 2008 Big East Men's Basketball Championship at Madison Square Garden on March 14, 2008 in New York Cit
(Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

When: Mar. 10-14

Where: Madison Square Garden, New York City

Outlook: And just when you thought March couldn’t get any better. All 16 teams from the Big East will make the trip to Madison Square Garden this year.

With Louisville, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh all in the running for No. 1 seeds, there should be plenty of fireworks in New York City once again.

Bubble Burst

NEW YORK - MARCH 12:  Weyinmi Efejuku #13 of the Providence Friars goes to the hoop against Wellington Smith #35 of the West Virginia Mountaineers during the 2008 Big East Men's Basketball Championship at Madison Square Garden on March 12, 2008 in New Yor

Providence. The Friars have to beat the winner of Cincinnati/DePaul on Wednesday and then likely beat No. 1 seed Louisville the following day to lock up an NCAA tournament birth.

Dark Horse

MILWAUKEE - MARCH 07: Jonny Flynn #10 of the Syracuse Orange celebrates a win over the Marquette Golden Eagles on March 7, 2009 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Syracuse defeated Marquette 86-79 in overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty I

Syracuse. The Orange might be the hottest team in the Conference. Cuse is on a four-game win streak, beating opponents by an average of 22.5 ppg during that stretch.

Expect the Orange to give Connecticut a run for their money in a quarterfinal match on Thursday night.

Upset Watch

NEW YORK - MARCH 10:  Sean Evans #5 of the St. John's Red Storm goes to the hoop againstJulian Vaughn #22 of the Georgetown Hoyas  during the first round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 10, 2009 in New York City.  (Photo by Ch

St. John's. Playing on their home court, the Red Storm could do some damage.

Remember, St. John's has already beat Georgetown twice this season.

Predicted Winner

PITTSBURGH - MARCH 07: DeJuan Blair #45 of the Pittsburgh Panthers congratulates Levance Fields #2 after a basket against the Connecticut Huskies on March 7, 2009 at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the game 70-60. (P

Pittsburgh should cut down the nets and claim the number one overall seed in this years NCAA tournament.

Levance Fields and Dejuan Blair will cut down the nets in Madison Square Garden and then get ready for a championship run.

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