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Lookahead spot
The St. John’s Red Storm are one of many major conference teams on the NCAA tournament bubble heading into the final week of the regular season. The Johnnies have been saving their best basketball for last, winning three straight and six of their last seven heading into the final two games of Big East play, including a season finale at Villanova this weekend.
A win over the No. 4 Wildcats would no doubt land the Red Storm an at-large bid to the NCAA. But before St. John’s gets fitted for dancing shoes, it must travel to Marquette for a Wednesday game with the Golden Eagles. Marquette lost at St. John’s by just three points back in January, covering as a 6.5-point underdog. With the Johnnies looking ahead to their weekend trip to Philadelphia, they run the risk of a lookahead in Wisconsin Wednesday.
Letdown spot
Syracuse tried to give its home fans something to cheer for this week but fell short against Virginia inside the Carrier Dome Monday night. Cuse had the ranked Cavaliers on the ropes, holding an 11-point lead early in the first half. However, Virginia flexed its defensive muscle and outscored SU 36-27 in the final 20 minutes.
The Orange aren’t going to be part of the ACC tournament or the NCAA national tournament due to self-imposed sanctions after admitting to some NCAA violations. This has been a rare down year for the Orange, who will struggle for motivation in the season finale at North Carolina State. The Wolfpack, on the other hand, need that last win to improve their March Madness resume.
Schedule spot
The Pittsburgh Penguins are struggling to make up ground in the Eastern Conference standings, currently sitting sixth in the conference heading into a West Coast road trip that has the Pens playing four games in six nights, including back-to-back nights Friday and Saturday. Pittsburgh opens this stretch in the thin air of Colorado versus the Avalanche Wednesday.
The Penguins then travel to the coast to face the Anaheim Ducks Friday and Los Angeles Kings Saturday. Pittsburgh has a day off Sunday before taking the ice in San Jose Monday night. The Penguins went 3-2 on a similar five-game swing last March, but had more time in between games. They’ll be ironing out new blueline combos during this trip, adding defensemen Robert Bortuzzo and Ben Lovejoy at the trade deadline.
Lookahead spot
The St. John’s Red Storm are one of many major conference teams on the NCAA tournament bubble heading into the final week of the regular season. The Johnnies have been saving their best basketball for last, winning three straight and six of their last seven heading into the final two games of Big East play, including a season finale at Villanova this weekend.
A win over the No. 4 Wildcats would no doubt land the Red Storm an at-large bid to the NCAA. But before St. John’s gets fitted for dancing shoes, it must travel to Marquette for a Wednesday game with the Golden Eagles. Marquette lost at St. John’s by just three points back in January, covering as a 6.5-point underdog. With the Johnnies looking ahead to their weekend trip to Philadelphia, they run the risk of a lookahead in Wisconsin Wednesday.
Letdown spot
Syracuse tried to give its home fans something to cheer for this week but fell short against Virginia inside the Carrier Dome Monday night. Cuse had the ranked Cavaliers on the ropes, holding an 11-point lead early in the first half. However, Virginia flexed its defensive muscle and outscored SU 36-27 in the final 20 minutes.
The Orange aren’t going to be part of the ACC tournament or the NCAA national tournament due to self-imposed sanctions after admitting to some NCAA violations. This has been a rare down year for the Orange, who will struggle for motivation in the season finale at North Carolina State. The Wolfpack, on the other hand, need that last win to improve their March Madness resume.
Schedule spot
The Pittsburgh Penguins are struggling to make up ground in the Eastern Conference standings, currently sitting sixth in the conference heading into a West Coast road trip that has the Pens playing four games in six nights, including back-to-back nights Friday and Saturday. Pittsburgh opens this stretch in the thin air of Colorado versus the Avalanche Wednesday.
The Penguins then travel to the coast to face the Anaheim Ducks Friday and Los Angeles Kings Saturday. Pittsburgh has a day off Sunday before taking the ice in San Jose Monday night. The Penguins went 3-2 on a similar five-game swing last March, but had more time in between games. They’ll be ironing out new blueline combos during this trip, adding defensemen Robert Bortuzzo and Ben Lovejoy at the trade deadline.
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