The 13th-ranked Georgetown Hoyas are playing inspired basketball, and they carry plenty of momentum into today's Big East Conference clash with the resurgent Providence Friars.
Austin Freeman scored 23 points and Jason Clark added 18, as 13th-ranked Georgetown held off a late Providence charge and extended its winning streak to six straight with an 83-81 victory at the Verizon Center.
The 25th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers will face a significant challenge tonight as they host the suddenly surging Seton Hall Pirates in a Big East Conference showdown at WVU Coliseum.
Travon Woodall hit a three-pointer with 48 seconds remaining and No. 5 Pittsburgh outlasted Providence, 83-79, in Big East action at Dunkin' Donuts Center.
Jessica Breland scored a season-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, as the 19th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels took down the 10th-ranked Miami-Florida Hurricanes, 83-57, in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
Jasmine Thomas scored 21 points to lead eighth-ranked Duke to an 81-66 victory over No. 19 North Carolina for its second straight and seventh ACC Tournament Championship in school history.
Mike Marra drilled six three-pointers and finished with 22 points, powering No. 14 Louisville to an 81-56 victory over Marquette in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.