2010 Big East Tournament

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Mar 15, 2010

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Dominique Jones of the University of South Florida goes up for a dunk during the game against DePaul University. USF was able to eliminate DePaul in the first round of the Big East Tournament with a 58-49 win. Getty Images

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Cincinnati’s Cashmere Wright drives to the hoop as the Bearcats just scraped past Rutgers 69-68 during the first round. Getty Images

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St. John’s guard Paris Horne dunks the ball as the Red Storm bumped the UConn Huskies from the Big East Tournament and essentially from the NCAA bubble with a 73-51 blowout win. Getty Images

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Seton Hall Pirates Jeff Robinson drives to the basket in the second half against the Providence Friars. Seton Hall edged out a three-point victory against the Friars as they continued their push to make it into the NCAA Tournament. UPI

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Georgetown University big man Greg Monroe shoots over two USF players as the Hoyas avenged an earlier loss to the Bulls with a 69-49 win. REUTERS

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In a battle of bubble teams, Notre Dame defeated Seton Hall and advanced to the Big East quarterfinals with a 68-56 win. Getty Images

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Marquette forward Lazar Hayward was one of the main reasons the Golden Eagles were able to bump out the hometown Red Storm. Hayward led all scorers with 20 points in the 57-55 victory over St. John’s. Getty Images

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Cincinnati was able to knock off Rick Pitino’s Louisville Cardinals 69-66 despite hometown product Edgar Sosa’s 28 points for the Cardinals. Getty Images

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Georgetown guard Chris Wright played one of the best games of his career as the Hoyas upset the potential number one seed Syracuse Orange 91-84. Wright led all scorers with 27 points on 10 of 16 shooting. REUTERS

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Notre Dame may have punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament with a 50-45 win over Pittsburgh. Luke Harangody led the Irish with 12 points and has been a welcome addition to the lineup after missing the end of the season with injury. REUTERS

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West Virginia players celebrate after they barely survived the quarterfinals in the Big East tournament. Da’Sean Butler hit a three-pointer as time expired to give the Mountaineers a 54-51 win over Cincinnati. Getty Images

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Sophomore guard Darius Johnson-Odomhelped lead the Marquette Golden Eagles past Villanova. Johnson-Odom scored a career-high 24 points in the 80-76 win to push the Golden Eagles to the semi-finals. Getty Images

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Georgetown’s Greg Monroe shoots over Marquette’s Jimmy Butler during the semifinal of the Big East tournament. Monroe and the Hoyas dominated the Golden Eagles in the 80-57 win. AP

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West Virginia’s Joe Mazzulla drives with the ball against Tory Jackson and Carleton Scott of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during Big East Semifinal matchup. West Virginia would advance to the finals with the narrow 53-51 win. Getty Images

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Da’Shaun Butler, who was named the tournament’s most outstanding player, kisses the championship trophy after the West Virginia Mountaineers knocked off the Georgetown Hoyas 60-58. JASON SZENES/NY POST

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