Much thanks go to our new superstar Joe Alexander. He had a career-high 34 point performance yesterday which  included a poster-worthy dunk over Stanley Robinson in the final minutes of the game to seal the Eers 78-72 win.

Tonight, at the world’s most famous arena, West Virginia and Georgetown will face off at 7pm. In the Hoyas victory over Villanova yesterday afternoon they tied the Big East Tourney record with 17 three-pointers (was Beilein coaching this team?). NOTE:  7′2″ Roy Hibbert did not score a single point in that game.

Another interesting stat to consider, the Hoyas have not lost in the Big East Tournament whenever they were the number 1 seed. They’ve won all 13 games. If the Mountaineers pull off another upset they face the winner of Pittsburgh-Marquette.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if the Big East Championship features the Backyard Brawl? It could happen. Win or lose tonight we are 100% in the Big Dance thanks in large part to Joe Alexander’s stellar play and Joe Mazzulla’s drive to the hoop to force OT last Saturday. We’ve made loudmouth Doug Gottlieb look like a fool and I love every moment of it. Let’s win another one and GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MOUNTAINEERS!