A lot of love in Pittsburgh, maybe too much

Georgetown received a giant reality check on Saturday afternoon, or maybe it was just the reality of how vicious the Big East will be this year. After going to Storrs and knocking off the #2 Huskies earlier in the week, they were rewarded with a match-up against the undefeated and energized Pittsburgh Panthers. The Hoyas kept it close in the first half, with DeJuan Summers putting the team on his back. However, the depth and toughness of the Panthers was too much for the Hoyas. Tied at 40 with just under 15 minutes to go in the game, Pittsburgh outscored the Hoyas (turned puppies) 30 - 14 down the stretch in order to prevail 70 - 54. DeJuan Blair may only be 6'7" but he may be the second coming of "The Round Mound of Rebound." Blair finished with 20 points and 17 rebounds and the Panthers out rebounded the Hoyas 46-21. Levance Fields dished out 8 assists with zero turnovers, improving his assist to turnover ratio to 4.8 : 1. The 16 point loss was the Hoya's worst home loss since 2004.

Moving up I-95 a few hundred miles, there is a little something to jam about today in Jamaica, New York. The St. John's Red Storm created a lot of havoc for a sharp shooting Notre Dame team, in order to get a major upset 71 - 65. Notre Dame came into Saturday's game averaging slightly under 10 three balls a game. The Fightin' Irish were not able to weather the Red Storm's tenacious defense that only allowed the Irish to hit on 4 of their 17 three point attempts. DJ Kennedy aided on the offensive end with 20 points, he also collected 10 boards. Luke Harangody still "got his" in the form of 28 points and 14 rebounds. This is a bad loss for the Irish, who can't afford to drop ones to the bottom feeders of the brutal Big East.

Wake Forest took their unblemished record to the Land of Latter Day Saints and were able to keep it perfect in downing the BYU Cougars 94 - 87. The loss ended a 53 game home win streak for the Cougars. In an ESPN recap it was stated, "Wake Forest had to rally from an eight-point deficit in the second half and an entire game of deafening taunts and chants from the home fans, who were loud and rowdy throughout the night." Wrap your head around that. Mormons = sober, we're awfully confused. Jeff Teague led the Demon Deacons with 30 points and James Johnson helped with 22 points and 15 rebounds. BYU was led by Jimmer Fredette's 23 points and 9 rebounds, a majority coming from his first half performance. We're guessing BYU will not be inviting anymore Demon Deacons into their church gym anytime soon. Wake now has a full week off before inviting the #1 UNC Tar Heels down Tobacco Road.