The 2013 Big East tournament brackets presented two big upsets on Thursday (March 14). The biggest Big East tournament bracket upset came from Notre Dame, as the Fighting Irish knocked off the 24-7 Marquette Golden Eagles. After beating Rutgers in the second round, Notre Dame looked to have a tough road to the semifinals. Led by Pat Connaughton and Jerian Grant, though, the team really took care of business.
Updated 2013 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions
In the other upset game, Syracuse beat Pittsburgh to advance to the semifinals as well. The top two seeds (Georgetown and Louisville) easily took care of business against Cincinnati and Villanova, which now means they are going to receive favorable match-ups in the semifinal games. Both semifinal games are set to take place on Friday evening (March 15) and they are Georgetown vs. Syracuse and Louisville vs. Notre Dame.
The road to the championship game has grown even closer in the 2013 Big East tournament brackets with a possible No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament also on the line. Both semifinal games will be shown on ESPN, with the first tipping off at about 7 pm ET and the second one taking place shortly after that.
Full 2013 Big East Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1: No. 12 Seton Hall 46 -- No. 13 USF 42
Game 2: No. 11 Rutgers 76 -- No. 14 DePaul 57
Wednesday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 3: No. 9 Cincinnati 61 -- No. 8 Providence 44
Game 4: No. 5 Syracuse 75 -- No. 12 Seton Hall 63
Game 5: No. 7 Villanova 66 -- No. 10 St. John's 53
Game 6: No. 6 Notre Dame 69 -- No. 11 Rutgers 61
Thursday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 7: No. 1 Georgetown 62 -- No. 9 Cincinnati 43
Game 8: No. 5 Syracuse 62 -- No. 4 Pittsburgh 59
Game 9: No. 2 Louisville 74 -- No. 7 Villanova 55
Game 10: No. 6 Notre Dame 73 -- No. 3 Marquette 65
Friday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 11: No. 1 Georgetown vs. No. 5 Syracuse, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 12: No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Saturday, March 16 (Big East Championship Game)
Game 13: Semifinal Winners, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
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