Irish beat Nova | by Jeff

With the win this afternoon at #18 Villanova, the Irish men's basketball team accomplished something that has not happened yet this season in Big East play. The Irish were the first team to win a Big East conference game against a ranked team on the road.

Jan 26	ND at #18 Villanova	W 90-80
Jan 21	Syracuse at #5 Georgetown	L 62-64
Jan 19	ND at #5 Georgetown	L 65-84
Jan 16	DePaul at #25 Villanova	L 69-76
Jan 14	#7 Georgetown at #20 Pitt	L 60-69
Jan 12	Seton Hall at #20 Pitt	L 70-84
Jan 12	ND at #15 Marquette	L 66-92
Jan 12	UConn at #7 Georgetown	L 69-72
Jan 8	Seton Hall at #15 Marquette	L 56-61
Jan 6	#13 Pitt at #17 Villanova	L 63-64
Jan 3	Providence at #10 Marquette	L 67-96

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As Mr. Wednesday pointed out, ND's position as the sole Big East team to win a conference game against a ranked team on the road was rather short lived. Rutgers won at #13 Pitt 77-64 about six hours after the Irish victory.