Ohio State's all-time leading 3-point shooter had a big assist for Evan Haywood at Butler. Here's how he emerged as a top shooter in the Big East.

Villanova coach Kevin Willard's return to Seton Hall went about as good as it could have gone for the Wildcats in their Big East opener.

A year ago, the SEC ran away with the prize of top conference in college basketball by producing a whopping 14 NCAA Tournament teams. That remarkable Selection Sunday was made possible by a 59-19 record against teams from the other four high-major leagues. This time around, the league breakdown is far more even.

Sarah Strong and Blanca Quinonez gave the UConn women’s basketball team its fourth sweep of the Big East weekly awards this season.

It starts Saturday, Dec. 12, at Butler, in Indianapolis, one of the league’s surprises to date thanks to top-100 victories over South Carolina and Virginia. The Bulldogs are the last team among the conference quintet sitting pretty in the NET rankings as of Friday afternoon.

Xavier bounced back from its 41-point loss to Creighton in a big way by defeating Georgetown, 80-77, on the road Dec. 20.

The UConn men’s basketball team was the only Big East representative in Monday’s AP Poll as it moved up to No. 4 and St. John’s joined Seton Hall in receiving votes.

Conference play has officially started in the Big East, with Butler beating Providence in the first Big East game of the season. More so than any other conference, it will be very interesting to see if anyone in the conference can separate from the muddled middle of the pack.

The Hoyas missed late free throws and a potential game-tying three, and Cooley reacted in frustration by hurling a plastic bottle from near the bench into the crowd. The bottle hit a child who was seated on a parent’s lap two rows behind the Georgetown bench.

Villanova padded its résumé, Kentucky won with the help of notable program performances, UCF came back from down 14, Army won it in OT and more from Tuesday's college basketball action.