big east game #9 ... #4 syracuse 59, depaul 57 ... only live game video was on something called espn "full court" ... last week it was "espnu" ... espn has more profit centers than sportscenters ... i decided against spending another $5 to listen to the radio broadcast ... i mean, this should have been easy ... until they snuck up on marquette 10 days ago and stole a one point win, depaul had lost 24 straight big east games ... depaul lost to florida gulf coast in december ... wtf ... down by 18 points in the 1st half ... wtf ... "we stunk, we played awful" jim boeheim said ... a quick glance at the box score reveals the source of stink ... surprisingly it's not turnovers (12) and not missed free throws (6-8 75%) ... the culprit, field goal percentage (24-57 42.1%) ... this from a team that leads the nation in field goal percentage at 53.4% ... a narrow escape from the midwest should end any thought the cuse might leapfrog villanova or kansas in next week's rankings

up next is providence (12-9/4-5) at 7:00 pm on tuesday night from the carrier dome ... mark the calender ... saturday, february 27th at 9:00 pm ... "espn gameday" will be live at the dome that evening ... #3 villanova (19-1/8-0) @ #4 syracuse (21-1/8-1)