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Redemption for Brey, Bye-Rish
WeAreDePaul.com, IL - 6 hours ago
PISCATAWAY , N.J. – The bye in the first-round of the Big East Tournament was taken care of two hours earlier – thanks, Villanova -- but it wasn’t until 34 seconds remained at the sold-out Louis Brown Athletic Center before Mike Brey truly exhaled.

At that point, with No. 17 Notre Dame up 10 and Colin Falls on the line, Brey leaned back in his chair and slapped the backs of his top two assistants, Sean Kearney and Gene Cross. He then clapped twice and did a brief fist pump.

Hard-earned satisfaction.

Notre Dame, picked 11th in the Big East preseason coaches’ poll, wrapped up an outstanding, 11-5 conference regular season with a 73-66 victory over Rutgers. The Irish, now 23-6 overall, will finish no lower than fourth in the final conference standings, and could rise to third if Seton Hall upsets Louisville on Sunday. It was a season that defied expectations and made basketball relevant again on a campus starved for a big-time winner.

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:46:25 GMT

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Sure, It Hurts Bad
SyracuseInsider.com (subscription) - 17 minutes ago
The Notre Dame men’s basketball program hasn’t cut down a net since 1978. It won’t happen this weekend in New York , either, and this time it really hurts.

“Winning the Big East Tournament, yeah, that would be big,” said freshman point guard Tory Jackson. “That would be like the football team winning a Bowl game. It would be a statement. It would mean so much in our locker-room.”

And Jackson did everything in his power to make it happen, but fourth-seeded Notre Dame dropped a heartbreaking 84-82 decision to top-seeded Georgetown tonight, denying the Irish the opportunity to play in its first ever Big East Tournament final.

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:45:00 GMT

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[Lefty Noob]

Almost. They almost beat Georgetown and made it to the Big East finals, but not quite. Shame.

At any rate, I'd say they've got to be a lock for the NCAA Tournament at this point, right? I wonder where they'll be seeded.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Almost. They almost beat Georgetown and made it to the Big East finals, but not quite. Shame.

At any rate, I'd say they've got to be a lock for the NCAA Tournament at this point, right? I wonder where they'll be seeded.

Yeah, it looks like a lock...and I hope to sell lots of old Notre Dame cards on e-bay come Tourney time...here's hoping for some success.