These two Big East teams could hardly have started the season much differently. Xavier demolished Providence at home, putting the game to rest with an early 16-2 run and then just vanishing into the night as the Friars could find no way of handling them. Georgetown went to Marquette and lost in a game where their second half win probability peaked at 20% at halftime and plunged to essentially zero within the first five minutes.
The Hoyas have been all over the place this year, beating Oregon and Syracuse, but also losing four times, including once to Arkansas State.