Big East Tournament - South Florida vs Villanova Final: 70-69 - Recap
Big East Tournament - South Florida vs Villanova Final: 70-69 - Recap
Shaun Noriega scored 22 points leading South Florida to a 70-69 victory over Villanova at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
South Florida was an underdog by 9.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Augustus Gilchrist had 16 points for South Florida and Jawanza Poland chipped in with 11 points. Anthony Crater had 7 assists for them, while Jarrid Famous was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 5 boards.
Villanova got 24 points from Maalik Wayns in a losing cause and another 16 points from Corey Stokes. Corey Fisher contributed 3 assists for them, while Antonio Pena had 5 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Villanova were victorious, as the score was 49-33 at the break.
Villanova won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 31-28.

