West Virginia-Georgetown: Big East Conference Tournament Semifinals

The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Georgetown Hoyas will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

West Virginia upset Connecticut 78-72 in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference Tourney at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, as 2-point underdogs. The 150 points made it OVER the posted total of 140.

Joe Alexander tossed in a game-high 34 points to lead West Virginia, and Da'Sean Butler added 17 in the win.

Georgetown advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Tourney on Thursday, as they defeated Villanova 82-63. Georgetown covered the 6-point spread, and the 145 points sailed OVER the posted total of 124.

Jessie Sapp shot 8-for-12 from the field with 23 points, and Jonathan Wallace tossed in 20 for Georgetown.

Team records:
West Virginia: 24-9 SU, 14-12-1 ATS
Georgetown: 26-4 SU, 12-15 ATS

West Virginia most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
After playing Connecticut are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Georgetown most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-6
After playing Villanova are 4-6
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
West Virginia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
West Virginia is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Georgetown
Georgetown is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Georgetown is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing West Virginia

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