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MARQUETTE'S NOVAK AND JAMES EARN BIG EAST MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY HONORS Marquette forward Steve Novak and guard Dominic James earned BIG EAST Conference weekly men's basketball honors on Monday. Novak was named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 16-22. James received BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Week accolades.

GEORGETOWN SHOCKS NO. 1 DUKE, 87-84 ON SATURDAY Georgetown senior Brandon Bowman scored 23 points to lead five players in double figures as the Hoyas upset No. 1-ranked Duke in front of a sold out crowd of 20,035 at the MCI Center on Saturday afternoon. It was the first win for a Georgetown team over a team ranked No. 1 in the country since beating St. John's on February 27, 1985.

ST. JOHN'S ENDS NO. 9/9 PITTSBURGH'S UNDEFEATED SEASON, 55-50 Lamont Hamilton matched his career high with 24 points and St. John's knocked No. 9 Pittsburgh from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 55-50 victory Saturday, the Red Storm's second straight win over a Top 25 team. The victory came on the day St. John's honored 10 of its former players and coaches in a halftime ceremony, and the performance against the Panthers was certainly reminiscent of some great wins from the past at Madison Square Garden. Hamilton made two free throws with 12 seconds left to give the Red Storm (10-6, 3-2) a 53-50 lead. Pitt's Carl Krauser missed a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left and Phil Missere rebounded the miss and made two free throws with 4.3 seconds left for the final margin.

BIG EAST'S POWER TO BE DISPLAYED IN FOUR NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES ON SATURDAY Six BIG EAST schools, including five that are nationally ranked, will be seen live on national television on Saturday, Jan. 21.CBS will broadcast a BIG EAST non-conference doubleheader beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET. Georgetown (11-4, 3-2 BIG EAST) will attempt to bolster its NCAA Tournament resume by knocking off undefeated and top-ranked Duke at the MCI Center. Then, No. 12/17 West Virginia (12-3), which has won 11 straight and is in first place in the BIG EAST with a 5-0 record, will travel to No. 18/16 UCLA. ESPN will televise two marquee conference contests, beginning with Syracuse (15-3, 3-1 BIG EAST) at Villanova (12-2, 3-1 BIG EAST) at 6 p.m. ET. Connecticut (15-1, 3-1 BIG EAST) at Louisville (13-4, 1-3 BIG EAST) will follow at 9 p.m. ET.

SYRACUSE'S MCNAMARA, MARQUETTE'S JAMES EARN BIG EAST MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY HONORS Syracuse guard Gerry McNamara and Marquette guard Dominic James earned BIG EAST Conference weekly men's basketball honors on Monday. McNamara was named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 9-15. James received BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Week accolades.

SYRACUSE'S GERRY MCNAMARA NAMED ESPN.COM NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Syracuse senior guard Gerry McNamara has been named ESPN.com's Player of the Week. Connecticut senior center Hilton Armstrong and West Virginia senior forward Mike Gansey were among the candidates who garnered consideration for the national honor. 2005 - 06 STANDINGS Big East Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. West Virginia 5 0 1.000 14 3 .824 Connecticut 4 1 .800 16 1 .941 Pittsburgh 4 1 .800 15 1 .938 Villanova 4 1 .800 13 2 .867 Marquette 4 2 .667 14 5 .737 Syracuse 3 2 .600 15 4 .789 Georgetown 3 2 .600 12 4 .750 Cincinnati 3 2 .600 14 5 .737 St. John's 3 2 .600 10 6 .625 Rutgers 2 3 .400 12 6 .667 Seton Hall 2 3 .400 10 6 .625 Louisville 1 4 .200 13 5 .722 Notre Dame 1 4 .200 10 6 .625 Providence 1 4 .200 8 8 .500 DePaul 1 5 .167 8 9 .471 USF 0 5 .000 6 12 .333