With every game in the Big East being important, Georgetown’s 73-70 win over Butler was probably more significant than some realized.
On the surface, it looks like a win over a team near the bottom of the conference, but it moved the Hoyas to 5-6 in the conference, which, with Villanova and Providence’s losses today, makes them tied for fifth.
Why is the fifth spot a benchmark? It is the last spot to avoid playing on the first day.
