The Louisville Cardinals and Syracuse Orange are in the big show as the Big East 2013 Championship is scheduled to be played today, Saturday. Find out game time and where and how to catch the game. This will allow you to cancel any last minute plans you might have made today.
Lucky for you, game time is at 8:30 p.m. ET. So if you were out yesterday pregaming for St. Patrick's Day, you can have a couple of cups of water and better your conditions as the game will be played in the evening.
How to Watch: There are many ways to watch this game. If you're in New York, or close by, you can physically make your way to Madison Square Garden as it's hosting the Big East Championship Tournament. Those tickets will cost you, minimum, $230 on StubHub.
You can also just settle to watch it together with your friends at any bar around the city as they will surely be showing the championship. This way, you can continue the St. Patty's Day partying if you'd like.
Watch the game from home as ESPN will be airing the game and also check out the live stream available free online for numerous costumers.
How the Got Here: Syracuse and Louisville had different routes to the championship game.
Syracuse, who was ranked No. 5 in the tournament, played three games and defeated No. 12 Seton Hall 75-63, No. 4 Pittsburgh 62-59 and upset the No. 1 ranked Georgetown 58-55.
No. 2 Louisville, had a bit of an easier route with games that were less dramatic. They played two games and defeated No. 7 Villanova. 74-55 while recently defeating No. 6 Notre Dame 69-57. The Fighting Irish just couldn't get enough luck.
Louisville and Syracuse met twice during the regular season and they split these two games. Syracuse walked out victorious in a close 70-68 victory while the Cardinals took their second meeting in a low scoring 58-53 affair.
Looks like we should be in for a treat as Louisville tries to repeat as Big East champion.
