Home Teams Go 3-0 on Wednesday

MBB Minute: A trio of home teams won on Wednesday night in BIG EAST play. Villanova downed Seton Hall, Providence and Butler played into two overtimes (again), and Georgetown got past Creighton to extend its win streak to four.

Wednesday, Feb. 4

Villanova 72, Seton Hall 60 - Box Score

Villanova got 25 points from its bench in a wire-to-wire home win over Seton Hall, paced by a career-high 15 points from sophomore guard Malachi Palmer. Palmer made 5-of-7 shots (3-5 3FG) and grabbed six rebounds in 20 minutes. The Wildcats jumped out to a 15-6 lead less than eight minutes into the contest. Back-to-back buckets by the Pirates' AJ Staton-McCray cut it to two - 19-17 - with 6:49 left in the half,…