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Logan: In Survivor Big East, Syracuse, W. Va. last two standing

Quick ReadUnlike other Big East teams, neither Syracuse nor West Virginia had an unusually poor performance in the early rounds.

Syracuse's Andy Rautins signals against Gonzaga during the

Photo credit: AP | Syracuse's Andy Rautins signals against Gonzaga during the second half of an NCAA second-round game in Buffalo, N.Y. (Mar. 21, 2010)

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Big East blood was spilled from Spokane, Wash., where Marquette was eliminated, to Providence, R.I., where Villanova and Georgetown went down in ignominious fashion. But Buffalo's HSBC Arena provided an oasis from the bracket carnage for Syracuse and West Virginia, the only two survivors to reach the Sweet 16 out of a record-tying eight Big East invitees to the NCAA Tournament.

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