But they won the Big East Tournament by winning five games ( three of them in overtime or by one possession ) , and vaulted up to a 3 - seed .
Normally , that merits something like an 8 - seed .
They won the Big East Tournament by winning five games ( three of them in overtime or by one possession ) , and vaulted up to a 3 - seed .
Normally , that merits something like an 8 - seed .