Big East Players in the NBA: December 26th

Butler

Shelvin Mack (Atlanta Hawks): 2 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL

Creighton

Kyle Korver (Atlanta Hawks): 3 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

DePaul

Wilson Chandler (Denver Nuggets): 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST, 1 STL, 7-21 FG

Georgetown

Jeff Green (Boston Celtics): 2 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 10-18 FG

Roy Hibbert (Indiana Pacers): 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5-10 FG

Greg Monroe (Detroit Pistons): 19 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST, 1 BLK, 7-11 FG

Henry Sims (Philadelphia 76ers): 8 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK

Marquette

Wesley Matthews (Portland Trailblazers): 25 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL, 9-18 FG (7-14 3PT)

Jae Crowder (Boston Celtics): 3 PTS, 1 REB

St. John's

JaKarr Sampson (Philadelphia 76ers): 9 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 3 STL

Villanova

Dante Cunningham (New Orleans Pelicans): 2 PTS, 1 REB

Xavier

David West (Indiana Pacers): 6 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK

Line of the Night

Greg Monroe (Detroit Pistons): 19 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST, 1 BLK, 7-11 FG

Maybe cutting the walking albatross Josh Smith was exactly what the Pistons, and Greg Monroe, needed. Monroe went off for 19 points and 15 rebounds in Detroit's first game since they decided to walk away from Smith and his monstrous contract. Monroe and center Andre Drummond were aggressive inside, giving the Pistons a 119-109 win over the Pacers and ending a four-game losing streak.