Big East men’s bracket set: UConn could see rematch vs. Marquette in quarterfinals
The Big East Tournament field is officially set, and the UConn men’s basketball team could get another shot at Marquette in Thursday’s quarterfinal round.
UConn, the No. 2 seed, will meet the winner of the No. 7 seed Golden Eagles and No. 10 seed Xavier (6:30 p.m. Wednesday on Peacock) for a 7 p.m. tip-off at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. The quarterfinal game will air on FS1.
St. John’s earned the No. 1 seed for the second year in a row after winning the regular season title outright at 18-2. The Johnnies will play at noon on Thursday against the winner of Wednesday’s 4 p.m. game between No. 8 seed Butler and No. 9 seed Providence as they look to repeat as dual-champions of the league.
Villanova, the No. 3 seed, will play in Thursday’s nightcap at 9:30 p.m., awaiting the winner of No. 6 seed DePaul and No. 11 seed Georgetown, which will take place at 9 p.m. on Thursday. UConn and Villanova would meet in Friday’s 8 p.m. semifinal on FS1 if they both advance.
On St. John’s side of the bracket, No. 4 seed Seton Hall and No. 5 seed Creighton will meet in the 2:30 p.m. quarterfinal on Thursday.
UConn, after letting a share of a record 12th Big East regular-season title slip through its hands against Marquette on Saturday, can salvage the conference season with a record ninth Big East Tournament crown. The Huskies last hoisted a trophy at Madison Square Garden as dual champions in 2023-24 before going on to win their second national title under coach Dan Hurley.
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