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.
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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.
