The final day of the regular season played out as expected and the final league standings are locked in, which means the seeding for this year’s Big East Tournament are also locked in. The Big East Tournament begins on Wedneday, March 9th. The announcer pairings were released on Thursday afternoon and you can find the schedule of games below.
The first game of the tournament will be at 7pm on Wednesday, March 9th with another game that night at 9:30pm. All games will be televised on Fox Sports 1, with the finals on March 12th being televised on FOX.
Game |
Time |
Matchup |
First round – Wednesday, March 9 |
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1 | 7:00 PM | #8 Georgetown vs. #9 DePaul |
2 | 9:30 PM | #7 Marquette vs. #10 St. John’s |
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 |
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3 | 12:00 PM | #1 Villanova vs. Winner of Game 1 |
4 | 2:30 PM | #4 Providence vs. #5Â Butler |
5 | 7:00 PM | #2 Xavier vs. Winner of Game 2 |
6 | 9:30 PM | #3 Seton Hall vs. #6 Creighton |
Semifinals – Friday, March 11 |
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7 | 6:30 PM | Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 |
8 | 9:00 PM | Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 |
Championship – Saturday, March 12 |
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9 | 5:30 PM | Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 |
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