The Big East Tournament begins Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York with six teams in action, all of whom need to run this week for any hope of making the NCAA tournament. The top five teams in the conference are all projected as teams at large in Jerry Palm’s bracketology, and each of them has a bye to Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Headlining Wednesday’s action are No.6-seeded Villanova and No.7-seeded Seton Hall, both of whom have shown promising prospects this season among first-year coaches but will likely need four wins in four days to get the big dance done to reach.
But the first game of the day between 8th-seeded St John’s and 9th-seeded Butler will also be of interest after the sides split their regular-season streak that included a dramatic 68-66 Butler win, which was a potential game-changing bucket from the Red Storm was waved off after it was decided it came after last buzzer.
After that, the No. 7 Seed Pirates will play against the No. 10 Seed DePaul and the No. 6 Seed Wildcats will play against the No. 11 Seed Georgetown to conclude the first round action. It could potentially be Patrick Ewing’s last game as the Hoyas manager if Georgetown loses and the program decides it’s time for a managerial change.
Mix it all together and you have one of the best conference tournaments in the country heading into selection Sunday.
Below is the full schedule and betting times for the tournament.
2023 Big East Tournament Schedule, Results
Location: Madison Square Garden—New York
Live broadcast: fuboTV (try for free) | Follow live: CBS Sports App
All times East; some start times approximated
First Round – Wednesday March 8th
Game 1: #8 St. John’s 76, #9 Butler 63 — Flashback
Game 2: #10 DePaul 66, #7 Seton Hall 65 | recap
Game 3: No. 6 Villanova vs. No. 11 Georgetown | FS1 – Game Tracker
Quarterfinals – Thursday 9th
Game 4: No. 1 Marquette vs. No. 8 St. John’s | Noon on FS1
Game 5: #4 UConn vs. #5 Providence | 2:30 p.m. on FS1
Game 6: #2 Xavier vs. #10 DePaul | 7 p.m. on FS1
Game 7: No. 3 Creighton vs. Game 3 Winner | 9:30 p.m. on FS1
Semifinals – Friday 10th March
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner | 6:30 p.m. on FS1
Game 9: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner | 9 p.m. on FS1
Big East Tournament Championship Game – Saturday, March 11th
Game 10: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner | 6:30 p.m. on Fox
Follow below for updates, analysis and highlights throughout the event.