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BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket Set
03.01.22 | Women's Basketball
Xavier will take on No. 7 seed St. John's on Friday, March 4 at 1:30 p.m.
NEW YORK - The bracket for the 2022 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament presented by JEEP was finalized on Tuesday afternoon as Seton Hall won at Xavier 74-53 to officially close out the regular season. The Musketeers lock up the No. 10 seed while Georgetown gets the No. 9 seed to join the other nine seeded teams who solidified their tournament spots last week. The BIG EAST Tournament is set for March 4-7 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
On-site coverage of the BIG EAST Tournament will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET on Friday, March 4, with the Fastbreak Pregame Special hosted by John Fanta, Meghan Caffrey and Harry Perretta, streaming on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi available on FloSports.
No. 8 seed Providence will face No. 9 seed Georgetown to tip off the Tournament on Friday, at 11 a.m., in the first of three games that day. First Round action continues at 1:30 p.m., when No. 7 seed St. John's faces No. 10 seed Xavier. Day 1 wraps up with a 4 p.m. tilt between sixth-seeded Seton Hall and 11th-seeded Butler. All three First Round games will stream live on BEDN.
Quarterfinal action tips off at noon on Saturday when the winner of the 8-9 game faces regular-season champion and top-seeded Connecticut in a game airing on FS1. A rivalry game is next in the 2:30 p.m. Quarterfinal when No. 4 seed DePaul faces No. 5 seed Marquette on FS2. FS2 will cover the evening session on Saturday as well, beginning with a 7 p.m. matchup between No. 2 seed Villanova and the winner of the 7-10 game. The nightcap tips at 9:30 p.m. when No. 3 seed Creighton faces the winner of the 6-11 matchup.
FS1 takes over coverage for the final three games, beginning with the Semifinals on Sunday. Saturday's afternoon session winners meet at 3 p.m. before the evening session winners square off at 5:30 p.m. Sunday's Semifinal winners move on to Monday's title game, set for 8 p.m. on FS1. The winner of the BIG EAST Tournament receives the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
For more information on the 2022 BIG EAST Tournament, visit Tournament Central.
2022 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament
presented by Jeep
Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, Conn.
March 4 – First Round
Game 1: 8 seed Providence vs. 9 seed Georgetown, 11 a.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
Game 2: 7 seed St. John's vs. 10 seed Xavier, 1:30 p.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
Game 3: 6 seed Seton Hall vs. 11 seed Butler, 4 p.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
March 5 – Quarterfinals
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. 1 seed Connecticut, Noon (FS1)
Game 5: 4 seed DePaul vs. 5 seed Marquette, 2:30 p.m. (FS2)
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. 2 seed Villanova, 7 p.m. (FS2)
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. 3 seed Creighton, 9:30 p.m. (FS2)
March 6 – Semifinals
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 3 p.m. (FS1)
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 5:30 p.m. (FS1)
March 7 - Final
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner, 8 p.m. (FS1)
All times Eastern
On-site coverage of the BIG EAST Tournament will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET on Friday, March 4, with the Fastbreak Pregame Special hosted by John Fanta, Meghan Caffrey and Harry Perretta, streaming on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi available on FloSports.
No. 8 seed Providence will face No. 9 seed Georgetown to tip off the Tournament on Friday, at 11 a.m., in the first of three games that day. First Round action continues at 1:30 p.m., when No. 7 seed St. John's faces No. 10 seed Xavier. Day 1 wraps up with a 4 p.m. tilt between sixth-seeded Seton Hall and 11th-seeded Butler. All three First Round games will stream live on BEDN.
Quarterfinal action tips off at noon on Saturday when the winner of the 8-9 game faces regular-season champion and top-seeded Connecticut in a game airing on FS1. A rivalry game is next in the 2:30 p.m. Quarterfinal when No. 4 seed DePaul faces No. 5 seed Marquette on FS2. FS2 will cover the evening session on Saturday as well, beginning with a 7 p.m. matchup between No. 2 seed Villanova and the winner of the 7-10 game. The nightcap tips at 9:30 p.m. when No. 3 seed Creighton faces the winner of the 6-11 matchup.
FS1 takes over coverage for the final three games, beginning with the Semifinals on Sunday. Saturday's afternoon session winners meet at 3 p.m. before the evening session winners square off at 5:30 p.m. Sunday's Semifinal winners move on to Monday's title game, set for 8 p.m. on FS1. The winner of the BIG EAST Tournament receives the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
For more information on the 2022 BIG EAST Tournament, visit Tournament Central.
2022 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament
presented by Jeep
Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, Conn.
March 4 – First Round
Game 1: 8 seed Providence vs. 9 seed Georgetown, 11 a.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
Game 2: 7 seed St. John's vs. 10 seed Xavier, 1:30 p.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
Game 3: 6 seed Seton Hall vs. 11 seed Butler, 4 p.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
March 5 – Quarterfinals
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. 1 seed Connecticut, Noon (FS1)
Game 5: 4 seed DePaul vs. 5 seed Marquette, 2:30 p.m. (FS2)
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. 2 seed Villanova, 7 p.m. (FS2)
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. 3 seed Creighton, 9:30 p.m. (FS2)
March 6 – Semifinals
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 3 p.m. (FS1)
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 5:30 p.m. (FS1)
March 7 - Final
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner, 8 p.m. (FS1)
All times Eastern
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