Xavier University Athletics
Men's Basketball Faces Marquette In BIG EAST Tournament First Round
03.07.26 | Men's Basketball
No. 10 seed Xavier and No. 7 seed Marquette split two regular season meetings.
CINCINNATI --- The No. 10 seed Xavier University Musketeers will take on the No. 7 seed Marquette University Golden Eagles in the first round of the 2026 BIG EAST Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The winner of that game takes on No. 2 seed UConn in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Xavier finished the BIG EAST regular season at 6-14, while Marquette finished 7-13. The two teams split the regular season meetings with the home team winning both games.
Champ Central:Â https://www.bigeast.com/tournaments/?id=204
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2026 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament Presented by Jeep
First Round - March 11
No. 8 seed Butler vs. No. 9 seed Providence | 4 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN
No. 7 seed Marquette vs. No. 10 seed Xavier | 6:30 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN
No. 6 seed DePaul vs. No. 11 seed Georgetown | 9 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN
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Quarterfinal - March 12
No. 1 seed St. John's vs. No. 8/9 seed | 12 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN
No. 4 seed Seton Hall vs. No. 5 seed Creighton | 2:30 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN
No. 2 seed UConn vs. No. 7/10 seed | 7 p.m. ET | FS1
No. 3 seed Villanova vs. No. 6/11 seed | 9:30 p.m. ET | FS1
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Semifinal - March 13
Semifinal No. 1 | 5:30 p.m. ET | FOX
Semifinal No. 2 | 8 p.m. ET | FS1
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Final - March 14
Championship Game | 6:30 p.m. ET | FOX
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Xavier finished the BIG EAST regular season at 6-14, while Marquette finished 7-13. The two teams split the regular season meetings with the home team winning both games.
Champ Central:Â https://www.bigeast.com/tournaments/?id=204
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2026 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament Presented by Jeep
First Round - March 11
No. 8 seed Butler vs. No. 9 seed Providence | 4 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN
No. 7 seed Marquette vs. No. 10 seed Xavier | 6:30 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN
No. 6 seed DePaul vs. No. 11 seed Georgetown | 9 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN
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Quarterfinal - March 12
No. 1 seed St. John's vs. No. 8/9 seed | 12 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN
No. 4 seed Seton Hall vs. No. 5 seed Creighton | 2:30 p.m. ET | Peacock/NBCSN
No. 2 seed UConn vs. No. 7/10 seed | 7 p.m. ET | FS1
No. 3 seed Villanova vs. No. 6/11 seed | 9:30 p.m. ET | FS1
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Semifinal - March 13
Semifinal No. 1 | 5:30 p.m. ET | FOX
Semifinal No. 2 | 8 p.m. ET | FS1
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Final - March 14
Championship Game | 6:30 p.m. ET | FOX
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