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Jordan Longino and the Wildcats will meet Seton Hall for a third time in 2024-25

Men's Basketball

Wildcats to Meet Seton Hall in BIG EAST Tournament Opener

Villanova is No. 6 seed; winner advances to meet Connecticut Thursday night

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The 2025 BIG EAST Tournament presented by Jeep bracket was finalized Saturday night at the conclusion of league regular season play on Saturday.

Villanova, which had a bye on the final Saturday of the regular season, was already locked in as the event's No. 6 seed. On Saturday, the Wildcats (18-13 overall, 11-9 BIG EAST) learned they will face No. 11 seed Seton Hall Wednesday night in the third game of the session. The winner advances to meet No. 3 seed Connecticut in the second game of the evening session on Thursday.

Wednesday night's game will be streamed exclusively on Peacock and the audio broadcast can be heard on the Villanova Sports Network on IHeart (Fox Sports Philadelphia). The Wildcats took both meetings with the Pirates in 2024-25, including a 59-54 victory on Feb. 26 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament
Presented by JEEP
 
First Round, March 12 (Peacock)
No. 9 Butler vs. No. 8 Providence at 4:00 p.m.
No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Georgetown at 6:30 p.m.
No. 11 Seton Hall vs. No. 6 Villanova at 9:00 p.m.
 
Quarterfinal, March 13 (Peacock/FS1)
Butler/Providence vs. No. 1 St. John's at 12:00 p.m.
No. 5 Marquette vs. No. 4 Xavier  at 2:30 p.m.
DePaul/Georgetown vs. No. 2 Creighton at 7:00 p.m.
Seton Hall/Villanova vs. No. 3 UConn at 9:30 p.m.
 
Semifinal, March 14 (FOX)
Quarterfinal Winners                                                6:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal Winners                                                 9:00 p.m.
 
Championship, March 15 (FOX)
Semifinal Winners                                                      6:30 p.m.
 
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