Saddiq Bey leads Villanova into a Saturday battle with Providence Saturday at noon ET on FOX.
MBB Minute -- All 10 in Action in Final Full Weekend
All 10 BIG EAST squads will be in action over Saturday and Sunday, the last full weekend of conference play. Each team has three games left. Three contests are set for Saturday and two for Sunday.
FOX has a Saturday doubleheader with Villanova hosting Providence at Wells Fargo Center at noon ET. The Wildcats (22-6, 11-4) are tied for second place in the standings and are riding a five-game winning streak. The Friars (16-12, 9-6) have won three in a row and five of their last seven.
In the second game on FOX at 2:30 p.m., Seton Hall travels to Marquette. The first-place Pirates (20-7, 12-3) have won four of their last six games. They defeated the Golden Eagles (18-9, 8-7) 69-55 on Jan. 11. The game features a matchup of the BIG EAST’s top two scorers. Marquette’s Markus Howard leads the nation in scoring with a 27.2 average. Seton Hall’s Myles Powell ranks second in the league with a 21.3 mark.
Butler will be aiming to end a three-game losing skid when it hosts DePaul at 6:30 p.m. on FS1. The Bulldogs (18-10, 7-8) are tied for sixth place with Xavier. In the series between the Bulldogs and Blue Demons (14-14, 2-13), DePaul won the first meeting 79-66 on Jan. 18. That win ended an 11-game Butler winning streak in the series.
On Sunday, Creighton (22-6, 11-4) plays St. John’s (14-14, 3-12) at Carnesecca Arena at noon ET on FS1. At 2 p.m. on CBS, Georgetown (15-13, 5-10) hosts Xavier (18-10, 7-8).
Home teams have won seven of the last eight contests and are 44-31 (.587) in league games going into Saturday.