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UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The 2021 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Jeep tips off on Friday with a trio of First Round games. All three contests will stream live on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi, available on FloSports. No. 8 seed St. John’s against No. 9 seed Xavier tips off the day at 11 a.m. ET, followed by No. 7 seed Providence against No. 10 seed Butler at 2 p.m. No. 6 seed Creighton against No. 11 seed Georgetown concludes Day 1 at 5 p.m. Friday’s winners will move on to Saturday’s Quarterfinal round. The BIG EAST Tournament is set for March 5-8 and being played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., for the first time.
Game 1: No. 9 Xavier vs. No. 8 St. John’s, 11 a.m.
BEDN on FloSports |
Live Stats
2020-21 Regular-Season Series: Did not meet
BIG EAST Tournament History: First meeting
Up Next: Winner gets No. 1 UConn at Noon on Saturday (FS1)
Due to various team pauses, St. John’s and Xavier did not meet during the 2020-21 regular season, making Friday’s showdown the first between the two since March 1, 2020. Xavier (5-9, 2-8 BIG EAST) ended the season on a high note, knocking off Georgetown on Senior Day at Cintas Center, 58-48. St. John’s (7-14, 4-12) has dropped its last two games, ending the regular season with a 59-43 setback to Seton Hall. Players to watch include Xavier’s A’riana Gray, who has led the Musketeers in scoring the last three games, averaging 18.0 points per contest during that stretch, and St. John’s Leilani Correa, who was just voted to the All-BIG EAST First Team after finishing the regular season averaging 18.0 points per game. The Red Storm and Musketeers have never met in the BIG EAST Tournament. Xavier eyes its first postseason win since the 2015 BIG EAST Tournament First Round, while St. John’s has advanced in each of the last two seasons.
Game 2: No. 10 Butler vs. No. 7 Providence, 2 p.m.
BEDN on FloSports |
Live Stats
2020-21 Regular-Season Series: Providence, 73-52 (12/5); Providence, 62-50 (1/7)
BIG EAST Tournament History: Butler, 73-67 OT, in 2018 First Round
Up Next: Winner gets No. 2 Marquette at 6 p.m. on Saturday (FS2)
The Friars (6-13, 4-10 BIG EAST) are the No. 7 seed for the second time in the last three seasons, but the Bulldogs (3-16, 3-15) enter the postseason as one of the BIG EAST’s most dangerous teams. Butler has won two of its last three, including an upset of 25
th-ranked DePaul in Monday’s regular-season finale. Providence won both meetings with Butler this season, which included an impressive showdown between PC’s Kyra Spiwak and the Bulldogs’ Okako Adika in their first tilt. Spiwak finished with 28 points, including eight three-pointers, while Adika tallied 29 points and six boards. Providence has won a BIG EAST Tournament game in each of the last two seasons, and eyes advancing for a third straight season for the first time since 1993-95. Butler last advanced in 2018, when it knocked off the Friars in overtime of the first round.
Game 3: No. 11 Georgetown vs. No. 6 Creighton, 5 p.m.
BEDN on FloSports |
Live Stats
2020-21 Regular-Season Series: Creighton, 65-57 (1/30); Creighton, 42-41 (2/15)
BIG EAST Tournament History: First meeting
Up Next: Winner gets No. 3 seed Seton Hall at 9 p.m. on Saturday (FS2)
Creighton (7-10, 6-7 BIG EAST) is the No. 6 seed for the third straight year and looks to advance for the fifth time in the last six tournaments. The Hoyas (2-14, 2-14) have advanced in two of the last three BIG EAST Tournaments, including back-to-back trips to the Semifinals in 2018 and 2019. The Bluejays and Hoyas have never met in the BIG EAST Tournament, and Creighton swept both meetings during the regular season in 2020-21. This season’s meetings were decided by a combined nine points, with Temi Carda (14.0 ppg) leading the way for Creighton during those two showdowns and Milan Bolden-Morris (16.5) shining for the Hoyas.
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2021 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Jeep
Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, Conn.
March 5 – First Round
Game 1: 8 seed St. John’s vs. 9 seed Xavier, 11 a.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
Game 2: 7 seed Providence vs. 10 seed Butler, 2 p.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
Game 3: 6 seed Creighton vs. 11 seed Georgetown, 5 p.m. (BEDN on FloSports)
March 6 – Quarterfinals
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. 1 seed UConn, Noon (FS1)
Game 5: 4 seed DePaul vs. 5 seed Villanova, 3 p.m. (FS2)
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. 2 seed Marquette, 6 p.m. (FS2)
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. 3 seed Seton Hall, 9 p.m. (FS2)
March 7 – Semifinals
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 3 p.m. (FS1)
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 6 p.m. (FS1)
March 8 - Final
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner, 8 p.m. (FS1)
All times Eastern