Where is Marquette in Big East tournament bracket? What to know about Golden Eagles’ seed

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The Marquette men’s basketball team ended the regular season with back-to-back heartbreaking losses.

But the beauty of March Madness is teams get a fresh start. The Golden Eagles look to turn the page in the Big East tournament which runs from Wednesday through Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Marquette basketball seed in Big East tournament bracket

MU is the fifth seed in the conference tournament.

The Golden Eagles finished tied with Xavier for fourth at 13-7 in the league. They split the season series, with each team winning on the road, so the next tiebreaker is common opponents above them in the standings.

Xavier and MU each went 0-2 vs. St. John’s and 1-1 against Creighton. Xavier was 1-1 vs. Connecticut while MU was 0-2, so the Musketeers get the fourth seed.

Who does Marquette play in the Big East tournament?

With Xavier and MU finishing as the Nos. 4 and 5 seeds, they will face each other on Thursday at approximately 1:30 p.m. CT.

Here is the complete schedule for the Big East tournament.

How to watch Marquette vs. Xavier in the Big East tournament?

The game will be streamed exclusively on Peacock.

Marquette basketball prediction for Big East tournament

The Golden Eagles have reached the conference tournament championship game the past two seasons. MU won against Xavier in 2023 and lost to Connecticut last season.

Xavier needs another good win for its NCAA Tournament profile, and Zach Freemantle is the kind of big man who gives the Golden Eagles issues.

This is a tough draw for MU against a hungry team. But the guess here is that Kam Jones will be locked in for the postseason, and he’ll lead the Golden Eagles to a narrow win.

The winner of this game will likely face top-seeded St. John’s in the semifinals on Friday in front of the Red Storm’s home crowd.

Prediction: Marquette 71, Xavier 68

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Marquette basketball in Big East tournament: Seed, schedule, bracket

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Publish date : 2025-03-09 00:38:00

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