Big East Tournament Semifinal: No. 2 UConn men’s basketball vs. No. 11 Georgetown | 8:00 p.m., FS1

UConn men’s basketball (28-4, 17-3) looks to keep things rolling at MSG, as the Huskies are set to take on Georgetown (16-17, 6-14) at Madison Square Garden in the semifinal round of the Big East Tournament on Friday night.

The 11-seed Hoyas rank No. 76 in KenPom, with the No. 83 offense in the country, and 92nd in the NET. Georgetown kept its Cinderella run through the Big East Tournament going on Thursday night, shocking the Big East world by not only picking off three seed Villanova, but doing so by double digits. Ed Cooley’s bunch finished tied for last in the league, last place in the bracket via the tiebreakers, and has played phenomenal basketball all around in the postseason so far.

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As for UConn, the Huskies sit at No. 6 in the AP Poll, No. 10 in KenPom, and No. 9 in the NET. They are fresh off of a dominant quarterfinal win over 10-seed Xavier 93-68 in a game that saw Tarris Reed Jr. put up a dominant 17 and 14 and the key reserves of Jayden Ross, Malachi Smith and Eric Reibe combine for 24 points off the bench. UConn washed away its shocking loss in Milwaukee on Saturday with a statement performance in the quarters.

After picking up such a surprising loss to Marquette, UConn fell off of the one line on most bracketology’s, getting leaped by Florida. At this stage in the year, the Huskies would likely need a combination of a Big East Tournament title and a somewhat early SEC Tourney exit from the Gators to have a chance to be a 1-seed, amongst other things in other conference tournaments.

The Huskies have made the semifinals in now six straight years in the Big East tourney, but just have one championship and title game appearance to their name. Can UConn reverse its recent trends and advance to Saturday night?

Date/Time: Friday, March 13, 8:00 p.m.

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TV/Stream: FS1, FoxSports.com

Radio: UConn Sports Network, Sirius XM 204, Sirius/XM online streaming

Odds: UConn -13.5, O/U 140.5 points

Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, New York