Butler, the No. 9 seed, will open the 2025 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament Wednesday afternoon. The Bulldogs will meet eighth-seeded Providence in the opening game of the tournament. That tip is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will stream on Peacock. The winner of Wednesday's first round match-up will advance to play top-seeded St. John's Thursday. 

The BIG EAST Tournament returns to Madison Square Garden for the 43rd consecutive year. This year's tournament dates are Wednesday, March 12 through Saturday, March 15. 
 
FOX Sports, the conference's television partner, will continue its coverage with FS1 televising the Thursday evening quarterfinals games, and the FOX broadcast network will then carry both semifinal games on Friday, as well as the championship game on Saturday, March 15, at 6:30 p.m. ET.  Peacock will cover five early round and quarterfinal games. The BIG EAST Tournament at The World's Most Famous Arena is college basketball's longest running conference tournament held at the same venue.
 
Tournament coverage will begin with a first-round tripleheader on Wednesday, March 12.  Quarterfinal doubleheaders will be played Thursday afternoon and evening, March 13.  The semifinal doubleheader will be held Friday, March 14 followed by the title game on Saturday evening, March 15.

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