No. 9 South Florida vs. No. 16 DePaul
When » Tuesday, Noon
TV » ESPN2
Georgetown fans know all too well what Dominique Jones (21.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg) is capable of doing for the Bulls (19-11). South Florida briefly was flirting with NCAA Tournament dreams after beating Pittsburgh and the Hoyas in succession. The Blue Demons (8-22) have won just once since head coach Jerry Wainwright was fired in early January. Winner plays No. 8 Georgetown on Wednesday at noon on ESPN.
No. 12 Connecticut vs. No. 13 St. John’s
When » Tuesday, 2 p.m.
TV » ESPN2
The Huskies (17-14) lead the Big East in field-goal percentage defense (.389), but they’ve been pretty mediocre at the other end of the floor, despite the talent of Stanley Robinson and Kemba Walker, who both average 14.9 points per game. The Red Storm (16-14) will need any advantage they can get from a home crowd for an upset. Winner plays No. 5 Marquette on Wednesday at 2 p.m. on ESPN.
No. 10 Seton Hall vs. No. 15 Providence
When » Tuesday, 7 p.m.
TV » ESPNU
The Friars (12-18) need to shoot far better than they did in their home loss to the Pirates (18-11) just three days ago, when they hit just 6 of 22 (27.3 percent) attempts from 3-point range. Jeremy Hazell (21.2 ppg) and Co. have won six of their last eight, but Notre Dame was Seton Hall’s only victory over anybody in the top half of the Big East. Winner plays No. 7 Notre Dame on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
No. 11 Cincinnati vs. No. 14 Rutgers
When » Tuesday, 9 p.m.
TV » ESPNU
Big East rookie of the year candidate Lance Stephenson (12.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg) was a deer in headlights when he got ambushed by a Cincinnati reporter after the Bearcats (16-14) lost to Georgetown, their third defeat in a row and seventh in nine games. He’ll look to show him up against the Scarlet Knights (15-16), who are second in the Big East with 7.1 blocks per contest. Winner plays No. 6 Louisville on Wednesday at 9 p.m. on ESPN.
