Big East women's championship: #1 UConn (23-1) vs. Marquette (19-5), Mon., 8 pm (TV: FS1)
(at Mohegan Sun) Seeking their 19th Big East Tournament title, the Huskies breezed past St. John's and Villanova this weekend; UConn defense has been almost impossible to score on-- Villanova shot 15% FG (5-33) in the first half of Sunday's semifinal, scoring 3 points in the 2nd quarter; Christyn Williams scored 26 in the semi; UConn is 11-0 all time vs. Marquette, including a pair of wins this season; UConn won 7 of the last 9 Big East tournaments it played in, losing its last championship game appearance, vs. Notre Dame, in 2013.
Big East men's quarterfinal: UConn (14-6) vs. DePaul or Providence, Thurs., 9 pm (TV: FS1)
(at Madison Square Garden) UConn beat DePaul twice in the regular season, splitting two with Providence (w/ first team All-Big East James Bouknight: W; w/out Bouknight: L); Bouknight scored 21 as the Huskies shot 59% in Saturday's regular season-ending win over Georgetown.
America East men's championship: Hartford (14-8) vs. UMass-Lowell (11-11), Sat., 11 am (TV: ESPN2)
(at West Hartford) Winner advances to the NCAA Tournament; the Hawks earned home court with a semifinal win at Vermont, as guard Austin Williams scored 25; Williams has been on a roll, scored 29 pts. with 15 rebounds in a win over Binghamton on Feb. 27; the teams split a two-game regular season series in Lowell, MA.