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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
Georgetown guard Jonathan Mulmore (right) dribbles towards the basket on St. John's guard Shamorie Ponds during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
Georgetown forward Marcus Derrickson (24) has his shot blocked by St. John's forward Darien Williams during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
Georgetown guard Jonathan Mulmore (right) dribbles on the perimeter while guarded by St. John's guard Shamorie Ponds during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
Georgetown guard Rodney Pryor (left) attempts to shoot over St. John's forward Tariq Owens during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
Georgetown guard Rodney Pryor attempts a layup during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game against St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
Georgetown center Bradley Hayes attempts a layup during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game against St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
Georgetown center Bradley Hayes dunks the ball during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game against St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
Georgetown guard Rodney Pryor (23) gets ready to dunk the ball over St. John's forward Darien Williams (45) during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
Georgetown guard Rodney Pryor (left) finishes his dunk attempt during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game against St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
Georgetown forward Akoy Agau (22) drives towards the basket on St. John's forward Bashir Ahmed (left) during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
St. John's head coach Chris Mullin on the sidelines during the Big East Tournament first round game against Georgetown at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. on Mar. 8, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
St. John's guard Marcus LoVett passes the ball away from Georgetown defenders Marcus Derrickson (24) and Jagan Mosely during the second half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. on Mar. 8, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
St. John's guard Marcus LoVett looks to pass the ball around Georgetown defender Rodney Pryor during the second half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. on Mar. 8, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
St. John's guard Shamorie Ponds drives to the basket on Georgetown center Bradley Hayes during the second half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. on Mar. 8, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's
St. John's forward Darien Williams celebrates at the end of the Big East Tournament first round game against Georgetown at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. on Mar. 8, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
DePaul guard Chris Harrison-Docks attempts a three-pointer during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game against Xavier at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
A member of the DePaul cheerleading squad performs during a timeout at the 2017 Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
DePaul guard Billy Garrett Jr. is defended while driving to the basket by Xavier guard J.P. Macura during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game against Xavier at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
DePaul forward Tre'Darius McCallum dunks the ball over Xavier forward Kaiser Gates during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game against Xavier at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
DePaul guard R.J. Curington looks to find a teammate during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game against Xavier at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
DePaul guard Billy Garrett Jr. is tied up by Xavier's Kaiser Gates (far left) and Malcolm Bernard during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
DePaul guard Eli Cain has his shot blocked by Xavier center Sean O'Mara during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
DePaul guard Billy Garrett Jr. dribbles on the perimeter during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game against Xavier at Madison Square Garden on Mar. 8, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
DePaul head coach Dave Leitao stands on the sidelines during the first half of the Big East Tournament first round game against Xavier at Madison Square Garden on Mar. 8, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
Xavier guard J.P. Macura tries to maneuver in the lane around DePaul guard Brandon Cyrus (4) during the second half of the 2017 Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
Xavier guard Trevon Bluiett attempts a layup over DePaul forward Joe Hanel during the second half of the 2017 Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
Xavier guard Quentin Goodin dunks the ball over DePaul forward Tre'Darius McCallum during the second half of the 2017 Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
Members of Xavier's bench celebrate during the second half of the 2017 Big East Tournament first round game against DePaul at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
Xavier guard Quentin Goodin tries to make a play over DePaul center Levi Cook during the second half of the 2017 Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
Xavier head coach Chris Mack on the sidelines during the second half of the 2017 Big East Tournament first round game against DePaul at Madison Square Garden on Mar. 8, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
Xavier head coach Chris Mack on the sidelines during the second half of the 2017 Big East Tournament first round game against DePaul at Madison Square Garden on Mar. 8, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
Xavier guard Malcolm Bernard dribbles to the frontcourt while guarded by DePaul guard Billy Garrett Jr. during the second half of the 2017 Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
Xavier forward Kaiser Gates attempts a jumper during the second half of the 2017 Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole) -
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2017 #BETourney: No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier
Xavier guard Malcolm Bernard puts up a desperation shot over the defense of DePaul forward Tre'Darius McCallum during the second half of the 2017 Big East Tournament first round game at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole)
It’s been 35 years in New York City, and the Big East Tournament looks as if it hasn’t aged one bit.
For the 35th consecutive season, the Big East Tournament will take place at The World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, and it is sure to provide as much of the drama, suspense and great basketball action as we have always come to expect in the Big Apple. It doesn’t hurt that the league, as per usual, is having another banner year, with the league projecting to get six teams solidly into the NCAA Tournament, with the rest of the field looking to play its way in to the Big Dance with a wonderful showing over the next few days in New York City.
One of those teams looking to make a final impression on the NCAA Tournament Committee is one that had made a pretty good impression for most of the campaign, the No. 7 seed Xavier Musketeers. Ironically, their season started to take a downward turn after their Jan. 29 game against St. John’s in Madison Square Garden, when star point guard Edmond Sumner suffered a torn ACL and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the 2017 season. The Musketeers, now on the bubble, start their run to secure their place into the NCAA Tournament with a first-round game against No. 10 DePaul.
Before that, and to start the 2017 tournament, we have a rivalry game that brings back memories of the Big East at its biggest and baddest: Georgetown vs. St, John’s. Though it’s a matchup of the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds in the conference, no game in the league could possibly bring out the best in these two schools than a matchup of two of the original seven Big East Conference members in a tournament setting. There are sure to be fireworks when those two teams take the court to start the tournament off tonight.
There’s also sure to be lots of pictures to be taken of the two games this evening, as our photographer, Robert Cole, will be courtside at Madison Square Garden and provide us – and our viewers – amazing closeups of the action, from the opening tip of the first game to the Big East Tournament title game on Saturday night.
Keep refreshing this page soon after the games end to see the latest pictures from Day 1 of the 2017 Big East Tournament. There are now 34 photos in this gallery, with both games from tonight being featured. After clicking on the first photo to enlarge the picture, make sure to press the left and right arrow buttons to scroll through the rest of the pictures.
