Creighton and DePaul are the two BIG EAST teams still lacing them up in the postseason. Creighton plays at TCU Tuesday night in the NIT Quarterfinals on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET. The winner advances to Madison Square Garden for the semifinals on Tuesday, April 2.
DePaul moved into the semifinal round of the CBI with a 97-89 victory over Longwood on Monday at McGrath-Phillips Arena on the Blue Demons’ campus. Max Strus poured in 38 points for his fourth 30-point game in his last six outings. DePaul hosts Coastal Carolina Wednesday in the CBI Semifinals.
In the NCAA Tournament, Villanova reached the second round before dropping an 87-61 decision to Purdue in an East Regional contest in Hartford, Ct.