In this strange college basketball year, the Bluejays are 7-0 against the top half of the Big East (Xavier, Connecticut, Seton Hall and St. John’s). They’re 2-4 against the bottom half. They’ll have a chance to avenge two of those losses in the next four days, with trips to Marquette and Georgetown on tap.
Marquette beat the Jays in Omaha nearly two months ago to begin the conference slate. The Golden Eagles have since endured two separate three-game losing streaks in Big East play to squander any momentum they might have gained from that win, and come into Saturday in desperation mode.