ST. JOHN’S. UCONN. The Red Storm seek the ultimate Big East validation at Gampel tomorrow night, ⁦@stf_ncaa⁩ and ⁦@Clatch1014⁩ are back to make some predictions. ⁦@CollHoopsChat⁩ ⁦@BIGEASTMBB⁩

Maddox and Poplar going to play HORSE to win this game?

When Poplar starts seeing the ball go into the basket look out

@podoffame People talk about how close Jackson has gotten recently but Fouts was in back to back AFC championships- losing at home to the Raiders in 1980 and then losing the Freezer Bowl to Cincinnati the year after

Xavier has to come out with slightly more urgency given this game might decide their NCAA at-large fate

@bryandeno The defense didn’t make it to College Park I see

Anyone else get the sense that James Breeding will find his whistle at the half and this game is destined to be a foul shooting contest

Did not have Boayke dominating inside on my bingo card for Villanova

@RM865935 @TonyPatelis Not saying he’s on the call today but I heard he likes doing Nebraska games because he loves calling Big 8 games

@paquette_jim @StJohnsBBall @The_AMPPVD I’m assuming St. John’s is in Providence as a top four seed but unless Connecticut pretty much runs the table there won’t be a clear second team to send to that subregion and there at least would be that logic to send Marquette there

@haslametrics Greg Sankey

Graham as the “Carmelo/Syracuse” set up for St. John’s placing them in the East in nearby Newark (although Duke fans usually have no trouble getting to the New York metro for big games)

@CBBTheater I’ve seen him run with the high knees once. I think the play where he runs between Ace Bailey and the two Illinois players just symbolizes how he loses focus on the court which for a referee is not good

Is there a way I can see the WAB rankings?

@BRamseyKSR Right now the bubble looks weak, but bid stealers might strengthen that group (Add Drake, add VCU, etc.)

A big game near the home of the Eagles serves as an appetizer for the Super Bowl as Xavier needs a win at Wells Fargo over Villanova to maintain their momentum towards securing an at large bid.

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