St. John’s could easily come away victorious here, but its odds of doing so are a bit short considering a dangerous field that includes a solid Marquette squad, as well as Creighton, Villanova and Dan Hurley’s battle-tested and back-to-back defending national champion UConn team.

Creighton and UConn last met on Feb. 27, and the Huskies delivered a convincing 72-53 victory. Sarah Strong, Paige Bueckers, and Kaitlyn Chen each scored double-digit points, helping UConn to the regular season title.