UConn and Syracuse have made magical runs as No. 9 seeds to Big East tournament champs. Will Cinderella's slipper fit Butler, too?

Against Butler, Big East Player of the Year RJ Luis Jr. had 20 points, Aaron Scott had 15 points and a career-high five steals — St. John's scored 24 points off 15 Bulldogs turnovers — and Richmond added 15 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

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.