It was after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday when Kyle Neptune, Eric Dixon, and Jordan Longino walked off a podium inside Madison Square Garden and headed back toward the Villanova locker room. The third-seeded Wildcats got past a seven-win Seton Hall team in the opening round of the Big East tournament despite 16 turnovers and two separate spells of nearly eight minutes without a made basket.

The UConn Huskies take on the Villanova Wildcats in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, March 13.

UConn, the two-time defending NCAA champs, open the Big East Tournament vs. Villanova at their home away from home - Madison Square Garden. Read our Villanova vs. UConn predictions and best bets here.

The Creighton Bluejays play in the Big East Tournament against the UConn Huskies. The teams meet Friday for the third time this season.

Paige Bueckers scored 23 points to help No. 3 UConn advance to the Big East tournament championship game with an 82-54 victory over Villanova on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn. Sarah

Paige Bueckers scored 21 of her 23 points in the first half and No. 3 UConn held Villanova without a field goal for more than 16 minutes to beat the Wildcats 82-54 on Sunday, advancing to the Big East championship game.

Students on UConn’s campus are ready to see if they will bring home another championship. For the fifth year in a row, the UConn women’s basketball team is heading to the Big East Championship. It’s a feeling of excitement which students say never gets old.