Day 1 of the 2025 Big East Tournament concludes with the Seton Hall Pirates (7-24, 2-18) taking the court against the Villanova Wildcats (18-13, 11-9). Villanova saw their NCAA Tournament hopes extinguished with a 75-73 loss to Georgetown eight days ago.

Pick a sequence, any sequence. There were enough micro moments in the first half that contributed to the final result to fill this entire space, so let’s stick to one stretch. Villanova had a 15-point lead inside of five minutes to go in the opening frame.

Take the Over as the Villanova Wildcats take on the Seton Hall Pirates in tonight's Big East Tournament pick and prediction.

The beauty of the Big East Tournament is in the setting and the stakes — the atmosphere and attention that a sold-out Madison Square Garden commands and the understanding that one bad night could end a team’s season.

Villanova fired Kyle Neptune after a three-year run where he succeeded Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright and failed to ever make the NCAA Tournament. Neptune went 54-47 overall in