College basketball highlights: Pac-12, Big East tournaments in action

March is here, which means it’s officially tournament time.

The Big East and Pac-12 tournaments began on the day when St. John’s took care of business against Butler at Madison Square Garden, while Colorado topped Washington at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Seton Hall and DePaul are currently battling it out in the Big East tournament, while California and Washington State are facing off in the Pac-12 tournament.

Later in the Big East tournament, a key matchup between Georgetown and Villanova will take place. Villanova defeated Georgetown in both meetings this season, and that was without the Wildcats’ best player, Justin Moore, who was out with a torn Achilles. Nova needs to make a run to help its outside chance of making the NCAA Tournament.

The Big Ten and Big 12 are also in action, with a highly anticipated matchup between Wisconsin and Ohio State tipping off at 6:30 pm ET on the Big Ten Network.

Here are the best moments!

Big East: Seton Hall vs. DePaul

Verticality!

Nick Ongenda was able to make the slam while sprinting down the court to help DePaul start its matchup against Seton Hall.

Very open for leadership

KC Ndefo was left wide open from 3-point territory, allowing him to knock down the shot to give Seton Hall the lead late in the first half.

Pac-12: California vs. Washington State

Up and down

DJ Rodman made the tough layup to help set the tone for the Cougars and give them a lead in the first half.

finished games

Pac-12: Colorado 74, Washington 68

The Pac-12 Tournament is underway!

Tristan da Silva drained a 3-pointer for the Buffaloes to get things going for the West.

Hit them with the side step plus the foul!

Julian Hammond beat his defender with some good footwork before hitting a three-pointer the old fashioned way as Colorado was in control for much of the first half.

Getting up for the jam!

Keion Brooks made the steal and beat Colorado down the court to lay up for the easy slam and bring Washington closer to tying the game early in the second half.

Getting closer little by little

Koren Johnson’s 3-pointer from the corner helped Washington cut Colorado’s lead to one midway through the second half.

Front for the first time

Washington took its first lead of the ballgame when Johnson made a tough layup in transition to give the Huskies a 47-46 lead.

Hammond from the deep!

Hammond’s deep 3-pointer helped Colorado extend its lead to four late in the second half as the two teams traded baskets.

The buffalo charge forward and advance!

Luke O’Brien drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key to break a 66-66 tie with just over a minute left, giving Colorado the lead for good and helping it advance to the next round

Big East: St. John’s 76. Butler 63

Setting the tone early

The guard of St. John, Posh Alexander, threw a bounce pass to O’Mar Stanley, which resulted in a nice two-handed flush.

grand slam!

Joel Soriano used the pick to his advantage, driving to the rim for a hard drive to extend St. Louis’ early lead. John.

Score it!

Soriano tried to throw his teammate’s inbounds pass. Instead, the ball hit the fingertips but still went into the bucket as it all went Saint John’s way in the first half.

Smile hit!

Soriano dominated the first half on both ends, rising tall to deflect a Butler layup to help St. John’s to maintain a double-digit lead at the break.

Hammer down!

Jalen Thomas hit a slam dunk to help Butler get back within striking distance in the second half.

Soriano slam!

Soriano threw it for the last time to help secure the win for St. John after a surge from Butler in the second half.

It will come soon

Big Ten: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin

More details to come.

Big 12: Texas Tech vs. West Virginia

Details to come.

Big East: Villanova vs. Georgetown

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Pac-12: Stanford vs. Utah

Details to come.

Big Ten: Minnesota vs. Nebraska

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Big 12: Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State

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Pac-12: Oregon State vs. Arizona State

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Other Highlights:

Madness is upon us!

The day started with some drama in the ACC tournament as ninth-seeded Wake Forest knocked off eighth-seeded Syracuse after Daivien Williamson hit a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to give the Demons Deacons a 77-74 win.

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