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.

The worst season in Seton Hall basketball history ended in fitting fashion Wednesday – with a 67-55 loss to Villanova in the first round of the Big East Tournament. But the details of that contest were unimportant as Pirates finished a lost campaign with a 7-25 record.

Eric Dixon scored all 19 of his points in the second half, including 11 during a decisive run, as sixth-seeded Villanova got past 11th-seed Seton Hall 67-55 in the opening round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday night.

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

Villanova saw their NCAA Tournament hopes extinguished with a 75-73 loss to Georgetown eight days ago. It marked the end of an inconsistent and overall disappointing regular season for the Wildcats. A deep run in the Big East Tournament, however, can change everything.

The Big East Tournament gets underway Wednesday with three first-round games from teams seeded sixth through 11th, all of which air on Peacock. These teams playing on Wednesday have to win four games in four days to win the tournament and punch their ticket to March Madness.

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