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 kick off the day as Butler is currently taking on St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, while Colorado is battling Washington at T-Mobile Arena is Las Vegas. 

Later, the Big East will feature two more games, including a key showdown between Georgetown and Villanova. 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 much-anticipated matchup between Wisconsin and Ohio State set to tip off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.

Here are the top moments!

Pac-12: Colorado vs. Washington

Pac-12 tourney is underway!

Tristan da Silva drained a 3-pointer for the Buffaloes to get things underway out west.

Hit them with the side step plus the foul!

Julian Hammond got by his defender with some nice footwork before drawing a foul to three points the old-fashioned way as Colorado was in control for much of the first half. 

Big East: St. John’s vs. Butler

Setting the tone early

St. John’s guard Posh Alexander threw a must-see bounce pass to O’Mar Stanley, which resulted in a beautiful two-handed flush.

Big time slam!

Joel Soriano used the pick he set to his advantage, rolling to the rim to throw down a loud dunk to extend St. John’s early lead.

Tip it in!

Soriano tried to haul in the entry pass from his teammate. Instead, the ball hit the tip of his fingers yet still went in the bucket as everything went St. John’s way in the first half.

Soriano swat!

Soriano dominated the first half on both ends, getting up high to reject a Butler layup to help St. John’s hold a double-digit lead at the break.

Big East: Seton Hall vs. DePaul

Details to come.

Pac-12: California vs. Washington State

Details to come.

California Golden Bears

CAL

+14.0

+500

o126.5

Washington State Cougars

WSU

-14.0

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u126.5

Big Ten: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin

More details to come.

Ohio State Buckeyes

OSU

-2.0

-143

o130

Wisconsin Badgers

WIS

+2.0

+105

u130

Big 12: Texas Tech vs. West Virginia

Details to come.

Texas Tech Red Raiders

TTU

+4.0

+140

o145.5

West Virginia Mountaineers

WVU

-4.0

-200

u145.5

Big East: Villanova vs. Georgetown

Details to come.

Georgetown Hoyas

GTWN

+11.0

+400

o141

Villanova Wildcats

VILL

-11.0

-714

u141

Pac-12: Stanford vs. Utah

Details to come.

Stanford Cardinal

STAN

+1.0

-118

o136

Utah Utes

UTAH

-1.0

-118

u136

Big Ten: Minnesota vs. Nebraska

Details to come.

Minnesota Golden Gophers

MINN

+5.5

+188

o138

Nebraska Cornhuskers

NEB

-5.5

-278

u138

Big 12: Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State

Details to come.

Oklahoma Sooners

OKLA

+1.5

+100

o135

Oklahoma State Cowboys

OKST

-1.5

-139

u135

Pac-12: Oregon State vs. Arizona State

Details to come.

Oregon State Beavers

ORST

+11.0

+375

o131

Arizona State Sun Devils

ASU

-11.0

-667

u131

Other top moments:

Madness is upon us!

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

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