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.

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 quarterfinal round of the Big East Tournament concludes Thursday night with Villanova (19-13, 11-9) looking to continue their last-second bid for an NCAA Tournament invite against UConn (22-9, 14-6).

Here is all the ticket information available for the Big East Tournament Championship game between UConn women's basketball and Creighton.

The Uconn Huskies will face off against the Villanova Wildcats in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Big East Tournament.

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.