Big East Conference Basketball Tournament
(Seeds in Parenthesis)
From The Sports Network
Site: Madison Square Garden (19,763) -- New York, New York
Dates: Tuesday, March 12th through Saturday, March 16th
Annual: 34th
Defending Champion: Louisville def. Cincinnati, 50-44
Television: ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN
Tuesday, March 12th - First Round
Seton Hall 46, (13) South Florida (12-19) 42 OT
Rutgers 76, (14) DePaul (11-21) 57
Wednesday, March 13th - Second Round
Cincinnati 61, (8) Providence (17-14) 44
Syracuse 75, (12) Seton Hall (15-18) 63
Villanova 66, (10) St. John's (16-15) 53
Notre Dame 69, (11) Rutgers (15-16) 61
Thursday, March 14th - Quarterfinal Round
Georgetown 62, (9) Cincinnati (22-11) 43
Syracuse 62, (4) Pittsburgh (24-8) 59
Louisville 74, (7) Villanova (20-13) 55
Notre Dame 73, (3) Marquette (23-8) 65
Friday, March 15th - Semifinal Round
Syracuse 58, (1) Georgetown (25-6) 55 (OT)
Louisville 69, (6) Notre Dame (25-9) 57
Saturday, March 16th - Championship Game
(2) Louisville (29-5) 78, (5) Syracuse (26-9) 61
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| Tournament Titles and Records |
| | School | Titles | Last | Tourney Record | |
| | Georgetown | 7 | 2007 | 49-26 | |
| | Connecticut | 7 | 2011 | 36-26 | |
| | Syracuse | 5 | 2006 | 47-28 | |
| | St. John's | 3 | 2000 | 26-26 | |
| | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2008 | 26-28 | |
| | Seton Hall | 2 | 1993 | 22-30 | |
| | Louisville | 2 | 2012 | 10-5 | |
| | Villanova | 1 | 1995 | 32-31 | |
| | Providence | 1 | 1994 | 16-31 | |
| | Notre Dame | 0 | | 9-17 | |
| | Marquette | 0 | | 8-7 | |
| | Rutgers | 0 | | 6-13 | |
| | Cincinnati | 0 | | 5-6 | |
| | South Florida | 0 | | 3-4 | |
| | DePaul | 0 | | 1-5 | |
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| Past Big East Tournament Winners, Results and Most Valuable Players |
| 2013 | Louisville def. Syracuse, 78-61 (Peyton Siva) |
| 2012 | Louisville def. Cincinnati, 50-44 (Peyton Siva) |
| 2011 | Connecticut def. Louisville, 69-66 (Kemba Walker) |
| 2010 | West Virginia def. Georgetown, 60-58 (Da'Sean Butler) |
| 2009 | Louisville def. Syracuse, 76-66 (Jonny Flynn) |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh def. Georgetown, 74-65 (Sam Young) |
| 2007 | Georgetown def. Pittsburgh, 65-42 (Jeff Green) |
| 2006 | Syracuse def. Pittsburgh, 65-61 (Gerry McNamara) |
| 2005 | Syracuse def. West Virginia, 68-59 (Hakim Warrick) |
| 2004 | Connecticut def. Pittsburgh, 61-58 (Ben Gordon) |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh def. Connecticut, 74-56 (Julius Page) |
| 2002 | Connecticut def. Pittsburgh, 74-65 (2-OT) (Caron Butler) |
| 2001 | Boston College def. Pittsburgh, 79-57 (Troy Bell) |
| 2000 | St. John's def. Connecticut, 80-70 (Bootsy Thornton) |
| 1999 | Connecticut def. St. John's, 82-63 (Kevin Freeman) |
| 1998 | Connecticut def. Syracuse, 69-64 (Khalid El-Amin) |
| 1997 | Boston College def. Villanova, 70-58 (James "Scoonie" Penn) |
| 1996 | Connecticut def. Georgetown, 75-74 (Victor Page) |
| 1995 | Villanova def. Connecticut, 94-78 (Kerry Kittles) |
| 1994 | Providence def. Georgetown, 74-64 (Michael Smith) |
| 1993 | Seton Hall def. Syracuse, 103-70 (Terry Dehere) |
| 1992 | Syracuse def. Georgetown, 56-54 (Alonzo Mourning) |
| 1991 | Seton Hall def. Georgetown, 74-62 (Oliver Taylor) |
| 1990 | Connecticut def. Syracuse, 78-75 (Chris Smith) |
| 1989 | Georgetown def. Syracuse, 88-79 (Charles Smith) |
| 1988 | Syracuse def. Villanova, 85-68 (Sherman Douglas) |
| 1987 | Georgetown def. Syracuse, 69-59 (Reggie Williams) |
| 1986 | St. John's def. Syracuse, 70-69 (Dwayne Washington) |
| 1985 | Georgetown def. St. John's, 92-80 (Patrick Ewing) |
| 1984 | Georgetown def. Syracuse, 82-71 (OT) (Patrick Ewing) |
| 1983 | St. John's def. Boston College, 85-77 (Chris Mullin) |
| 1982 | Georgetown def. Villanova, 72-54 (Eric Floyd) |
| 1981 | Syracuse def. Villanova, 83-80 (3 OT) (Leo Rautins) |
| 1980 | Georgetown def. Syracuse, 87-81 (Craig Shelton) |
| NOTES: |
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Winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. All times
Eastern. Last year, Louisville defeated Cincinnati, 50-44, for its second Big
East title. Louisville was the seventh seed, while Cincinnati was the fourth
seed. Connecticut (2011) and Syracuse (2006) were the lowest seeded teams to
win the championship as nine-seeds. Louisville reached the Final Four of the
NCAA Tournament before losing to eventual champion Kentucky, 69-61. Louisville
has reached the Big East championship game three of the last four years,
winning in 2009 and 2012. In 2006, Syracuse captured the Big East crown by
winning four games by a total of eight points. The Big East is the only
conference to have at least one team reach the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament
every year since 2002. This will be the 31st consecutive year that Madison
Square Garden will be the host. It is the longest running tournament at one
venue of any conference in the country. The top 14 teams qualify for the
conference tournament. Teams seeded five through 10 receive byes into the
second round. The top four seeds earn byes into the quarterfinals. Boston
College won two conference titles when it was a member, the last coming in
2001. West Virginia won in 2010 when it was a member. Patrick Ewing of
Georgetown is the only player to win two tournament MVP awards (1984-85).
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As of March 17, 2013, at 01:43 AM ET
