This year marks the 31st Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament, (and the last one as we know it). Next year, the league will be losing several teams in a major shake-up.
Starting with the play-in rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday, 14 teams (UConn is ineligible) will vie for the Big East Championship title, and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. All games are played at Madison Square Garden.
[Schedule] [Bars near Madison Square Garden] [Alumni Game Watch]
Schedule:
Tuesday, March 12
Seton Hall (#12) def. USF (#13) – 46-42.
Rutgers (#11) def. DePaul (#14) – 76-57.
Wednesday, March 13
Cincinnati (#8) def. Providence (#9) – 61-44
Syracuse (#5) def. Seton Hall (#12) – 75-63
Villanova (#7) def. St. John’s (#10) – 66-53
Notre Dame (#6) def. Rutgers (#11) – 69-61
Thursday, March 14
Georgetown (#1) def. Cincinnati (#8) – 62-43
Syracuse (#5) def. Pittsburgh (#4) – 62-59
Louisville (#2) def. Villanova (#7) – 74-55
Notre Dame (#6) def. Marquette (#3) – 73-65
Friday, March 15
Big East Semi-Finals
Syracuse (#5) def. Georgetown (#1) – 58-55
Louisville (#2) def. Notre Dame (#6) – 69-57
Saturday, March 16
Big East Championship
Louisville (#2) vs. Syracuse (#5) – 8:30pm
More info at: bigeast.org
