The 2012 Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament takes place March 6-10 at Madison Square Garden in NYC.
The top 4 teams have earned a double bye into the quarter finals, while the next top 4 get a single bye. Teams #9 – #16 kickoff the tournament March 6 in a preliminary to March Madness. Many of these teams are warming up for the big dance, the NCAA tournament, which starts next week.
Below you can find the schedule, plus some suggestions on where to go before or after games at the garden:
Here is the schedule (all times ET)
Tuesday, March 6
First Round:
Game 1: (#9) Connecticut 81, (#16) DePaul 67
Game 2: 2pm (#13) Pittsburgh 73, (#12) St. John’s 59
Game 3: 7pm (#10) Seton Hall 79, (#15) Providence 47
Game 4: 9pm (# 14) Villanova 70, (#11) Rutgers 49
Wednesday, March 7
Second Round
Game 5: Noon (#9) Connecticut 71, (#8) West Virginia 67 (OT)
Game 6: 2pm (#5) Georgetown 64, (#13) Pittsburgh 52
Game 7: 7pm (#7) Louisville 61, (#10) Seton Hall 55
Game 8: 9pm (#6) USF 56, (#14) Villanova 47
Thursday, March 8
Quarterfinals:
Game 9: noon (#1)Syracuse 58, (#9) Connecticut 55
Game 10: 2pm (#4) Cincinnati 72, (#5) Georgetown 70 (2OT)
Game 11: 7pm (#7) Louisville 84, (#2) Marquette 71
Game 12: 9pm (#3) Notre Dame 57, (#6) USF 53
Friday, March 9
Semifinals:
7pm (#4) Cincinnati 71, (#1) Syracuse 68
9pm (#7) Louisville 64, (#3) Notre Dame 50
Saturday, March 10
Championship Game
9pm (#7) Louisville 50, (#4) Cincinnati 44
Big East Tournament Pre & Post game options and viewing locations:
If you are going to the game, you will want to tailgate as close to the Garden as possible, to minimize travel time. Fortunately, there are a bunch of great locations just steps from MSG:
Tracks Raw Bar & Grill
Penn Station, LIRR level
33rd St. & 7th Ave.
New York, NY
(212) 244-6350
TracksBarGrill.com
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Stout
133 W. 33rd St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 629-6191
StoutNYC.com
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Feile
131 W. 33rd St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 695-1122
FeileNYC.com
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Mustang Harry’s
352 Seventh Ave. (between 29th & 30th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 268-8930
MustangHarrys.com
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Mustang Sally’s
324 Seventh Ave. (28th St.)
New York, NY
212) 695-3806
mustangsallysny.com
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Rogue Restaurant & Bar
757 Sixth Ave. (between 25th & 26th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 242-6434
RogueNYC.com
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Pig n Whistle
202 W. 36th St. (Seventh Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 239-4820
pignwhistleon36th.com
