2004 Big East men's basketball tournament

2004 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams12
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (6th title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (6th title)
MVPBen Gordon (Connecticut)
Top scorerBen Gordon (Connecticut)
(81 points)
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2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh 13 – 3   .813 31 – 5   .861
No. 7 Connecticut † 12 – 4   .750 33 – 6   .846
No. 21 Providence 11 – 5   .688 20 – 9   .690
No. 20 Syracuse 11 – 5   .688 23 – 8   .742
No. 25 Boston College 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
Seton Hall 10 – 6   .625 21 – 12   .636
Notre Dame 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594
Virginia Tech 7 – 9   .438 15 – 14   .517
Rutgers 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606
West Virginia 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548
Villanova 6 – 10   .375 18 – 17   .514
Georgetown 4 – 12   .250 13 – 15   .464
Miami (FL)* 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
St. John's* 1 – 15   .063 6 – 21   .222
† 2004 Big East tournament winner
As of April 5, 2004[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament

The 2004 Big East men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–13, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the four highest seeds (two from each Big East division) received byes in the first round. The twelve Big East teams with the best conference records were invited to participate. The winner, Connecticut, received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament, the sixth for the Huskies, tying Georgetown for the most Big East tournament championships.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 10 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11 		Semifinals
Friday, March 12 		Final
Saturday, March 13
            
1 #6 Pittsburgh 74
8 Virginia Tech 61
8 Virginia Tech 61
9 Rutgers 58
1 #6 Pittsburgh 62
5 Boston College 53
4 Syracuse 54
5 Boston College 57
5 Boston College 68
12 Georgetown 57
1 #6 Pittsburgh 58
2 #9 Connecticut 61
2 #9 Connecticut 66
7 Notre Dame 58
7 Notre Dame 65
10 West Virginia 64
2 #9 Connecticut 84
11 Villanova 67
3 #20 Providence 66
11 Villanova 69
6 Seton Hall 60
11 Villanova 61

Note: By finishing below twelfth place during the regular season, Miami (FL) and St. John's did not qualify for the tournament.

Games

1st round: Wednesday, March 10

Noon
Team 1 2 Total
(9) Rutgers 35 23 58
(8) Virginia Tech 27 34 61
2PM
Team 1 2 Total
(12) Georgetown 22 35 57
(5) Boston College 27 41 68



7PM
Team 1 2 Total
(10) West Virginia 24 40 64
(7) Notre Dame 35 30 65
9PM
Team 1 2 Total
(11) Villanova 34 27 61
(6) Seton Hall 32 28 60


Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 11

Noon
Team 1 2 Total
(8) Virginia Tech 24 37 61
(1) Pittsburgh 34 40 74
2 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(5) Boston College 23 34 57
(4) Syracuse 32 22 54




7 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(7) Notre Dame 28 30 58
(2) Connecticut 37 29 66
9 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(11) Villanova 32 37 69
(3) Providence 33 33 66

Semifinals: Friday, March 12

7 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(5) Boston College 26 27 53
(1) Pittsburgh 22 40 62


9 PM
Team 1 2 Total
(11) Villanova 24 43 67
(2) Connecticut 37 47 84

Championship game

ESPN
Saturday, March 13
9:00 pm
Box Score
#2 Connecticut Huskies 61, #1 Pittsburgh Panthers 58
Pts: B. Gordon 23
Rebs: E. Okafor 13
Asts: T. Brown 6		 Pts: M. McCarroll, C. Taft 11
Rebs: C. Krauser 8
Asts: J. Brown 6
Halftime Score: Pittsburgh, 34-25
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
Attendance: 19,528
Referees: Jim Burr, Mike Kitts, Bob Donato

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Ben Gordon, Connecticut

All-Tournament Team

References

  1. ^ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
  • Big East Championship Results[permanent dead link]