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1994 Big East men's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1994 |
| Conference | Big East |
| Gender | Men's |
| Teams | 10 |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| City | New York City |
| Champions | Providence |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Rick Barnes |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Michael Smith |
| MVPTeam | Providence |
The 1994 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 10 to March 13, 1994. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Connecticut finished with the best regular season conference and was awarded the #1 seed.
Providence defeated Georgetown, 74–64, in the championship game to claim its first Big East tournament championship.
Seeds
All 10 Big East schools are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by the conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records. The top six teams will receive first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament will be determined at the close of the regular conference season.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 16–2 | ||
| 2 | Syracuse | 13–5 | ||
| 3 | Boston College | 11–7 | ||
| 4 | Providence | 10–8 | 2–0 vs Villanova | |
| 1–1 vs Georgetown | ||||
| 5 | Villanova | 10–8 | 2–0 vs Georgetown | |
| 0–2 vs Providence | ||||
| 6 | Georgetown | 10–8 | 1–1 vs. Providence | |
| 0–2 vs Villanova | ||||
| 7 | Seton Hall | 8–10 | ||
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 7–11 | ||
| 9 | St. John's | 5–13 | ||
| 10 | 1993–94 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team | Miami (FL | 0–18 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | First round – Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 | Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 | Championship – Sunday, March 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Pittsburgh vs. No. 9 St. John's | 72–80 | Big East TV Network | 19,544 | ||||
| 2 | 9:30 pm | No. 7 Seton Hall vs. No. 10 Miami (FL) | 69–51 | ||||||
| 3 | 12 Noon | No. 4 Providence vs. No 5. Villanova | 77–66 | Big East TV Network | 19,544 | ||||
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 9 St. John's | 97–77 | ||||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 7 Seton Hall | 80–81OT | ||||||
| 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 3 Boston College vs. No. 6 Georgetown | 58–81 | ||||||
| 7 | 1:30 pm | No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 4 Providence | 67–79 | CBS | 19,544 | ||||
| 8 | 3:45 pm | No. 6 Georgetown vs. No. 7 Seton Hall | 76–71OT | ||||||
| 9 | 2:45 pm | No. 4 Providence vs. No. 6 Georgetown | 74–64 | CBS | 19,544 | ||||
| Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed. |
Bracket
March 10, 1994 March 11, 1994 March 12, 1994 March 13, 1994
| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Pittsburgh | RD1-score03=72 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=St. John's | RD1-score04=80
| RD1-seed15=7 | RD1-team15=Seton Hall | RD1-score15=69 | RD1-seed16=10 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=51
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=#2 Connecticut | RD2-score01=97 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=St. John's | RD2-score02=77
| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Providence | RD2-score03=77 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Villanova | RD2-score04=66
| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=Boston College | RD2-score05=58 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06=Georgetown | RD2-score06=81
| RD2-seed07=2 | RD2-team07=#13 Syracuse | RD2-score07=80 | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08=Seton Hall | RD2-score08=81OT
| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=#2 Connecticut | RD3-score01=67 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Providence | RD3-score02=69
| RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=Georgetown | RD3-score03=76OT | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-team04=Seton Hall | RD3-score04=71
| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=Providence | RD4-score01=74 | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-team02=Georgetown | RD4-score02=64
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Michael Smith, Providence
All Tournament Team
- George Butler, Georgetown
- Othella Harrington, Georgetown
- Donyell Marshall, Connecticut
- Rob Phelps, Providence
- Dickey Simpkins, Providence
- Michael Smith, Providence
References
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