1994 Big East men's basketball tournament

1994 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsProvidence (1st title)
Winning coachRick Barnes (1st title)
MVPMichael Smith (Providence)
← 1993
1995 →
1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Connecticut 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
No. 15 Syracuse 13 – 5   .722 23 – 7   .767
Boston College 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Providence † 10 – 8   .556 20 – 10   .667
Villanova 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625
Georgetown 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Seton Hall 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
Pittsburgh 7 – 11   .389 13 – 14   .481
St. John's 5 – 13   .278 12 – 17   .414
Miami 0 – 18   .000 7 – 20   .259
† 1994 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1994[1]
Rankings from AP poll

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

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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

Record

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 Miami (FL) 0–18

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Thursday, March 10
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
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
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
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
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
Championship – Sunday, March 13
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

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First round
March 10, 1994 		Quarterfinals
March 11, 1994 		Semifinals
March 12, 1994 		Championship Game
March 13, 1994
            
1 #2 Connecticut 97
9 St. John's 77
8 Pittsburgh 72
9 St. John's 80
1 #2 Connecticut 67
4 Providence 69
4 Providence 77
5 Villanova 66
4 Providence 74
6 Georgetown 64
3 Boston College 58
6 Georgetown 81
6 Georgetown 76OT
7 Seton Hall 71
2 #13 Syracuse 80
7 Seton Hall 81OT
7 Seton Hall 69
10 Miami 51

Awards

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Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Michael Smith, Providence

All Tournament Team

References

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General: "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2009.

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Big East Conference Season Summary
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