2004 Big East men's basketball tournament

2004 Big East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2003–04
Teams	12
Site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Connecticut (6th title)
Winning coach	Jim Calhoun (6th title)
MVP	Ben Gordon (Connecticut)
Top scorer	Ben Gordon (Connecticut) (81 points)
Big East men's basketball tournaments

2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings

	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 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

• Jaron Brown, Pittsburgh
• Taliek Brown, Connecticut
• Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh
• Craig Smith, Boston College
• Chris Taft, Pittsburgh

References

• Big East Championship Results