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1989 Big East men's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1989 |
| Conference | Big East |
| Gender | Men's |
| Teams | 9 |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| City | New York City |
| Champions | Georgetown |
| TitleCount | 6th |
| Coach | John Thompson |
| CoachCount | 6th |
| MVP | Charles Smith |
| MVPTeam | Georgetown |
| Television | Big East Network,CBS (semifinals and championship game) |
The 1989 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 9 to March 12, 1989. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.
Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 88–79, to claim its sixth Big East tournament championship.
Bracket
March 9, 1989 March 10, 1989 March 11, 1989 March 12, 1989 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=St. John's | RD1-score03=74 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=81 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=#3 Georgetown | RD2-score01=82 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Boston College | RD2-score02=52 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Pittsburgh | RD2-score03=71 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04= | RD2-score04=66 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05= | RD2-score05=79 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06=Providence | RD2-score06=76 | RD2-seed07=2 | RD2-team07=#11 Seton Hall | RD2-score07=74 | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08=Connecticut | RD2-score08=66 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=#3 Georgetown | RD3-score01=85 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Pittsburgh | RD3-score02=62 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=#5 Syracuse | RD3-score03=81 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=#11 Seton Hall | RD3-score04=78 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=#3 Georgetown | RD4-score01=88 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=#5 Syracuse | RD4-score02=79
First round summary
Quarterfinals summary
Semifinals summary
Championship game summary
Announcers
| Seed | Teams | Flagship station | Play-by-play announcer | Color analyst(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Seton Hall | WPAT–AM |
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Charles Smith, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
- Dana Barros, Boston College
- Sherman Douglas, Syracuse
- John Morton, Seton Hall
- Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown
- Ramón Ramos, Seton Hall
- Charles Smith, Georgetown
References
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