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2004 Big East men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
Year2004
ConferenceBig East
GenderMen's
Teams12
ArenaMadison Square Garden
CityNew York City
Champions[Connecticut](2003-04-connecticut-huskies-men-s-basketball-team)
TitleCount6th
CoachJim Calhoun
CoachCount6th
MVPBen Gordon
MVPTeamConnecticut
TopScorerBen Gordon
TopScorerTeamConnecticut
Points81

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

Wednesday, March 10 Thursday, March 11 Friday, March 12 Saturday, March 13 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03= | RD1-score03=61 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=58 | RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07=Boston College | RD1-score07=68 | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-team08=Georgetown | RD1-score08=57 | RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11=Notre Dame | RD1-score11=65 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12=West Virginia | RD1-score12=64 | RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15=Seton Hall | RD1-score15=60 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=61 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=#6 Pittsburgh | RD2-score01=74 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Virginia Tech | RD2-score02=61 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Syracuse | RD2-score03=54 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Boston College | RD2-score04=57 | RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05=#9 Connecticut | RD2-score05=66 | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-team06=Notre Dame | RD2-score06=58 | RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07=#20 Providence | RD2-score07=66 | RD2-seed08=11 | RD2-team08=Villanova | RD2-score08=69 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=#6 Pittsburgh | RD3-score01=62 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=Boston College | RD3-score02=53 | RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=#9 Connecticut | RD3-score03=84 | RD3-seed04=11 | RD3-team04=Villanova | RD3-score04=67 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=#6 Pittsburgh | RD4-score01=58 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=#9 Connecticut | RD4-score02=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

Team12Total
(9) Rutgers352358
(8) **Virginia Tech**2734**61**

:2PM

Team12Total
(12) Georgetown223557
(5) **Boston College**2741**68**

:7PM

Team12Total
(10) West Virginia244064
(7) **Notre Dame**3530**65**

:9PM

Team12Total
(11) **Villanova**3427**61**
(6) Seton Hall322860

Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 11

:Noon

Team12Total
(8) Virginia Tech243761
(1) **Pittsburgh**3440**74**

:2 PM

Team12Total
(5) **Boston College**2334**57**
(4) Syracuse322254

:7 PM

Team12Total
(7) Notre Dame283058
(2) **Connecticut**3729**66**

:9 PM

Team12Total
(11) **Villanova**3237**69**
(3) Providence333366

Semifinals: Friday, March 12

:7 PM

Team12Total
(5) Boston College262753
(1) **Pittsburgh**2240**62**

:9 PM

Team12Total
(11) Villanova244367
(2) **Connecticut**3747**84**

Championship game

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

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