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2012 Big East men's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Conference | Big East |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Men's |
| Image | 2012BigEastBballTournament.PNG |
| ImageSize | 200px |
| Caption | 2012 Big East Championship logo |
| Teams | 16 |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| City | New York City |
| Champions | [Louisville](2011-12-louisville-cardinals-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 2nd |
| Coach | Rick Pitino |
| CoachCount | 2nd |
| MVP | Peyton Siva |
| MVPTeam | Louisville |
| TopScorer | Kyle Kuric |
| TopScorerTeam | Louisville |
| Points | 58 |
| Television | ESPN |
The 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2012 Big East Championship, was the 33rd annual Big East men's basketball tournament, deciding the champion of the 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season. For the 30th consecutive season, the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 6–10, 2012. The tournament was the last to feature participation from West Virginia as they joined the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2012.
In the final, Louisville defeated Cincinnati, 50–44, to win their second Big East championship in school history. Louisville guard Peyton Siva received the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the most outstanding player of the tournament.
Seeds
This was the fourth Big East tournament to include all 16 of the conference's teams. The teams finishing nine through 16 in the regular season standings played first-round games, while teams five through eight received byes to the second round. The top four teams during the regular season received double-byes to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ‡†[Syracuse](2011-12-syracuse-orange-men-s-basketball-team) | 17–1 | 30–1 | |
| 2. | †[Marquette](2011-12-marquette-golden-eagles-men-s-basketball-team) | 14–4 | 25–6 | |
| 3. | †[Notre Dame](2011-12-notre-dame-fighting-irish-men-s-basketball-team) | 13–5 | 21–10 | |
| 4. | †[Cincinnati](2011-12-cincinnati-bearcats-men-s-basketball-team) | 12–6 | 22–9 | 1–1 vs. USF/GTWN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 1–1 vs. MARQ; **1–0** vs. ND; **1–0** vs. GTWN |
| 5. | #[Georgetown](2011-12-georgetown-hoyas-men-s-basketball-team) | 12–6 | 22–7 | 1–1 vs. USF/CIN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 1–1 vs. MARQ; **1–0** vs. ND; **0–1** vs. CIN |
| 6. | #[South Florida](2011-12-south-florida-bulls-men-s-basketball-team) | 12–6 | 19–12 | 1–1 vs. CIN/GTWN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; **0–1** vs. ND |
| 7. | #[Louisville](2011-12-louisville-cardinals-men-s-basketball-team) | 10–8 | 22–9 | |
| 8. | #[West Virginia](2011-12-west-virginia-mountaineers-men-s-basketball-team) | 9–9 | 19–12 | |
| 9. | [Connecticut](2011-12-connecticut-huskies-men-s-basketball-team) | 8–10 | 18–12 | 1–1 vs. HALL; 0–2 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; **1–1** vs. ND |
| 10. | [Seton Hall](2011-12-seton-hall-pirates-men-s-basketball-team) | 8–10 | 19–11 | 1–1 vs. CONN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; **0–1** vs. ND |
| 11. | Rutgers | 6–12 | 14–17 | **1–0** vs. SJU |
| 12. | [St. John's](2011-12-st-john-s-red-storm-men-s-basketball-team) | 6–12 | 13–18 | **0–1** vs. RUT |
| 13. | [Pittsburgh](2011-12-pittsburgh-panthers-men-s-basketball-team) | 5–13 | 16–15 | **1–0** vs. VILL |
| 14. | [Villanova](2011-12-villanova-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) | 5–13 | 12–18 | **0–1** vs. PITT |
| 15. | [Providence](2011-12-providence-friars-men-s-basketball-team) | 4–14 | 15–16 | |
| 16. | DePaul | 3–15 | 12–18 | |
| ‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. | ||||
| † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. | ||||
| # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. | ||||
| Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. |
Schedule
All tournament games were nationally televised on an ESPN network:
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | First Round – Tuesday, March 6 | Second Round – Wednesday, March 7 | Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 | Semifinals – Friday, March 9 | Championship Game – Saturday, March 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | **#9 [Connecticut](2011-12-connecticut-huskies-men-s-basketball-team)** vs. #16 DePaul | ESPN2 | 20,057 | |||||
| 2 | 2:00 PM | #12 [St. John's](2011-12-st-john-s-red-storm-men-s-basketball-team) vs. **#13 [Pittsburgh](2011-12-pittsburgh-panthers-men-s-basketball-team)** | ESPN2 | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 7:00 PM | **#10 [Seton Hall](2011-12-seton-hall-pirates-men-s-basketball-team)** vs. #15 [Providence](2011-12-providence-friars-men-s-basketball-team) | ESPNU | 20,057 | |||||
| 4 | 9:00 PM | #11 Rutgers vs. **#14 [Villanova](2011-12-villanova-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team)** | ESPNU | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #8 [West Virginia](2011-12-west-virginia-mountaineers-men-s-basketball-team) vs. **#9 Connecticut** | ESPN | 20,057 | |||||
| 6 | 2:00 PM | **#5 [Georgetown](2011-12-georgetown-hoyas-men-s-basketball-team)** vs. #13 Pittsburgh | ESPN | |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 7:00 PM | **#7 [Louisville](2011-12-louisville-cardinals-men-s-basketball-team)** vs. #10 Seton Hall | ESPN | 20,057 | |||||
| 8 | 9:00 PM | **#6 [South Florida](2011-12-south-florida-bulls-men-s-basketball-team)** vs. #14 Villanova | ESPN | |||||||
| 5 | 9 | 12:00 PM | **#1 [Syracuse](2011-12-syracuse-orange-men-s-basketball-team)** vs. #9 Connecticut | ESPN | 20,057 | |||||
| 10 | 2:00 PM | **#4 [Cincinnati](2011-12-cincinnati-bearcats-men-s-basketball-team)** vs. #5 Georgetown | ESPN | |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 7:00 PM | #2 [Marquette](2011-12-marquette-golden-eagles-men-s-basketball-team) vs. **#7 Louisville** | ESPN | 20,057 | |||||
| 12 | 9:00 PM | **#3 [Notre Dame](2011-12-notre-dame-fighting-irish-men-s-basketball-team)** vs. #6 South Florida | ESPN | |||||||
| 7 | 13 | 7:00 PM | #1 Syracuse vs. **#4 Cincinnati** | ESPN | 20,057 | |||||
| 14 | 9:00 PM | #7 **Louisville** vs. #3 Notre Dame | ESPN | |||||||
| 8 | 15 | 9:00 PM | #4 Cincinnati vs. **#7 Louisville** | ESPN | 20,057 | |||||
| *Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
All rankings from AP Poll:
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Thursday, March 8, 2012 Friday, March 9, 2012 Saturday, March 10, 2012
| RD1-seed01=9 | RD1-team01=Connecticut | RD1-score01=81 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=DePaul | RD1-score02=67
| RD1-seed03=13 | RD1-team03= Pittsburgh | RD1-score03=73 | RD1-seed04=12 | RD1-team04= St. John's | RD1-score04=59
| RD1-seed05=10 | RD1-team05=Seton Hall | RD1-score05=79 | RD1-seed06=15 | RD1-team06=Providence | RD1-score06=47
| RD1-seed07=11 | RD1-team07=Rutgers | RD1-score07=49 | RD1-seed08=14 | RD1-team08=Villanova | RD1-score08=70
| RD2-score01=67 | RD2-seed01=8 | RD2-team01=West Virginia | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Connecticut | RD2-score02=71OT
| RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=#13 Georgetown | RD2-score03=64 | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-team04=Pittsburgh | RD2-score04=52
| RD2-seed06=10 | RD2-team06=Seton Hall | RD2-score06=55 | RD2-seed05=7 | RD2-team05=Louisville | RD2-score05=61
| RD2-seed08=14 | RD2-team08=Villanova | RD2-score08=47 | RD2-seed07=6 | RD2-team07=South Florida | RD2-score07=56
| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=#2 Syracuse | RD3-score01=58 | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-team02=Connecticut | RD3-score02=55
| RD3-seed03=4 | RD3-team03= Cincinnati | RD3-score03=72OT | RD3-seed04=5 | RD3-team04=#13 Georgetown | RD3-score04=70
| RD3-seed05=2 | RD3-team05=#9 Marquette | RD3-score05=71 | RD3-seed06=7 | RD3-team06=Louisville | RD3-score06=84
| RD3-seed07=3 | RD3-team07=#23 Notre Dame | RD3-score07=57OT | RD3-seed08=6 | RD3-team08=South Florida | RD3-score08=53
| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=#2 Syracuse | RD4-score01=68 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=Cincinnati | RD4-score02=71
| RD4-seed03=7 | RD4-team03=Louisville | RD4-score03=64 | RD4-seed04=3 | RD4-team04=#23 Notre Dame | RD4-score04=50
| RD5-seed1=4 | RD5-team1=Cincinnati | RD5-score1=44 | RD5-seed2=7 | RD5-team2=Louisville | RD5-score2=50
OT denotes overtime game
All-Tournament team
Following the tournament final, the Big East Conference named its All-Tournament team, composed of the top performers from the entire tournament. Louisville guard Peyton Siva was awarded the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the tournament's most outstanding player, the first time a Louisville player received the tournament MVP award.
| Team | Position | Player | Games | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOU | G | Peyton Siva† | 4 | 55 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| LOU | C | Gorgui Dieng | 4 | 35 | 36 | 2 | 13 |
| LOU | G/F | Kyle Kuric | 4 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| CIN | F | Yancy Gates | 3 | 50 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| CIN | G | Cashmere Wright | 3 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| SYR | G | Dion Waiters | 2 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
† Received Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)
References
References
- "16-Team Men's Championship Format". [[Big East Conference (1979–2013).
- "CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING FORMULA". bigeast.org.
- "2012 Big East Championship".
- (March 10, 2012). "Postgame Notes – No. 7 Louisville 50, No. 4 Cincinnati 44". [[Big East Conference (1979–2013).
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