2004 Big East men's basketball 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.

2004 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams12
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (6th title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (6th title)
MVPBen Gordon (Connecticut)
Top scorerBen Gordon (Connecticut)
(81 points)
2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh13–3 .81331–5  .861
No. 7 Connecticut †12–4 .75033–6  .846
No. 21 Providence11–5 .68820–9  .690
No. 20 Syracuse11–5 .68823–8  .742
No. 25 Boston College10–6 .62524–10  .706
Seton Hall10–6 .62521–12  .636
Notre Dame9–7 .56319–13  .594
Virginia Tech7–9 .43815–14  .517
Rutgers7–9 .43820–13  .606
West Virginia7–9 .43817–14  .548
Villanova6–10 .37518–17  .514
Georgetown4–12 .25013–15  .464
Miami (FL)*4–12 .25014–16  .467
St. John's*1–15 .0636–21  .222
† 2004 Big East tournament winner
As of April 5, 2004[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament

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

Semifinals: Friday, March 12

Championship game
ESPN
Saturday, March 13
9:00 pm
#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

References
  1. " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.
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