1988 Big East men's basketball tournament


The 1988 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 10 to March 13, 1988. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Pittsburgh had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

1988 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSyracuse (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Boeheim (2nd title)
MVPSherman Douglas (Syracuse)
TelevisionBig East Network – first round, quarterfinals and semi-finals (Pittsburgh–Villanova)
CBSsemi-finals (Syracuse–Seton Hall) and championship game
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1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
No. 9 Syracuse 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
Georgetown 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Villanova 9 7   .563 24 13   .649
St. John's 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Seton Hall 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Boston College 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Providence 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Connecticut 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
1988 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse defeated Villanova in the championship game 85–68, to claim its second Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

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First round
March 10, 1988
Quarterfinals
March 11, 1988
Semifinals
March 12, 1988
Championship game
March 13, 1988
            
1 #5 Pittsburgh 75
8 Connecticut 58
8 Providence 62
9 Connecticut 75
1 #5 Pittsburgh 69
4 Villanova 72
4 Villanova 71
5 St. John's 68
4 Villanova 68
2 #13 Syracuse 85
3 Georgetown 58
6 Seton Hall 61
6 Seton Hall 63
2 #13 Syracuse 68
2 #13 Syracuse 67
7 Boston College 53

Game summaries

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First round

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Big East Network
Thursday, March 10
7:00 pm
#8 Providence Friars 62, #9 Connecticut Huskies 75
Scoring by half: 27–31, 35–44
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
Attendance: 19,591
Referees: Joe Mingle, David Day, Bob Donato

Quarterfinals

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Big East Network
Friday, March 11
7:00 pm
#1 Pittsburgh Panthers 75, #9 Connecticut Huskies 58
Scoring by half: 33–32, 42–26
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
Attendance: 19,591
Referees: Jim Burr, Mickey Crowley, Joe Mingle

Semifinals

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Championship game

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Awards

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Most Valuable Player: Sherman Douglas, Syracuse

All Tournament Team

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  • "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2009.

References

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