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
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
- 2PM
|
- 7PM
- 9PM
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Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 11
- Noon
Team
|
1
|
2
|
Total
|
(8) Virginia Tech
|
24 |
37
|
61
|
(1) Pittsburgh
|
34 |
40
|
74
|
- 2 PM
Team
|
1
|
2
|
Total
|
(5) Boston College
|
23 |
34
|
57
|
(4) Syracuse
|
32 |
22
|
54
|
|
- 7 PM
Team
|
1
|
2
|
Total
|
(7) Notre Dame
|
28 |
30
|
58
|
(2) Connecticut
|
37 |
29
|
66
|
- 9 PM
Team
|
1
|
2
|
Total
|
(11) Villanova
|
32 |
37
|
69
|
(3) Providence
|
33 |
33
|
66
|
|
Semifinals: Friday, March 12
- 7 PM
Team
|
1
|
2
|
Total
|
(5) Boston College
|
26 |
27
|
53
|
(1) Pittsburgh
|
22 |
40
|
62
|
|
- 9 PM
Team
|
1
|
2
|
Total
|
(11) Villanova
|
24 |
43
|
67
|
(2) Connecticut
|
37 |
47
|
84
|
|
Championship game
Saturday, March 13 9:00 pm
|
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY Attendance: 19,528 Referees: Jim Burr, Mike Kitts, Bob Donato
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Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Ben Gordon, Connecticut
All-Tournament Team
References
- ^ " sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-16-2013.