1979 Eastern 8 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1979 Eastern 8 Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Civic Arena from February 27, 1979, to March 3, 1979. Rutgers defeated Pittsburgh 61-57 in the final.
1979 Eastern 8 Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1978–79 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Champions | Rutgers (1st title) |
Winning coach | Tom Young (1st title) |
MVP | James Bailey (Rutgers) |
Eastern 8 Men's Basketball Tournaments |
Bracket
Quarterfinals February 27, 1979 | Semi-Finals March 1, 1979 | Finals March 3, 1979 | ||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 78* | ||||||||||||
8 | Massachusetts | 73 | ||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 64 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pittsburgh | 77 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pittsburgh | 85 | ||||||||||||
5 | George Washington | 80 | ||||||||||||
3 | Rutgers | 61 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pittsburgh | 57 | ||||||||||||
3 | Rutgers | 67 | ||||||||||||
6 | Penn State | 57 | ||||||||||||
2 | West Virginia | 52 | ||||||||||||
3 | Rutgers | 55 | ||||||||||||
2 | West Virginia | 73 | ||||||||||||
7 | Duquesne | 59 | ||||||||||||
Final standings
Villanova | 9 1 | 15 13 |
West Virginia | 7 3 | 16 12 |
Rutgers | 7 3 | 22 9 |
Pittsburgh | 6 4 | 18 11 |
George Washington | 5 5 | 13 14 |
Penn State | 4 6 | 12 18 |
Duquesne | 2 8 | 13 13 |
Massachusetts | 0 10 | 5 22 |
Overall Non-Conference Record 74-72 |
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