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. Its 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh13–3 .813  31–5  .861
No. 7 Connecticut†12–4 .750  33–6  .846
No. 21 Providence11–5 .688  20–9  .690
No. 20 Syracuse11–5 .688  23–8  .742
No. 25 Boston College10–6 .625  24–10  .706
Seton Hall10–6 .625  21–12  .636
Notre Dame9–7 .563  19–13  .594
Virginia Tech7–9 .438  15–14  .517
Rutgers7–9 .438  20–13  .606
West Virginia7–9 .438  17–14  .548
Villanova6–10 .375  18–17  .514
Georgetown4–12 .250  13–15  .464
Miami*4–12 .250  14–16  .467
St. John's*1–15 .063  6–21  .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 #19 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 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

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References
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