2005 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2005 Big East Men's Basketball Championship was played from March 9 to March 12, 2005. The tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Syracuse Orange won the tournament and were awarded an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

2005 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2004–05
Teams	11
Site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Syracuse (4th title)
Winning coach	Jim Boeheim (4th title)
MVP	Hakim Warrick (Syracuse)
Top scorer	Hakim Warrick (Syracuse) (69 points)
Big East Men's Basketball Tournaments

2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Boston College	13	–	3		.813			25	–	5		.833
No. 13 Connecticut	13	–	3		.813			23	–	8		.742
No. 19 Villanova	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
Pittsburgh	10	–	6		.625			20	–	9		.690
Notre Dame	9	–	7		.563			17	–	12		.586
Georgetown	8	–	8		.500			19	–	13		.594
West Virginia	8	–	8		.500			24	–	11		.686
Providence	4	–	12		.250			14	–	17		.452
Seton Hall	4	–	12		.250			12	–	16		.429
Rutgers	2	–	14		.125			10	–	19		.345
St. John's*	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
No. 11 Syracuse†**	0	–	5		.000			12	–	7		.632
† 2005 Big East Tournament winner As of April 4, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2005 Big East Tournament. **Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

Bracket

	First Round Wednesday, March 9					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10					Semifinals Friday, March 11					Final Saturday, March 12
						1	#7 Boston College	72
						8	West Virginia	78
	8	West Virginia	82
	9	Providence	59
											8	West Virginia	78
										4	#19 Villanova	76
						4	#19 Villanova	67
						5	#22 Pittsburgh	58
																8	West Virginia	59
																3	#16 Syracuse	68
						2	#12 Connecticut	66
						7	Georgetown	62
	7	Georgetown	56
	10	Seton Hall	51
											2	#12 Connecticut	63
										3	#16 Syracuse	67
						3	#16 Syracuse	81
						11	Rutgers	57
	6	Notre Dame	65
	11	Rutgers	72

Note: By finishing in last place during the regular season, St. John's did not qualify for the tournament.

Games

• 1st round: Wednesday, March 9

Noon

Team	1	2	Total
(9) Providence	20	39	59
(8) West Virginia	35	47	82

2PM

Team	1	2	Total
(10) Seton Hall	28	23	51
(7) Georgetown	27	29	56

7PM

Team	1	2	Total
(11) Rutgers	35	37	72
(6) Notre Dame	32	33	65

• Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 10

Noon

Team	1	2	Total
(8) West Virginia	44	34	78
(1) Boston College	22	50	72

2 PM

Team	1	2	Total
(5) Pittsburgh	19	39	58
(4) Villanova	31	36	67

7 PM

Team	1	2	Total
(7) Georgetown	26	36	62
(2) Connecticut	32	34	66

9 PM

Team	1	2	Total
(11) Rutgers	22	35	57
(3) Syracuse	47	34	81

• Semifinals: Friday, March 11

7 PM

Team	1	2	Total
(8) West Virginia	42	36	78
(4) Villanova	35	41	76

9 PM

Team	1	2	Total
(3) Syracuse	32	35	67
(2) Connecticut	19	44	63

• Finals: Saturday, March 12

9 PM

Team	1	2	Total
(8) West Virginia	31	28	59
(3) Syracuse	41	27	68

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Hakim Warrick, Syracuse

All-Tournament Team

• Gerry McNamara, Syracuse
• Josh Pace, Syracuse
• Mike Gansey, West Virginia
• Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia
• Randy Foye, Villanova

References

• Big East Championship Results