2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, officially known as the 2012 Big East Championship, was the 33rd annual Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, deciding the champion of the 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season. For the 30th consecutive season, the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 6–10, 2012. The tournament was the last to feature participation from West Virginia as they joined the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2012.

2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2012 Big East Championship logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams16
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsLouisville (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (2nd title)
MVPPeyton Siva (Louisville)
Top scorerKyle Kuric (Louisville)
(58 points)
TelevisionESPN
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Marquette144 .778  278  .771
Notre Dame135 .722  2212  .647
Cincinnati126 .667  2611  .703
No. 15 Georgetown126 .667  249  .727
South Florida126 .667  2214  .611
West Virginia99 .500  1914  .576
Connecticut810 .444  2014  .588
Seton Hall810 .444  2113  .618
Rutgers612 .333  1418  .438
St. John's612 .333  1319  .406
Pittsburgh513 .278  2217  .564
Villanova513 .278  1319  .406
Providence414 .222  1517  .469
DePaul315 .167  1219  .387
*No. 2 Syracuse01 .000  03  .000
**No. 17 Louisville08 .000  010  .000
2012 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[1]
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8); Rankings from AP Poll

In the final, Louisville defeated Cincinnati, 50–44, to win their second Big East championship in school history. Louisville guard Peyton Siva received the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the most outstanding player of the tournament.

Seeds

This was the fourth Big East tournament to include all 16 of the conference's teams. The teams finishing nine through 16 in the regular season standings played first round games, while teams five through eight received byes to the second round. The top four teams during the regular season received double-byes to the quarterfinals.[2]

2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker[3]
1. ‡†Syracuse 17–1 30–1
2. Marquette 14–4 25–6
3. Notre Dame 13–5 21–10
4. Cincinnati 12–6 22–9 1–1 vs. USF/GTWN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 1–1 vs. MARQ; 1–0 vs. ND; 1–0 vs. GTWN
5. #Georgetown 12–6 22–7 1–1 vs. USF/CIN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 1–1 vs. MARQ; 1–0 vs. ND; 0–1 vs. CIN
6. #South Florida 12–6 19–12 1–1 vs. CIN/GTWN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; 0–1 vs. ND
7. #Louisville 10–8 22–9
8. #West Virginia 9–9 19–12
9. Connecticut 8–10 18–12 1–1 vs. HALL; 0–2 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; 1–1 vs. ND
10. Seton Hall 8–10 19–11 1–1 vs. CONN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; 0–1 vs. ND
11. Rutgers 6–12 14–17 1–0 vs. SJU
12. St. John's 6–12 13–18 0–1 vs. RUT
13. Pittsburgh 5–13 16–15 1–0 vs. VILL
14. Villanova 5–13 12–18 0–1 vs. PITT
15. Providence 4–14 15–16
16. DePaul 3–15 12–18
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

All tournament games were nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Tuesday, March 6
1
1
12:00 PM
#9 Connecticut vs. #16 DePaul
ESPN2
20,057
2
2:00 PM
#12 St. John's vs. #13 Pittsburgh
ESPN2
2
3
7:00 PM
#10 Seton Hall vs. #15 Providence
ESPNU
20,057
4
9:00 PM
#11 Rutgers vs. #14 Villanova
ESPNU
Second Round – Wednesday, March 7
3
5
12:00 PM
#8 West Virginia vs. #9 Connecticut
ESPN
20,057
6
2:00 PM
#5 Georgetown vs. #13 Pittsburgh
ESPN
4
7
7:00 PM
#7 Louisville vs. #10 Seton Hall
ESPN
20,057
8
9:00 PM
#6 South Florida vs. #14 Villanova
ESPN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8
5
9
12:00 PM
#1 Syracuse vs. #9 Connecticut
ESPN
20,057
10
2:00 PM
#4 Cincinnati vs. #5 Georgetown
ESPN
6
11
7:00 PM
#2 Marquette vs. #7 Louisville
ESPN
20,057
12
9:00 PM
#3 Notre Dame vs. #6 South Florida
ESPN
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
7
13
7:00 PM
#1 Syracuse vs. #4 Cincinnati
ESPN
20,057
14
9:00 PM
#7 Louisville vs. #3 Notre Dame
ESPN
Championship Game – Saturday, March 10
8
15
9:00 PM
#4 Cincinnati vs. #7 Louisville
ESPN
20,057
*Game Times in EST.[4] #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

All rankings from AP Poll:

First Round
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Second Round
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Semifinals
Friday, March 9, 2012
16 DePaul 67  
9 Connecticut 81     9 Connecticut 71  
        8 West Virginia 67OT  
          9 Connecticut 55  
          1 #2 Syracuse 58  
             
             
          1 #2 Syracuse 68
12 St. John's 59       4 Cincinnati 71
13 Pittsburgh 73     13 Pittsburgh 52  
        5 #13 Georgetown 64  
          5 #13 Georgetown 70  
          4 Cincinnati 722OT  
                 
                 
     
First Round
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
ESPN2 and ESPNU
Second Round
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
ESPN
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8, 2012
ESPN
Semifinals
Friday, March 9, 2012
ESPN
15 Providence 47  
10 Seton Hall 79     10 Seton Hall 55  
        7 Louisville 61  
          7 Louisville 84  
          2 #9 Marquette 71  
             
             
          7 Louisville 64
14 Villanova 70       3 #23 Notre Dame 50
11 Rutgers 49     14 Villanova 47  
        6 South Florida 56  
          6 South Florida 53  
          3 Notre Dame 57OT  
                 
                 
     

Championship Game

Big East Championship Game
Saturday, March 10, 2012
   
4 Cincinnati 44
7 Louisville 50

OT denotes overtime game

All-Tournament team

Following the tournament final, the Big East Conference named its All-Tournament team, composed of the top performers from the entire tournament. Louisville guard Peyton Siva was awarded the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the tournament's most outstanding player, the first time a Louisville player received the tournament MVP award.[5]

2012 Big East Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team
Team Position Player Games Points Rebounds Assists Blocks
LOUGPeyton Siva45525232
LOUCGorgui Dieng43536213
LOUG/FKyle Kuric4581163
CINFYancy Gates3502120
CINGCashmere Wright33710140
SYRGDion Waiters246351

† Received Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)

See also

References

  1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
  2. "16-Team Men's Championship Format" (PDF) (Press release). Big East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  3. "CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING FORMULA" (PDF). bigeast.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  4. "2012 Big East Championship". Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  5. "Postgame Notes – No. 7 Louisville 50, No. 4 Cincinnati 44". Big East Conference. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.


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