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1989 Big East men's basketball tournament

1989 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsGeorgetown (6th title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (6th title)
MVPCharles Smith (Georgetown)
TelevisionBig East Network,

CBS (semifinals and championship game)

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1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Georgetown † 13 – 3   .813 29 – 5   .853
No. 11 Seton Hall 11 – 5   .688 31 – 7   .816
No. 7 Syracuse 10 – 6   .625 30 – 8   .789
Pittsburgh 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567
Villanova 7 – 9   .438 18 – 16   .529
Providence 7 – 9   .438 18 – 11   .621
Connecticut 6 – 10   .375 18 – 13   .581
St. John's 6 – 10   .375 20 – 13   .606
Boston College 3 – 13   .188 12 – 17   .414
† 1989 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 1989[1]
Rankings from AP poll


The 1989 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 9 to March 12, 1989. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 88–79, to claim its sixth Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

First round
March 9, 1989 		Quarterfinals
March 10, 1989 		Semifinals
March 11, 1989 		Championship Game
March 12, 1989
            
1 #3 Georgetown 82
9 Boston College 52
8 St. John's 74
9 Boston College 81
1 #3 Georgetown 85
4 Pittsburgh 62
4 Pittsburgh 71
5 Villanova 66
1 #3 Georgetown 88
3 #5 Syracuse 79
3 #5 Syracuse 79
6 Providence 76
3 #5 Syracuse 81
2 #11 Seton Hall 78
2 #11 Seton Hall 74
7 Connecticut 66

First round summary

Quarterfinals summary

Big East TV Network
Friday, March 10
12:00 PM EST
#2 Seton Hall Pirates 74, #7 Connecticut Huskies 66
Pts: R. Ramos – 21
Rebs: D. Walker – 10
Asts: G. Greene – 8		 Pts: K. Gamble – 19
Rebs: K. Gamble – 7
Asts: T. George – 4
Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 31-30
Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,591
Referees: Jody Sylvester, Larry Lembo, Bob Donato

Semifinals summary

CBS
Saturday, March 11
1:30 PM EST
#3 Syracuse Orangemen 81, #2 Seton Hall Pirates 78
Pts: – 27
Rebs: – 10
Asts: – 4		 Pts: J. Morton – 27
Rebs: A. Gaze – 9
Asts: G. Greene – 6
Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 39-36
Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,591
Referees: Larry Lembo, Joe Mingle, Gene Monje

Championship game summary

Announcers

Seed Teams Flagship station Play-by-play announcer Color analyst(s)
2 Seton Hall WPAT–AM

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Charles Smith, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
  • "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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