1984 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1984 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 7 to March 10, 1984. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.[2]

1984 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198384
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsGeorgetown (3rd title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (3rd title)
MVPPatrick Ewing (Georgetown)
TelevisionMetroSports/ESPN (Entire Tournament)
1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Georgetown142 .875  343  .919
No. 18 Syracuse124 .750  239  .719
Villanova124 .750  1912  .613
Boston College88 .500  1812  .600
St. John's88 .500  1812  .600
Pittsburgh610 .375  1813  .581
Connecticut511 .313  1315  .464
Providence511 .313  1514  .517
Seton Hall214 .125  919  .321
1984 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 2, 1984[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 8271, to claim its third Big East Tournament championship.

Teams

SeedTeamCoachFinishedFinal OpponentScore
1GeorgetownJohn ThompsonChampion2 SyracuseW 82-71

Bracket

  First Round
March 7, 1984
Quarterfinals
March 8, 1984
Semifinals
March 9, 1984
Championship Game
March 10, 1984
                                     
       
  1 #2 Georgetown 70  
    8 Providence 50  
8 Providence 59
9 Seton Hall 55  
  1 #2 Georgetown 79  
  5 St. John's 68  
       
       
  4 Boston College 56
    5 St. John's 57  
     
       
  1 #2 Georgetown 82OT
  2 Syracuse 71
       
       
  2 Syracuse 73
    7 Connecticut 58  
     
       
  2 Syracuse 66
  3 Villanova 65  
       
       
  3 Villanova 75
    6 Pittsburgh 65  
     

Quarterfinals summary

TCS MetroSports
Thursday, March 8
7:00 PM EST
#8 Providence Friars 50, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 70
Pts: Starks – 16
Rebs: Canty – 6
Asts: Donovan – 3
Pts: Ewing – 18
Rebs: Martin – 9
Asts: Jackson – 6
Halftime Score: Providence, 25-23
Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,591

Semifinals summary

TCS MetroSports
Friday, March 9
approx. 9:00 PM EST
#5 St. John's Redmen 68, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 79
Pts: Mullin – 29
Rebs: Wennington – 7
Asts: Jackson – 11
Pts: Ewing – 24
Rebs: Dalton, Ewing – 5
Asts: Jackson, Williams – 5
Halftime Score: Georgetown, 41-30
Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,591

Championship game summary

TCS MetroSports
ESPN
Saturday, March 10
7:00 PM EST
#2 Syracuse Orangemen 71, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 82 (OT)
Pts: Washington – 27
Rebs: Alexis – 9
Asts: Washington – 6
Pts: Ewing – 27
Rebs: Ewing – 16
Asts: Williams, Wingate – 5
Halftime Score: Georgetown, 36-31
End of Regulation: 63-63
Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,591
Referees: Larry Lembo, Dick Paparo, Jody Sylvester

Announcers

Date Seed Teams Flagship station Play-by-play announcer Color analyst(s)
1984 1 Georgetown WWDC AM 1260 (Georgetown) Rich Chvotkin

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

References

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