1998 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All 13 Big East teams were invited to participate. Connecticut finished with the best record in the regular season and was awarded the top seed.

1998 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams13
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (3rd title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (3rd title)
MVPKhalid El-Amin (Connecticut)
1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Big East 6
No. 6 Connecticut153 .833  325  .865
St. John's135 .722  2210  .688
West Virginia117 .611  249  .727
Villanova810 .444  1217  .414
Notre Dame711 .389  1314  .481
Boston College612 .333  1516  .484
Big East 7
No. 21 Syracuse126 .667  269  .743
Miami117 .611  1810  .643
Seton Hall99 .500  1515  .500
Providence711 .389  1316  .448
Pittsburgh612 .333  1116  .407
Rutgers612 .333  1415  .483
Georgetown612 .333  1615  .516
† 1998 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 30, 1998[1][2][3]; Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut defeated Syracuse in the final, 6964 to earn its third Big East Tournament championship.

Bracket

  First round
March 4, 1998
Quarterfinals
March 5, 1998
Semifinals
March 6, 1998
Championship Game
March 7, 1998
                                     
       
  1 #6 Connecticut 64  
    8 Providence 55  
8 Providence 72
9 Notre Dame 55  
  1 #6 Connecticut 64  
  12 Rutgers 50  
5 #23 West Virginia 65  
12 Rutgers 72  
  12 Rutgers 61
    13 Georgetown 60  
4 Miami 56
13 Georgetown 62  
  1 #6 Connecticut 69
  2 #22 Syracuse 64
       
       
  3 St. John's 91
    11 Boston College 80  
6 Seton Hall 87
11 Boston College 97OT  
  3 St. John's 67
  2 #22 Syracuse 69OT  
       
       
  2 #22 Syracuse 69
    7 Villanova 66  
7 Villanova 962OT
10 Pittsburgh 93  

Championship Game Summary

ESPN
Saturday, March 7
8:00 pm
#1 Connecticut Huskies 69, #2 Syracuse Orangemen 64
Pts: R. Jones 17
Rebs: R. Jones 9
Asts: K. El-Amin 6
Pts: T. Burgan 17
Rebs: T. Burgan 9
Asts: J. Hart 5
Halftime Score: Connecticut, 27-23
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
Attendance: 18,521

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut

All-Tournament Team

References

  • "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
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