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
Season1997–98
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 Connecticut†15–3 .833  32–5  .865
St. John's13–5 .722  22–10  .688
West Virginia11–7 .611  24–9  .727
Villanova8–10 .444  12–17  .414
Notre Dame7–11 .389  13–14  .481
Boston College6–12 .333  15–16  .484
Big East 7
No. 21 Syracuse12–6 .667  26–9  .743
Miami11–7 .611  18–10  .643
Seton Hall9–9 .500  15–15  .500
Providence7–11 .389  13–16  .448
Pittsburgh6–12 .333  11–16  .407
Rutgers6–12 .333  14–15  .483
Georgetown6–12 .333  16–15  .516
† 1998 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 30, 1998[1][2][3]; Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut defeated Syracuse in the final, 69–64 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.
  1. sports-reference.com 1997-98 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
  3. "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
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