College basketball tournament
| 1985 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1984–85 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| Champions | Georgetown (4th title) |
| Winning coach | John Thompson (4th title) |
| MVP | Patrick Ewing (Georgetown) |
| Television | TCS/Metrosports, ESPN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 St. John's | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 31 | – | 4 | .886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Georgetown† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 35 | – | 3 | .921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1985 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1985 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1985 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 6 to March 9, 1985. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. St. John's had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.
Georgetown defeated St. John's in the championship game 92–80, to claim its second straight Big East tournament championship, and fourth overall.
Bracket
| First round March 6, 1985 | Quarterfinals March 7, 1985 | Semifinals March 8, 1985 | Championship Game March 9, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #2 St. John's | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Providence | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Providence | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Seton Hall | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #2 St. John's | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Villanova | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Villanova | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #2 St. John's | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #1 Georgetown | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #1 Georgetown | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Connecticut | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #1 Georgetown | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #13 Syracuse | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #13 Syracuse | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Boston College | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
First round summary
Quarterfinals summary
| TCS MetroSports |
| Thursday, March 7 7:00 PM EST |
| #1 St. John's Redmen 90, #8 Providence Friars 62 | ||
| Pts: W. Berry – 23 Rebs: W. Berry – 12 Asts: C. Mullin – 9 |
Pts: – 10 Rebs: – 6 Asts: – 4 Halftime Score: St. John's, 45-25 | |
| Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591 |
Semifinals summary
| TCS MetroSports |
| Friday, March 8 approx. 9:30 PM EST |
| #1 St. John's Redmen 89, #4 Villanova Wildcats 74 | ||
| Pts: W. Berry – 22 Rebs: W. Berry – 11 Asts: C. Mullin – 11 |
Pts: – 27 Rebs: – 11 Asts: – 5 Halftime Score: St. John's, 35-29 | |
| Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591 Referees: Mickey Crowley, Pete Pavia, Dick Paparo |
Championship game summary
| ESPN TCS MetroSports |
| Saturday, March 9 8:00 PM EST |
| #2 Georgetown Hoyas 92, #1 St. John's Redmen 80 | ||
| Pts: – 19 Rebs: – 8 Asts: – 8 |
Pts: C. Mullin – 25 Rebs: W. Berry – 7 Asts: M. Moses – 7 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 47-40 | |
| Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591 Referees: Larry Lembo, Pete Pavia, Dick Paparo |
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
- Rafael Addison, Syracuse
- Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
- Michael Jackson, Georgetown
- Bill Martin, Georgetown
- Chris Mullin, St. John's
- Ed Pinckney, Villanova
References
External links
- "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
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