College basketball tournament
1989 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1988–89 |
Teams | 9 |
Site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
Champions | Georgetown (6th title) |
Winning coach | John Thompson (6th title) |
MVP | Charles Smith (Georgetown) |
Television | Big East Network, CBS (semifinals and championship game) |
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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 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) |
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2 | Seton Hall | WPAT–AM |
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Charles Smith, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
- Dana Barros, Boston College
- Sherman Douglas, Syracuse
- John Morton, Seton Hall
- Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown
- Ramón Ramos, Seton Hall
- Charles Smith, Georgetown
References
External links
- "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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