1990 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 8 to March 11, 1990. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Syracuse and Connecticut tied for the best regular-season conference record. Based on tie-breakers, Syracuse was awarded the #1 seed.

1990 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (1st title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (1st title)
MVPChris Smith (Connecticut)
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1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Connecticut 12 4   .750 31 6   .838
No. 6 Syracuse 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 8 Georgetown 11 5   .688 24 7   .774
St. John's 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Villanova 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Providence 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Seton Hall 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Pittsburgh 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
Boston College 1 15   .063 8 20   .286
1990 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 1990[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut defeated Syracuse in the championship game 78–75, to claim its first Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

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First round
March 8, 1990
Quarterfinals
March 9, 1990
Semifinals
March 10, 1990
Championship Game
March 11, 1990
            
1 #4 Syracuse 58
8 Pittsburgh 55
8 Pittsburgh 88
9 Boston College 70
1 #4 Syracuse 73
5 Villanova 61
4 St. John's 60
5 Villanova 70
1 #4 Syracuse 75
2 #8 Connecticut 78
3 #5 Georgetown 78
6 Providence 77
3 #5 Georgetown 60
2 #8 Connecticut 65
2 #8 Connecticut 76
7 Seton Hall 58

Awards

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Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Chris Smith, Connecticut

All-Tournament Team

References

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  1. ^ "1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
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