1989 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsGeorgetown (6th title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (6th title)
MVPCharles Smith (Georgetown)
TelevisionBig East Network,

CBS (semifinals and championship game)

1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Georgetown133 .813295  .853
No. 11 Seton Hall115 .688317  .816
No. 7 Syracuse106 .625308  .789
Pittsburgh97 .5631713  .567
Villanova79 .4381816  .529
Providence79 .4381811  .621
Connecticut610 .3751813  .581
St. John's610 .3752013  .606
Boston College313 .1881217  .414
1989 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 1989[1]
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 8879, 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)
2 Seton Hall WPAT–AM

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Charles Smith, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

References

  • "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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