1985 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

1985 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsGeorgetown (4th title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (4th title)
MVPPatrick Ewing (Georgetown)
TelevisionTCS/Metrosports, ESPN
1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 St. John's15–1 .938  31–4  .886
No. 1 Georgetown†14–2 .875  35–3  .921
No. 15 Syracuse9–7 .563  22–9  .710
Villanova9–7 .563  25–10  .714
Pittsburgh8–8 .500  17–12  .586
Boston College7–9 .438  20–11  .645
Connecticut6–10 .375  13–15  .464
Providence3–13 .188  11–20  .355
Seton Hall1–15 .063  10–18  .357
† 1985 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 1, 1985[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

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 77OT
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  
     

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

References

  • "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
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