1988 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1988 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 10 to March 13, 1988. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Pittsburgh had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

1988 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSyracuse (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Boeheim (2nd title)
MVPSherman Douglas (Syracuse)
TelevisionBig East Network
CBS (Semi-Finals and Championship game)
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh12–4 .750  24–7  .774
No. 9 Syracuse†11–5 .688  26–9  .743
Georgetown9–7 .563  20–10  .667
Villanova9–7 .563  24–13  .649
St. John's8–8 .500  17–12  .586
Seton Hall8–8 .500  22–13  .629
Boston College6–10 .375  18–15  .545
Providence5–11 .313  11–17  .393
Connecticut4–12 .250  20–14  .588
† 1988 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse defeated Villanova in the championship game 85–68, to claim its second Big East Tournament championship.

Bracket

  First Round
March 10, 1988
Quarterfinals
March 11, 1988
Semifinals
March 12, 1988
Championship Game
March 13, 1988
                                     
       
  1 #5 Pittsburgh 75  
    8 Connecticut 58  
8 Providence 62
9 Connecticut 75  
  1 #5 Pittsburgh 69  
  4 Villanova 72  
       
       
  4 Villanova 71
    5 St. John's 68  
     
       
  4 Villanova 68
  2 #13 Syracuse 85
       
       
  3 Georgetown 58
    6 Seton Hall 61  
     
       
  6 Seton Hall 63
  2 #13 Syracuse 68  
       
       
  2 #13 Syracuse 67
    7 Boston College 53  
     

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Sherman Douglas, Syracuse

All Tournament Team

  • "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-05-28.

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