2009 Big East Tournament

Big East tournament bracket

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

03/10

03/11

03/12

03/13

03/14

9	Cincinnati	57	F
16	DePaul «	67

8	Providence «	83	F
16	DePaul	74

1	Louisville «	73	F
8	Providence	55

1	Louisville «	69	F
4	Villanova	55

1	Louisville «	76	F
6	Syracuse	66

12	Georgetown	59	F
13	St. John's (N.Y.) «	64

5	Marquette «	74	F
13	St. John's (N.Y.)	45

4	Villanova «	76	F
5	Marquette	75

10	Notre Dame «	61	F
15	Rutgers	50

7	West Virginia «	74	F
10	Notre Dame	62

2	Pittsburgh	60	F
7	West Virginia «	74

7	West Virginia	69	F
6	Syracuse «	74

11	Seton Hall «	68	F
14	South Florida	54

6	Syracuse «	89	F
11	Seton Hall	74

3	Connecticut	117	F
6	Syracuse «	127

Conference Scoreboard

Quick Take

While it was Connecticut and Pittsburgh who drew most of the national attention all season, Louisville (28-5) seemingly flew under the radar to capture both the regular-season title and conference tournament title. It's the Cardinals' first title since joining the Big East four years ago and should earn them a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Pittsburgh (28-4) and Connecticut (27-4) may still draw top-seed consideration in spite of quarterfinal losses. The Panthers have the added bonus of beating UConn twice during the season. Aside from the top three, Villanova, Marquette, Syracuse and West Virginia are also seen as locks for the Big Dance.

Despite losing the championship game, it's not a tournament runner-up Syracuse will soon forget. In the quarterfinals, the Orange outlasted Connecticut 127-117 in the second-longest Division I game ever played. The six-overtime affair finished one short of the record set in Cincinnati's 75-73 victory over Bradley on Dec. 21, 1981. Syracuse followed it up with another OT win in the semis against West Virginia.

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Individual Leaders

	PPG
1. L. Harangody ND	23.2
2. J. Hazell SETON	22.7
3. J. McNeal MARQET	19.7
4. S. Young PITT	18.7
5. D. Tucker DEPAUL	18.5

	APG
1. L. Fields PITT	7.6
2. J. Flynn SYR	6.7
3. D. James MARQET	5.1
4. T. Williams LOU	5.1
5. T. Jackson ND	5.0

	RPG
1. D. Blair PITT	12.2
2. L. Harangody ND	11.9
3. H. Thabeet CT	10.9
4. J. Adrien CT	10.0
5. M. Koshwal DEPAUL	9.6

	FG%
1. R. Hanke PROV	66.1
2. A. Onuaku SYR	65.7
3. H. Thabeet CT	64.3
4. R. Jackson SYR	62.5
5. J. Garcia SETON	60.6

Complete Leaders

Team Leaders

	PPG
1. Syracuse	80.2
2. Connecticut	78.3
3. Marquette	78.3
4. Providence	78.1
5. Pittsburgh	77.4

	RPG
1. Connecticut	45.9
2. Syracuse	43.4
3. Pittsburgh	42.6
4. Notre Dame	42.4
5. West Virginia	42.0

Complete Leaders

Big East
Team	Conf. W-L	Tot. W-L
Louisville	16-2	31-6
Connecticut	15-3	31-5
Pittsburgh	15-3	31-5
Villanova	13-5	30-8
Marquette	12-6	25-10
Syracuse	11-7	28-10
West Virginia	10-8	23-12
Providence	10-8	19-14
Notre Dame	8-10	21-15
Cincinnati	8-10	18-14
Seton Hall	7-11	17-15
Georgetown	7-11	16-15
St. Johns (N.Y.)	6-12	16-18
South Florida	4-14	9-22
Rutgers	2-16	11-21
DePaul	0-18	9-24
Expanded Standings

2009 Big East Tournament Talk Back

rocco_su_fan

Reputation:93
Level:All-Star
Since:Dec 25, 2008

March 12, 2009 2:33 pm

Score: 93

7 BID LEAGUE

Providence lost to Louisville today so it looks like the Big East will only receive 7 bids to the NCAA tournament this year. Other conference fans are probably going to talk trash about only receving 7 bids but thats ok. The 7 teams from the Big East that will be going are all strong teams that can make a deep run so the conference should show its dominance there.

&nbs ...(more)

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MSUnPistons2

Reputation:95
Level:Superstar
Since:Feb 5, 2009

March 13, 2009 1:29 am

Score: 94

'Cuse v. UCONN

That was the best game I've ever watched. I'm a Big Ten fan and usually take crap from the Big East fans, but I'll give props where props are due. Plus this win for the cuse is nice cuz I go to college in western NY so I'm close to Syracuse. On an even better note, this lose for UCONN, coupled with Pitt and Oklahoma falling really helps out MSU's chances at a 1 seed. Now they just have to win o ...(more)

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merkey88

Reputation:97
Level:Superstar
Since:Nov 30, 2006

March 11, 2009 1:05 pm

Score: 95

Bye Bye Providence?

They're on the bubble, and only up one point against Depaul. Even if they win this game, they'd have to play Louisville, a team that may not be the favorite to win, but has a good chance to do so. This could be a 7 bid league, where all 7 teams could make it to the Sweet 16, or further.

So much for parity.

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nedsjem

Reputation:97
Level:Superstar
Since:Jan 18, 2007

March 10, 2009 9:45 pm

Score: 117

West Virginia vs. Notre Dame

West Virginia should be in the NCAA and Notre Dame is well out. Can Notre Dame win another game to improve its chances of getting into the big dance? Will one more win be enough? Personaly I think that Notre Dame will need to win the Big East Tournament to get the Automatic bid, if they do not they will most likey be NIT bound. Let me know what you think.

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jabberking

Reputation:80
Level:All-Star
Since:Mar 17, 2008

March 10, 2009 8:03 pm

Score: 50

congrats

i would like to congradulate depaul on finally winning a BE game. i am happy they didn't go 0-19 in conferance. now i just hope they can beat providence.

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