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1985 Big East men's basketball tournament

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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
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1986 →
1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 St. John's 15 1   .938 31 4   .886
No. 1 Georgetown 14 2   .875 35 3   .921
No. 15 Syracuse 9 7   .563 22 9   .710
Villanova 9 7   .563 25 10   .714
Pittsburgh 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Boston College 7 9   .438 20 11   .645
Connecticut 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Providence 3 13   .188 11 20   .355
Seton Hall 1 15   .063 10 18   .357
1985 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1985[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Georgetown defeated St. John's in the championship game 92–80, to claim its second straight Big East tournament championship, and fourth overall.

Bracket

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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

First round summary

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Quarterfinals summary

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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

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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

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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

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Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

References

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  • "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.