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1989 Big East men's basketball tournament

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1989 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
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)

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1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Georgetown 13 3   .813 29 5   .853
No. 11 Seton Hall 11 5   .688 31 7   .816
No. 7 Syracuse 10 6   .625 30 8   .789
Pittsburgh 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Villanova 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Providence 7 9   .438 18 11   .621
Connecticut 6 10   .375 18 13   .581
St. John's 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Boston College 3 13   .188 12 17   .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 88–79, to claim its sixth Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

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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

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Quarterfinals summary

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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

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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

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Announcers

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Seed Teams Flagship station Play-by-play announcer Color analyst(s)
2 Seton Hall WPAT–AM

Awards

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Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Charles Smith, 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 28, 2009.