1985 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1985 Big East Men's 9 Madison Square Garden New York City Georgetown 4th John Thompson 4th Patrick Ewing Georgetown TCS/Metrosports, ESPN 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 First roundMarch 6, 1985 QuarterfinalsMarch 7, 1985 SemifinalsMarch 8, 1985 Championship GameMarch 9, 1985 high 8 1984-85 Providence Friars Providence College Providence 77OT 9 1984-85 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 75 1 2 St. John's 90 8 Providence 62 4 Villanova 69 5 Pittsburgh 61 2 1 Georgetown 93 7 Connecticut 62 3 13 Syracuse 70 6 Boston College 69 1 2 St. John's 89 4 Villanova 74 2 1 Georgetown 74 3 13 Syracuse 65 1 2 St. John's 80 2 1 Georgetown 92 First round summary Quarterfinals summary #e3e3e3 Thursday, March 7 7:00 PM EST #1 St. John's Redmen 90 #8 Providence Friars 62 W. Berry – 23 W. Berry – 12 C. Mullin – 9 – 10 – 6 – 4 Halftime Score: St. John's, 45-25 Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York 19,591 TCS MetroSports Semifinals summary #ffdead Friday, March 8 approx. 9:30 PM EST #1 St. John's Redmen 89 #4 Villanova Wildcats 74 W. Berry – 22 W. Berry – 11 C. Mullin – 11 – 27 – 11 – 5 Halftime Score: St. John's, 35-29 Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York 19,591 Mickey Crowley, Pete Pavia, Dick Paparo TCS MetroSports Championship game summary #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 9 8:00 PM EST #2 Georgetown Hoyas 92 #1 St. John's Redmen 80 – 19 – 8 – 8 C. Mullin – 25 W. Berry – 7 M. Moses – 7 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 47-40 Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York 19,591 Larry Lembo, Pete Pavia, Dick Paparo ESPNTCS MetroSports Awards Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown All Tournament Team Rafael Addison, Syracuse Patrick Ewing, Georgetown Michael Jackson, Georgetown Bill Martin, Georgetown Chris Mullin, St. John's Ed Pinckney, Villanova References External links http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2008-09 Big East Media Guide 136–138 2009-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090428211249/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2009-04-28 dead Tournament Category:Big East men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Category:1980s in Manhattan