2004 Big East men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2004 Big East Men's 12 Madison Square Garden New York City Connecticut 6th Jim Calhoun 6th Ben Gordon Connecticut Ben Gordon Connecticut 81 The 2004 Big East men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–13, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the four highest seeds (two from each Big East division) received byes in the first round. The twelve Big East teams with the best conference records were invited to participate. The winner, Connecticut, received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament, the sixth for the Huskies, tying Georgetown for the most Big East tournament championships. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 10 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 11 SemifinalsFriday, March 12 FinalSaturday, March 13 high 8 Virginia Tech 61 9 2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 58 5 Boston College 68 12 Georgetown 57 7 Notre Dame 65 10 West Virginia 64 6 Seton Hall 60 11 2003 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 61 1 #6 Pittsburgh 74 8 Virginia Tech 61 4 Syracuse 54 5 Boston College 57 2 #9 Connecticut 66 7 Notre Dame 58 3 #20 Providence 66 11 Villanova 69 1 #6 Pittsburgh 62 5 Boston College 53 2 #9 Connecticut 84 11 Villanova 67 1 #6 Pittsburgh 58 2 #9 Connecticut 61 Note: By finishing below twelfth place during the regular season, Miami (FL) and St. John's did not qualify for the tournament. Games 1st round: Wednesday, March 10 Noon Team12Total(9) Rutgers352358(8) Virginia Tech273461 2PM Team12Total(12) Georgetown223557(5) Boston College274168 7PM Team12Total(10) West Virginia244064(7) Notre Dame353065 9PM Team12Total(11) Villanova342761(6) Seton Hall322860 Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 11 Noon Team12Total(8) Virginia Tech243761(1) Pittsburgh344074 2 PM Team12Total(5) Boston College233457(4) Syracuse322254 7 PM Team12Total(7) Notre Dame283058(2) Connecticut372966 9 PM Team12Total(11) Villanova323769(3) Providence333366 Semifinals: Friday, March 12 7 PM Team12Total(5) Boston College262753(1) Pittsburgh224062 9 PM Team12Total(11) Villanova244367(2) Connecticut374784 Championship game #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 13 9:00 pm Box Score #2 Connecticut Huskies 61 #1 Pittsburgh Panthers 58 B. Gordon 23 E. Okafor 13 T. Brown 6 M. McCarroll, C. Taft 11 C. Krauser 8 J. Brown 6 Halftime Score: Pittsburgh, 34-25 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 19,528 Jim Burr, Mike Kitts, Bob Donato ESPN Awards Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Ben Gordon, Connecticut All-Tournament Team Jaron Brown, Pittsburgh Taliek Brown, Connecticut Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh Craig Smith, Boston College Chris Taft, Pittsburgh References 2 Big East Championship ResultsMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Tournament Category:Big East men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Category:2000s in Manhattan