1994 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1994 Big East Men's 10 Madison Square Garden New York City Providence 1st Rick Barnes 1st Michael Smith Providence The 1994 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 10 to March 13, 1994. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Connecticut finished with the best regular season conference and was awarded the #1 seed. Providence defeated Georgetown, 74–64, in the championship game to claim its first Big East tournament championship. Seeds All 10 Big East schools are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by the conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records. The top six teams will receive first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament will be determined at the close of the regular conference season. SeedSchoolConference RecordTiebreaker1Connecticut16–22Syracuse13–53Boston College11–74Providence10–82–0 vs Villanova1–1 vs Georgetown5Villanova10–82–0 vs Georgetown0–2 vs Providence6Georgetown10–81–1 vs. Providence0–2 vs Villanova7Seton Hall8–108Pittsburgh7–119St. John's5–1310Miami (FL0–18 Schedule GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Thursday, March 1017:00 pmNo. 8 Pittsburgh vs. No. 9 St. John's72–80Big East TV Network19,54429:30 pmNo. 7 Seton Hall vs. No. 10 Miami (FL)69–51Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11312 NoonNo. 4 Providence vs. No 5. Villanova77–66Big East TV Network19,54442:30 pmNo. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 9 St. John's97–7757:00 pmNo. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 7 Seton Hall80–81OT69:30 pmNo. 3 Boston College vs. No. 6 Georgetown58–81Semifinals – Saturday, March 1271:30 pmNo. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 4 Providence67–79CBS19,54483:45 pmNo. 6 Georgetown vs. No. 7 Seton Hall76–71OTChampionship – Sunday, March 1392:45 pmNo. 4 Providence vs. No. 6 Georgetown74–64CBS19,544Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed. Bracket First roundMarch 10, 1994 QuarterfinalsMarch 11, 1994 SemifinalsMarch 12, 1994 Championship GameMarch 13, 1994 8 Pittsburgh 72 9 St. John's 80 7 Seton Hall 69 10 1993-94 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami 51 1 #2 Connecticut 97 9 St. John's 77 4 Providence 77 5 Villanova 66 3 Boston College 58 6 Georgetown 81 2 #13 Syracuse 80 7 Seton Hall 81OT 1 #2 Connecticut 67 4 Providence 69 6 Georgetown 76OT 7 Seton Hall 71 4 Providence 74 6 Georgetown 64 Awards Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Michael Smith, Providence All Tournament Team George Butler, Georgetown Othella Harrington, Georgetown Donyell Marshall, Connecticut Rob Phelps, Providence Dickey Simpkins, Providence Michael Smith, Providence References General: 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 2009-05-31 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: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:1990s in Manhattan