2012 Big East men's basketball tournament

the women's basketball tournament Big East women's basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 2012 Big East I Men's 2012BigEastBballTournament.PNG 200px 2012 Big East Championship logo 16 Madison Square Garden New York City Louisville 2nd Rick Pitino 2nd Peyton Siva Louisville Kyle Kuric Louisville 58 ESPN The 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2012 Big East Championship, was the 33rd annual Big East men's basketball tournament, deciding the champion of the 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season. For the 30th consecutive season, the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 6–10, 2012. The tournament was the last to feature participation from West Virginia as they joined the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2012. In the final, Louisville defeated Cincinnati, 50–44, to win their second Big East championship in school history. Louisville guard Peyton Siva received the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the most outstanding player of the tournament. Seeds This was the fourth Big East tournament to include all 16 of the conference's teams. The teams finishing nine through 16 in the regular season standings played first-round games, while teams five through eight received byes to the second round. The top four teams during the regular season received double-byes to the quarterfinals.http://www.bigeast.org/portals/5/fls/19400/ChampionshipCentral/Big%20East%20Men's%20Basketball/2012/2012_bracket.pdf 16-Team Men's Championship Format February 5, 2012 PDF Big East Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20120113034046/http://www.bigeast.org/portals/5/fls/19400/ChampionshipCentral/Big%20East%20Men%27s%20Basketball/2012/2012_bracket.pdf January 13, 2012 dead 2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament seedsSeedSchoolConf.Over.TiebreakerCHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING FORMULA http://bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/men_basketball/tiebreaker11.pdf bigeast.org February 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725073329/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/men_basketball/tiebreaker11.pdf July 25, 2011 dead 1. ‡†Syracuse 17–1 30–12. †Marquette 14–4 25–6 3. †Notre Dame 13–5 21–10 4. †Cincinnati 12–6 22–9 1–1 vs. USF/GTWN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 1–1 vs. MARQ; 1–0 vs. ND; 1–0 vs. GTWN5. #Georgetown 12–6 22–7 1–1 vs. USF/CIN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 1–1 vs. MARQ; 1–0 vs. ND; 0–1 vs. CIN6. #South Florida 12–6 19–12 1–1 vs. CIN/GTWN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; 0–1 vs. ND7. #Louisville 10–8 22–9 8. #West Virginia 9–9 19–129. Connecticut 8–10 18–12 1–1 vs. HALL; 0–2 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; 1–1 vs. ND10. Seton Hall 8–10 19–11 1–1 vs. CONN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; 0–1 vs. ND11. Rutgers 6–12 14–17 1–0 vs. SJU12. St. John's 6–12 13–18 0–1 vs. RUT13. Pittsburgh 5–13 16–15 1–0 vs. VILL14. Villanova 5–13 12–18 0–1 vs. PITT15. Providence 4–14 15–16 16. DePaul 3–15 12–18 ‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. Schedule All tournament games were nationally televised on an ESPN network: SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First Round – Tuesday, March 61112:00 PM#9 Connecticut vs. #16 DePaulESPN220,05722:00 PM#12 St. John's vs. #13 PittsburghESPN2237:00 PM#10 Seton Hall vs. #15 ProvidenceESPNU20,05749:00 PM#11 Rutgers vs. #14 VillanovaESPNU Second Round – Wednesday, March 73512:00 PM#8 West Virginia vs. #9 ConnecticutESPN20,05762:00 PM#5 Georgetown vs. #13 Pittsburgh ESPN477:00 PM#7 Louisville vs. #10 Seton HallESPN20,05789:00 PM#6 South Florida vs. #14 VillanovaESPN Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 85912:00 PM#1 Syracuse vs. #9 ConnecticutESPN20,057102:00 PM#4 Cincinnati vs. #5 GeorgetownESPN6117:00 PM#2 Marquette vs. #7 LouisvilleESPN20,057129:00 PM#3 Notre Dame vs. #6 South FloridaESPN Semifinals – Friday, March 97137:00 PM#1 Syracuse vs. #4 CincinnatiESPN20,057149:00 PM#7 Louisville vs. #3 Notre DameESPN Championship Game – Saturday, March 108159:00 PM#4 Cincinnati vs. #7 LouisvilleESPN20,057 *Game Times in EST.http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/MensBasketball/2012MensBasketballChampionshipCentral.aspx 2012 Big East Championship 2012-03-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120112031157/http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/MensBasketball/2012MensBasketballChampionshipCentral.aspx 2012-01-12 dead #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket All rankings from AP Poll: First roundTuesday, March 6, 2012 Second roundWednesday, March 7, 2012 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 8, 2012 SemifinalsFriday, March 9, 2012 Championship Game Saturday, March 10, 2012 9 Connecticut 81 16 DePaul 67 13 Pittsburgh 73 12 St. John's 59 10 Seton Hall 79 15 Providence 47 11 Rutgers 49 14 Villanova 70 67 8 West Virginia 9 Connecticut 71OT 5 #13 Georgetown 64 13 Pittsburgh 52 10 Seton Hall 55 7 Louisville 61 14 Villanova 47 6 South Florida 56 1 #2 Syracuse 58 9 Connecticut 55 4 Cincinnati 72OT 5 #13 Georgetown 70 2 #9 Marquette 71 7 Louisville 84 3 #23 Notre Dame 57OT 6 South Florida 53 1 #2 Syracuse 68 4 Cincinnati 71 7 Louisville 64 3 #23 Notre Dame 50 4 Cincinnati 44 7 Louisville 50 OT denotes overtime game All-Tournament team Following the tournament final, the Big East Conference named its All-Tournament team, composed of the top performers from the entire tournament. Louisville guard Peyton Siva was awarded the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the tournament's most outstanding player, the first time a Louisville player received the tournament MVP award.http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232553/postgame-notes-no-7-louisville-50-no-4-cincinnati-44.aspx Postgame Notes – No. 7 Louisville 50, No. 4 Cincinnati 44 Big East Conference March 10, 2012 March 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314002417/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232553/postgame-notes-no-7-louisville-50-no-4-cincinnati-44.aspx March 14, 2012 dead 2012 Big East Men's Basketball All-Tournament TeamTeamPositionPlayerGamesPointsReboundsAssistsBlocksLOUGPeyton Siva† 4 55 25 23 2LOUCGorgui Dieng 4 35 36 2 13LOUG/FKyle Kuric 4 58 11 6 3CINFYancy Gates 3 50 21 2 0CINGCashmere Wright 3 37 10 14 0SYRGDion Waiters 2 46 3 5 1 † Received Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player) See also 2012 Big East women's basketball tournament References 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:2010s in Manhattan