1998 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1998 Big East Men's 13 Madison Square Garden New York City Connecticut 3rd Jim Calhoun 3rd Khalid El-Amin Connecticut The 1998 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All 13 Big East teams were invited to participate. Connecticut finished with the best record in the regular season and was awarded the top seed. Connecticut defeated Syracuse in the final, 69–64 to earn its third Big East tournament championship. Bracket First roundMarch 4, 1998 QuarterfinalsMarch 5, 1998 SemifinalsMarch 6, 1998 Championship GameMarch 7, 1998 8 1997-98 Providence Friars Providence College Providence 72 9 Notre Dame 55 5 #23 West Virginia 65 12 1997-98 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers 72 4 Miami 56 13 Georgetown 62 6 1997-98 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 87 11 1997-98 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 97OT 7 1997-98 Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova 962OT 10 Pittsburgh 93 1 #6 Connecticut 64 8 Providence 55 12 Rutgers 61 13 Georgetown 60 3 St. John's 91 11 Boston College 80 2 #22 Syracuse 69 7 Villanova 66 1 #6 Connecticut 64 12 Rutgers 50 3 St. John's 67 2 #22 Syracuse 69OT 1 #6 Connecticut 69 2 #22 Syracuse 64 Championship game Summary #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 7 8:00 pm Box Score #1 Connecticut Huskies 69 #2 Syracuse Orangemen 64 R. Jones 17 R. Jones 9 K. El-Amin 6 T. Burgan 17 T. Burgan 9 J. Hart 5 Halftime Score: Connecticut, 27-23 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 18,521 ESPN Awards Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut All-Tournament Team Ron Artest, St. John's Ryan Blackwell, Syracuse Todd Burgan, Syracuse Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut Richard Hamilton, Connecticut Rashamel Jones, Connecticut References 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 2009-06-04 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 April 28, 2009 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