1989 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1989 Big East Men's 9 Madison Square Garden New York City Georgetown 6th John Thompson 6th Charles Smith Georgetown Big East Network,CBS (semifinals and championship game) The 1989 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 9 to March 12, 1989. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 88–79, to claim its sixth Big East tournament championship. Bracket First roundMarch 9, 1989 QuarterfinalsMarch 10, 1989 SemifinalsMarch 11, 1989 Championship GameMarch 12, 1989 8 St. John's 74 9 1988-89 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 81 1 #3 Georgetown 82 9 Boston College 52 4 Pittsburgh 71 5 1988-89 Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova 66 3 1988-89 Syracuse Orange Syracuse University #5 Syracuse 79 6 Providence 76 2 #11 Seton Hall 74 7 Connecticut 66 1 #3 Georgetown 85 4 Pittsburgh 62 3 #5 Syracuse 81 2 #11 Seton Hall 78 1 #3 Georgetown 88 3 #5 Syracuse 79 First round summary Quarterfinals summary #e3e3e3 Friday, March 10 12:00 PM EST #2 Seton Hall Pirates 74 #7 Connecticut Huskies 66 R. Ramos – 21 D. Walker – 10 G. Greene – 8 K. Gamble – 19 K. Gamble – 7 T. George – 4 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 31-30 Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York 19,591 Jody Sylvester, Larry Lembo, Bob Donato Big East TV Network Semifinals summary #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 11 1:30 PM EST #3 Syracuse Orangemen 81 #2 Seton Hall Pirates 78 – 27 – 10 – 4 J. Morton – 27 A. Gaze – 9 G. Greene – 6 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 39-36 Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York 19,591 Larry Lembo, Joe Mingle, Gene Monje CBS Championship game summary Announcers SeedTeamsFlagship stationPlay-by-play announcerColor analyst(s)2Seton HallWPAT–AM Awards Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Charles Smith, Georgetown All Tournament Team Dana Barros, Boston College Sherman Douglas, Syracuse John Morton, Seton Hall Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown Ramón Ramos, Seton Hall Charles Smith, Georgetown 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 2009-05-28 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 28 April 2009 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