2010 Big East Basketball Tournament Schedule & Dates

Each season the Big East Tournament thrills tens of thousands of fans at Madison Square Gardens in New York as well as millions watching from the comfort of their own home or sports bars. With many Final Four teams and National Champions having emerged from the Big East, the Big East Tournament Championship provides an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament each season.

The 2010 Big East Tournament will feature all 16 Big East basketball programs for the first time in Big East basketball history and will be held March 09-13 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Below is the bracket style from the Big East office:

2010 Big East Basketball Tournament

Big East Tournament 2010 - First Round - March 09, 2010

• #9 USF 58 vs #16 DePaul 49 - Game Recap
• #13 St. John's 73 vs #12 Connecticut 51 - Game Recap
• #10 Seton Hall 109 vs #15 Providence 106 - Game Recap
• #11 Cincinnati 69 vs #14 Rutgers 68 - Game Recap

Big East Tournament 2010 - Second Round - March 10, 2010

• #8 Georgetown 69 vs #9 USF 49 - Game Recap
• #5 Marquette 57 vs #13 St. John's 55 - Game Recap
• #7 Notre Dame 68 vs #10 Seton Hall 56 - Game Recap
• #11 Cincinnati 69 vs #6 Louisville 66 - Game Recap

Big East Tournament 2010 - Quarterfinals - March 11, 2010

• #8 Georgetown 91 vs #1 Syracuse 84 - Game Recap
• #5 Marquette 80 vs #4 Villanova 76 - Game Recap
• #7 Notre Dame 50 vs #2 Pittsburgh 45 - Game Recap
• #3 West Virginia 54 vs #11 Cincinnati 51- Game Recap

Big East Tournament 2010 - Semifinals - March 12, 2010

• #3 West Virginia 53 vs #7 Notre Dame 51 - Game Recap
• #8 Georgetown 80 vs #5 Marquette 57 - Game Recap

Big East Tournament 2010 - Championship - March 13, 2010

• #3 West Virginia 60 vs #8 Georgetown 58 - Game Recap

2008 Big East Tournament - First Round - Wednesday, March 12, 2008

• #8 Villanova 82 - #9 Syracuse 63 - Villanova v Syracuse recap - Villanova v Syracuse preview
• #5 West Virginia 58 - #12 Providence 53 - WVU v Providence recap - West Virginia v Providence preview
• #7 Pittsburgh 70 - #10 Cincinnati 64 - Pitt v Cincinnati recap - Pittsburgh v Cincinnati preview
• #6 Marquette 67 - #11 Seton Hall 54 - Marquette v Seton Hall recap - Marquette v Seton Hall preview

2008 Big East Tournament - Quaterfinals - Thursday, March 13, 2008

• #1 Georgetown 82 - #8 Villanova 63 - Georgetown v Villanova recap - Georgetown v Villanova preview
• #5 West Virginia 78 - #4 Connecticut 72 - UConn v WVU recap - UConn v WVU preview
• #7 Pittsburgh 76 - #2 Louisville 69 - OT - Louisville v Pitt recap - Louisville v Pitt preview
• #6 Marquette 89 - #3 Notre Dame 79 - Notre Dame v Marquette recap - Notre Dame v Marquette preview

2008 Big East Tournament - Semifinals - Friday, March 14, 2008

• #1 Georgetown 72 - #5 West Virginia 55 - Georgetown v WVU recap - Georgetown v WVU preview
• #7 Pittsburgh 68 - #6 Marquette 61 - Pittsburgh v Marquette recap - Pittsburgh v Marquette preview

2008 Big East Tournament Championship - Saturday, March 15, 2008

• #7 Pittsburgh 74 - #1 Georgetown 65
• Big East Tournament Championship recap - Big East Tournament Championship preview