2012 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 2012 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 06-10 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Below is the bracket style from the Big East office:

2012 Big East Basketball Tournament

2012 Big East Tournament – Quarterfinals – March 8th, 2012

• #1 Seed – #9 Seed 12:00 PM ESPN

• #4 Seed – #5 Seed 2:00 PM ESPN

• #2 Seed – #7 Seed 7:00 PM ESPN

• #3 Seed v #11 Seed 9:00 PM ESPN

2012 Big East Tournament – Semifinals – March 9th, 2012

• 2012 Big East Semifinals Game 1 #4 Seed – #9 Seed 7:00 PM ESPN

• 2012 Big East Semifinals Game 2 #3 Seed – #2 Seed 9:00 PM ESPN

Big East Tournament 2012 – Championship – March 10th, 2012

• 2012 Big East Basketball Tournament Championship 9:00 PM ESPN
  

2010 Big East Basketball Tournament

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

• #16 Depaul 49 vs #9 USF 58 - buy Big East merchandise
• #13 St. John 73 vs #12 Connecticut 51
• #10 Seton Hall 109 vs #15 Providence 106
• #11 Cincinnati 69 vs #14 Rutgers 68

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

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

Big East Tournament 2010 - Quarterfinals - March 11, 2010

• #1 Syracuse 84 vs #8 Georgetown 69
• #4 Villanova 76 vs #5 Marquette 80
• #2 Pittsburgh 45 vs #7 Notre Dame 68
• #3 Cincinnati 69 vs #6 Louisville 66

Big East Tournament 2010 - Semifinals - March 12, 2010

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

Big East Tournament 2010 - Championship - March 13, 2010

• West Virginia 60 vs Georgetown 58

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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
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