College basketball tournament
The 2005 Big East Men's Basketball Championship was played from March 9 to March 12, 2005. The tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City . The Syracuse Orange won the tournament and were awarded an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament .
Bracket
Note: By finishing in last place during the regular season, St. John's did not qualify for the tournament.
Games
1st round: Wednesday, March 9
Noon
2PM
7PM
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 10
Noon
2 PM
7 PM
Team
1
2
Total
(7) Georgetown
26
36
62
(2) Connecticut
32
34
66
9 PM
Team
1
2
Total
(11) Rutgers
22
35
57
(3) Syracuse
47
34
81
Semifinals: Friday, March 11
7 PM
Team
1
2
Total
(8) West Virginia
42
36
78
(4) Villanova
35
41
76
9 PM
Team
1
2
Total
(3) Syracuse
32
35
67
(2) Connecticut
19
44
63
Finals: Saturday, March 12
9 PM
Team
1
2
Total
(8) West Virginia
31
28
59
(3) Syracuse
41
27
68
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Hakim Warrick , Syracuse
All-Tournament Team
References