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: St. John's was ineligible for the tournament due to sanctions against the program.
Games 1st round: Wednesday, March 9 Noon Team12Total(9) Providence203959(8) West Virginia354782
2PM Team12Total(10) Seton Hall282351(7) Georgetown272956 7PM Team12Total(11) Rutgers353772(6) Notre Dame323365
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 10 Noon Team12Total(8) West Virginia443478(1) Boston College225072
2 PM Team12Total(5) Pittsburgh193958(4) Villanova313667
7 PM Team12Total(7) Georgetown263662(2) Connecticut323466
9 PM Team12Total(11) Rutgers223557(3) Syracuse473481
Semifinals: Friday, March 11 7 PM Team12Total(8) West Virginia423678(4) Villanova354176
9 PM Team12Total(3) Syracuse323567(2) Connecticut194463
Finals: Saturday, March 12 9 PM Team12Total(8) West Virginia312859(3) Syracuse412768
Awards Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Hakim Warrick, Syracuse
All-Tournament Team Gerry McNamara, Syracuse Josh Pace, Syracuse Mike Gansey, West Virginia Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia Randy Foye, Villanova
References
Big East Championship Results