The 2004 Big East men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–13, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the four highest seeds (two from each Big East division) received byes in the first round. The twelve Big East teams with the best conference records were invited to participate. The winner, Connecticut, received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament, the sixth for the Huskies, tying Georgetown for the most Big East tournament championships.
Bracket
Note: By finishing below twelfth place during the regular season, Miami (FL) and St. John's did not qualify for the tournament.
Games
1st round: Wednesday, March 10
Noon Team12Total(9) Rutgers352358(8) Virginia Tech273461
2PM Team12Total(12) Georgetown223557(5) Boston College274168
7PM Team12Total(10) West Virginia244064(7) Notre Dame353065 9PM Team12Total(11) Villanova342761(6) Seton Hall322860
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 11
Noon Team12Total(8) Virginia Tech243761(1) Pittsburgh344074
2 PM Team12Total(5) Boston College233457(4) Syracuse322254
7 PM Team12Total(7) Notre Dame283058(2) Connecticut372966
9 PM Team12Total(11) Villanova323769(3) Providence333366
Semifinals: Friday, March 12
7 PM Team12Total(5) Boston College262753(1) Pittsburgh224062
9 PM Team12Total(11) Villanova244367(2) Connecticut374784
Championship game
Awards Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Ben Gordon, Connecticut
All-Tournament Team Jaron Brown, Pittsburgh Taliek Brown, Connecticut Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh Craig Smith, Boston College Chris Taft, Pittsburgh
References
Big East Championship Results