Villanova is Big East tournament champion for the fourth time in five years, after beating Seton Hall in the championship game Saturday night. The game was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Villanova was the top seed in the tournament with a 13-5 conference record. Seton Hall was the No. 3 seed. Read below for final scores and stats from each game in the tournament.
2019 Big East Tournament: Bracket
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2019 Big East Tournament: Schedule, scores
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First Round — Wednesday, March 13
Game 1: No. 8 Providence 80, No. 9 Butler 57
Game 2: No. 7 St. John's 82, No. 10 DePaul 74
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 14
Game 3: No. 1 Villanova 73, No. 8 Providence 62
Game 4: No. 4 Xavier 63, No. 5 Creighton 61
Game 5: No. 2 Marquette 86, No. 7 St. John's 54
Game 6: No. 3 Seton Hall 73, No. 6 Georgetown 57
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT: Brackets, schedules for all leagues
Semifinals — Friday, March 15
Game 7: No. 1 Villanova 71, No. 4 Xavier 67 (OT)
Game 8: No. 3 Seton Hall 81, No. 2 Marquette 79
Championship — Saturday, March 16
Game 9: No. 1 Villanova 74, No. 3 Seton Hall 72
Big East Basketball: Standings, seeds
Here are the current standings:
| Team | Conference record | GB | Overall record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 13-5 | -- | 22-9 |
| Marquette | 12-6 | 1 | 23-8 |
| Seton Hall | 9-9 | 4 | 18-12 |
| Xavier | 9-9 | 4 | 17-14 |
| Creighton | 9-9 | 4 | 18-13 |
| Georgetown | 9-9 | 4 | 19-12 |
| St. John's | 8-10 | 5 | 20-11 |
| Providence | 7-11 | 6 | 17-14 |
| Butler | 7-11 | 6 | 16-15 |
| DePaul | 7-11 | 6 | 15-14 |
MARCH MADNESS: 2019 dates and schedule
Big East Tournament history
Georgetown won the first Big East Tournament championship, knocking off Syracuse in the final. Last season, Villanova defeated Providence in the title game. The Wildcats would also go on to win the NCAA tournament.
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Georgetown | 87-81 | Syracuse | Craig Shelton, Georgetown |
| 1981 | Syracuse | 83-80 | Villanova | Leo Rautins, Syracuse |
| 1982 | Georgetown | 72-54 | Villanova | Eric Floyd, Georgetown |
| 1983 | St. John's | 85-77 | Boston College | Chris Mullins, St. John's |
| 1984 | Georgetown | 82-71 | Syracuse | Patrick Ewing, Georgetown |
| 1985 | Georgetown | 92-80 | St. John's | Patrick Ewing, Georgetown |
| 1986 | St. John's | 70-69 | Syracuse | Dwayne Washington, St. John's |
| 1987 | Georgetown | 69-59 | Syracuse | Reggie Williams, Georgetown |
| 1988 | Syracuse | 85-68 | Villanova | Sherman Douglas, Syracuse |
| 1989 | Georgetown | 88-79 | Syracuse | Charles Smith, Georgetown |
| 1990 | UConn | 78-75 | Syracuse | Chris Smith, UConn |
| 1991 | Seton Hall | 74-62 | Georgetown | Oliver Taylor, Seton Hall |
| 1992 | Syracuse | 56-54 | Georgetown | Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown |
| 1993 | Seton Hall | 103-70 | Syracuse | Terry Dehere, Seton Hall |
| 1994 | Providence | 74-64 | Georgetown | Michael Smith, Providence |
| 1995 | Villanova | 94-78 | UConn | Kerry Kittles, Villanova |
| 1996 | UConn | 75-74 | Georgetown | Victor Page, Georgetown |
| 1997 | Boston College | 70-58 | Villanova | Scoonie Penn, Boston College |
| 1998 | UConn | 69-64 | Syracuse | Khalid El-Amin, UConn |
| 1999 | UConn | 82-63 | St. John's | Kevin Freeman, UConn |
| 2000 | St. John's | 80-70 | UConn | Bootsy Thornton, St. John's |
| 2001 | Boston College | 79-57 | Pitt | Troy Bell, Boston College |
| 2002 | UConn | 74-65 (OT) | Pitt | Caron Butler, UConn |
| 2003 | Pitt | 74-56 | UConn | Julius Page, Pitt |
| 2004 | UConn | 61-58 | Pitt | Ben Gordon, UConn |
| 2005 | Syracuse | 68-59 | West Virginia | Hakim Warrick |
| 2006 | Syracuse | 65-61 | Pitt | Gerry McNamara, Syracuse |
| 2007 | Georgetown | 65-42 | Pitt | Jeff Green, Georgetown |
| 2008 | Pitt | 74-65 | Georgetown | Sam Young, Pitt |
| 2009 | Louisville | 76-66 | Syracuse | Johnny Flynn, Syracuse |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 60-58 | Georgetown | Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia |
| 2011 | UConn | 69-66 | Louisville | Kemba Walker, UConn |
| 2012 | Louisville (vacated) | 50-44 | UConn | Peyton Siva, Louisville |
| 2013 | Louisville (vacated | 78-61 | Syracuse | Peyton Siva, Louisville |
| 2014 | Providence | 65-58 | Creighton | Bryce Cotton, Provdience |
| 2015 | Villanova | 69-52 | Xavier | Josh Hart, Villanova |
| 2016 | Seton Hall | 69-67 | Villanova | Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall |
| 2017 | Villanova | 74-60 | Creighton | Josh Hart, Villanova |
| 2018 | Villanova | 76-66 (OT) | Providence | Mikal Bridges, Villanova |
