# 1984 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1984 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 8 to March 11, 1984. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.
Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 82–71, to claim its third Big East tournament championship.

## Teams

| Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
| 1 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Champion | 2 Syracuse | W 82-71 |
| 2 | Syracuse | Jim Boheim | Runner-Up | 1 Georgetown | L 71-82 |
| 3 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | Semifinals | 2 Syracuse | L 65-66 |
| 4 | Boston College | Gary Williams | Quarterfinals | 5 St. John's | L 56-57 |
| 5 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Semifinals | 1 Georgetown | L 68-79 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | Roy Chipman | Quarterfinals | 3 Villanova | L 65-75 |
| 7 | Connecticut | Dom Perno | Quarterfinals | 2 Syracuse | L 58-73 |
| 8 | Providence | Joe Mullaney | Quarterfinals | 1 Georgetown | L 50-70 |
| 9 | Seton Hall | P.J. Carlesimo | First Round | 8 Providence | L 55-59 |

## Bracket

| First round March 8, 1984 | First round March 8, 1984 | First round March 8, 1984 | Quarterfinals March 9, 1984 | Quarterfinals March 9, 1984 | Quarterfinals March 9, 1984 | Semifinals March 10, 1984 | Semifinals March 10, 1984 | Semifinals March 10, 1984 | Championship Game March 11, 1984 | Championship Game March 11, 1984 | Championship Game March 11, 1984 |
| | | | 1 | #2 Georgetown | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Providence | 50 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Providence | 59 | 8 | Providence | 50 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Seton Hall | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Seton Hall | 55 | | | | 1 | #2 Georgetown | 79 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | St. John's | 68 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Boston College | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | St. John's | 57 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | #2 Georgetown | 82$^{OT}$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Syracuse | 71 |
| | | | 2 | Syracuse | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Connecticut | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Syracuse | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Villanova | 65 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Villanova | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Pittsburgh | 65 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### Quarterfinals summary

* TCS MetroSports
* Thursday, March 9 7:00 PM EST
#8 Providence Friars 50, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 70 :
| Pts: Starks – 16 Rebs: Canty – 6 Asts: Donovan – 3 | Pts: Ewing – 18 Rebs: Martin – 9 Asts: Jackson – 6 Halftime Score: Providence, 25-23 |
* Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591

### Semifinals summary

* TCS MetroSports
* Friday, March 10 approx. 9:00 PM EST
#5 St. John's Redmen 68, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 79 :
| Pts: Mullin – 29 Rebs: Wennington – 7 Asts: Jackson – 11 | Pts: Ewing – 24 Rebs: Dalton, Ewing – 5 Asts: Jackson, Williams – 5 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 41-30 |
* Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591

### Championship game summary

* TCS MetroSports ESPN
* Saturday, March 11 7:00 PM EST
#2 Syracuse Orangemen 71, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 82 (OT) :
| Pts: Washington – 27 Rebs: Alexis – 9 Asts: Washington – 6 | Pts: Ewing – 27 Rebs: Ewing – 16 Asts: Williams, Wingate – 5 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 36-31 End of Regulation: 63-63 |
* Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591 Referees: Larry Lembo, Dick Paparo, Jody Sylvester

## Announcers

| Date | Seed | Teams | Flagship station | Play-by-play announcer | Color analyst(s) |
| 1984 | 1 | Georgetown | WWDC AM 1260 (Georgetown) | Rich Chvotkin | |

## Awards

Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
* Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
* Andre Hawkins, Syracuse
* Michael Jackson, Georgetown
* Ed Pinckney, Villanova
* Dwayne Washington, Syracuse