# 2021 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2021 Big East men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference. It was held from March 10 through March 13, 2021, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Georgetown received the conference's bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 11 Big East schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by the conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records. The top five teams received first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 |
| 1 | Villanova | 11–4 | |
| 2 | Creighton | 14–6 | |
| 3 | UConn | 11–6 | |
| 4 | St. John's | 10–9 | 1–1 vs. Villanova |
| 5 | Seton Hall | 10–9 | 0–2 vs. Villanova |
| 6 | Providence | 9–10 | |
| 7 | Xavier | 6–7 | |
| 8 | Georgetown | 7–9 | |
| 9 | Marquette | 8–11 | |
| 10 | Butler | 8–12 | |
| 11 | DePaul | 2–13 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 10 ||||||
| 1 | 3:00 pm | No. 8 Georgetown vs. No. 9 Marquette | 68–49 | FS1 | 824 |
| 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Xavier vs. No. 10 Butler | 69–70$^{OT}$ | FS1 | 824 |
| 3 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Providence vs. No. 11 DePaul | 62–70 | FS1 | 824 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 ||||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 8 Georgetown | 71–72 | FS1 | 824 |
| 5 | 3:00 pm | No. 4 St. John's vs. No. 5 Seton Hall | 69–77$^{OT}$ | FS1 | 824 |
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Creighton vs. No. 10 Butler | 87–56 | FS1 | 824 |
| 7 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 Connecticut vs. No. 11 DePaul | 94–60 | FS1 | 824 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12 ||||||
| 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 Seton Hall vs. No. 8 Georgetown | 58–66 | FS1 | 824 |
| 9 | 9:00 pm | No. 2 Creighton vs. No. 3 Connecticut | 59–56 | FS1 | 824 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 13 ||||||
| 10 | 6:30 pm | No. 8 Georgetown vs. No. 2 Creighton | 73–48 | FOX | 824 |
| Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed. *Attendance is restricted to family and special guests due to the COVID-19 pandemic ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 10 FS1 | First round Wednesday, March 10 FS1 | First round Wednesday, March 10 FS1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 FS1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 FS1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 FS1 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 FS1 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 FS1 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 FS1 | Championship Saturday, March 13 FOX | Championship Saturday, March 13 FOX | Championship Saturday, March 13 FOX |
| | | | 1 | #14 Villanova | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Georgetown | 72 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Georgetown | 68 | 8 | Georgetown | 72 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Marquette | 49 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Marquette | 49 | | | | 8 | Georgetown | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Seton Hall | 58 | | | |
| | | | 4 | St. John's | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Seton Hall | 77* | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Georgetown | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | #17 Creighton | 48 |
| | | | 2 | #17 Creighton | 87 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Butler | 56 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Xavier | 69 | 10 | Butler | 56 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Butler | 70* | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Butler | 70* | | | | 2 | #17 Creighton | 59 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | UConn | 56 | | | |
| | | | 3 | UConn | 94 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | DePaul | 60 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Providence | 62 | 11 | DePaul | 60 | | | | | | |
| 11 | DePaul | 70 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period