# 2015 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2015 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2015 Big East tournament, was a tournament played from March 11–14, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Villanova‡† | 16–2 | 29–2 | |
| 2 | Georgetown† | 12–6 | 20–9 | 2–1 vs Butler |
| 3 | Butler† | 12–6 | 22–9 | 1–2 vs. Georgetown |
| 4 | Providence† | 11–7 | 21–10 | |
| 5 | St. John's† | 10–8 | 21–10 | |
| 6 | Xavier† | 9–9 | 19–12 | |
| 7 | DePaul | 6–12 | 12–19 | 2–0 vs. Seton Hall |
| 8 | Seton Hall | 6–12 | 16–14 | 0–2 vs. DePaul |
| 9 | Marquette | 4–14 | 13–18 | 1–1 vs. Providence |
| 10 | Creighton | 4–14 | 12–18 | 0–2 vs. Providence |
| ‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big East tournament. |||||

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 11 |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | (8) Seton Hall vs. (9) Marquette | FS1 | 12,588 |
| 2 | 9:30 pm | (7) DePaul vs. (10) Creighton | FS1 | 12,588 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 |||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | (1) #4 Villanova vs. (9) Marquette | FS1 | 15,197 |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | (4) Providence vs. (5) St. John's | FS1 | 15,197 |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | (2) #23 Georgetown vs. (10) Creighton | FS1 | 13,245 |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | (3) #22 Butler vs. (6) Xavier | FS1 | 13,245 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 |||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | (1) #4 Villanova vs. (4) Providence | FS1 | 15,194 |
| 8 | 9:45 pm | (2) #23 Georgetown vs. (6) Xavier | FS1 | 15,194 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 |||||
| 9 | 8:00 pm | (1) #4 Villanova vs. (6) Xavier | FS1 | 13,471 |
| *Game times in Eastern Time. Tournament seed in parentheses. #-Rankings denote Associated Press Poll ranking. |||||

## Bracket

| First round March 11 | First round March 11 | First round March 11 | Quarterfinals March 12 | Quarterfinals March 12 | Quarterfinals March 12 | Semifinals March 13 | Semifinals March 13 | Semifinals March 13 | Championship March 14 | Championship March 14 | Championship March 14 |
| | | | 1 | #4 Villanova | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Marquette | 49 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Seton Hall | 56 | 9 | Marquette | 49 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Marquette | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Marquette | 78 | | | | 1 | #4 Villanova | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Providence | 61 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Providence | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | St. John's | 57 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | #4 Villanova | 69 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Xavier | 52 |
| | | | 2 | #23 Georgetown | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Creighton | 55 | | | | | | |
| 7 | DePaul | 63 | 10 | Creighton | 55 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Creighton | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Creighton | 78 | | | | 2 | #23 Georgetown | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Xavier | 65 | | | |
| | | | 3 | #22 Butler | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Xavier | 67* | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament team

* Dylan Ennis, Villanova
* Darrun Hilliard, Villanova
* Jalen Reynolds, Xavier
* D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown
* Kris Dunn, Providence
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)
* Josh Hart, Villanova