# 2016 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2016 Big East tournament, was a tournament held from March 9–12, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Big East Championship game returned to broadcast television for the first time in over twenty years and was televised on FOX. Seton Hall won their first Big East tournament since 1993 and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 10 Big East schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by the 2015–16 Big East Conference season record. The top 6 teams received a first round bye.
Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Villanova | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Xavier | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Seton Hall | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Providence | 10–8 | 2–0 vs. Butler |
| 5 | Butler | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. Providence |
| 6 | Creighton | 9–9 | |
| 7 | Marquette | 8–10 | |
| 8 | Georgetown | 7–11 | |
| 9 | DePaul | 3–15 | |
| 10 | St. John's | 1–17 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 9 |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | #9 DePaul 53 vs. #8 Georgetown 70 | FS1 | 12,604 |
| 2 | 9:30 pm | #10 St. John's 93 vs. #7 Marquette 101 | FS1 | 12,604 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 |||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | #8 Georgetown 67 vs. #1 Villanova 81 | FS1 | 14,863 |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | #5 Butler 60 vs. #4 Providence 74 | FS1 | 14,863 |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | #7 Marquette 72 vs. #2 Xavier 90 | FS1 | 13,813 |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | #6 Creighton 73 vs. #3 Seton Hall 81 | FS1 | 13,813 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 |||||
| 7 | 6:30 pm | #4 Providence 68 vs. #1 Villanova 76 | FS1 | 17,130 |
| 8 | 9:30 pm | #3 Seton Hall 87 vs. #2 Xavier 83 | FS1 | 17,130 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 |||||
| 9 | 5:30 pm | #3 Seton Hall 69 vs. #1 Villanova 67 | FOX | 19,812 |
| *Game times in Eastern Time. Tournament seed in parentheses. #-Rankings denote Associated Press Poll ranking. |||||

## Bracket

| First round March 9 | First round March 9 | First round March 9 | Quarterfinals March 10 | Quarterfinals March 10 | Quarterfinals March 10 | Semifinals March 11 | Semifinals March 11 | Semifinals March 11 | Championship March 12 | Championship March 12 | Championship March 12 |
| | | | 1 | #3 Villanova | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Georgetown | 67 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Georgetown | 70 | 8 | Georgetown | 67 | | | | | | |
| 9 | DePaul | 53 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | DePaul | 53 | | | | 1 | #3 Villanova | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Providence | 68 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Providence | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Butler | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | #3 Villanova | 67 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Seton Hall | 69 |
| | | | 2 | #5 Xavier | 90 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Marquette | 72 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Marquette | 101 | 7 | Marquette | 72 | | | | | | |
| 10 | St. John's | 93 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | St. John's | 93 | | | | 2 | #5 Xavier | 83 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Seton Hall | 87 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Seton Hall | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Creighton | 73 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

* FS1
* Thursday, March 10 12:00 pm EST
* Box Score
#8 Georgetown Hoyas 67, #1 Villanova Wildcats 81 :
* Scoring by half: 27–28, 40–53 ||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 14,863 Referees: Mike Roberts, Tony Chiazza, Tim Clougherty

### Semifinals

* FS1
* Friday, March 11 6:30 pm EST
* Box Score
#4 Providence Friars 68, #1 Villanova Wildcats 76 :
* Scoring by half: 27–32, 41–44 ||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 17,130 Referees: Jeff Anderson, Ed Corbett, Pat Driscoll

### Championship

* Fox
* Saturday, March 12 5:30 pm EST
* Box Score
#3 Seton Hall Pirates 69, #1 Villanova Wildcats 67 :
* Scoring by half: 40–29, 29–38 ||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,812 Referees: Mike Roberts, Brian O'Connell, John Gaffney

## All-Tournament team

* Khadeen Carrington, Seton Hall
* Ismael Sanogo, Seton Hall
* Kris Jenkins, Villanova
* Josh Hart, Villanova
* Trevon Bluiett, Xavier
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)
* Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall