# 1994 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1994 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 10 to March 13, 1994. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Connecticut finished with the best regular season conference and was awarded the #1 seed.
Providence defeated Georgetown, 74–64, in the championship game to claim its first Big East tournament championship.

## Seeds

All 10 Big East schools are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by the conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records. The top six teams will receive first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament will be determined at the close of the regular conference season.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Connecticut | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Syracuse | 13–5 | |
| 3 | Boston College | 11–7 | |
| 4 | Providence | 10–8 | 2–0 vs Villanova 1–1 vs Georgetown |
| 5 | Villanova | 10–8 | 2–0 vs Georgetown 0–2 vs Providence |
| 6 | Georgetown | 10–8 | 1–1 vs. Providence 0–2 vs Villanova |
| 7 | Seton Hall | 8–10 | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 7–11 | |
| 9 | St. John's | 5–13 | |
| 10 | Miami (FL | 0–18 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Pittsburgh vs. No. 9 St. John's | 72–80 | Big East TV Network | 19,544 |
| 2 | 9:30 pm | No. 7 Seton Hall vs. No. 10 Miami (FL) | 69–51 | Big East TV Network | 19,544 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 ||||||
| 3 | 12 Noon | No. 4 Providence vs. No 5. Villanova | 77–66 | Big East TV Network | 19,544 |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 9 St. John's | 97–77 | Big East TV Network | 19,544 |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 7 Seton Hall | 80–81$^{OT}$ | Big East TV Network | 19,544 |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 3 Boston College vs. No. 6 Georgetown | 58–81 | Big East TV Network | 19,544 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 ||||||
| 7 | 1:30 pm | No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 4 Providence | 67–79 | CBS | 19,544 |
| 8 | 3:45 pm | No. 6 Georgetown vs. No. 7 Seton Hall | 76–71$^{OT}$ | CBS | 19,544 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 13 ||||||
| 9 | 2:45 pm | No. 4 Providence vs. No. 6 Georgetown | 74–64 | CBS | 19,544 |
| Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 10, 1994 | First round March 10, 1994 | First round March 10, 1994 | Quarterfinals March 11, 1994 | Quarterfinals March 11, 1994 | Quarterfinals March 11, 1994 | Semifinals March 12, 1994 | Semifinals March 12, 1994 | Semifinals March 12, 1994 | Championship Game March 13, 1994 | Championship Game March 13, 1994 | Championship Game March 13, 1994 |
| | | | 1 | #2 Connecticut | 97 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | St. John's | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 72 | 9 | St. John's | 77 | | | | | | |
| 9 | St. John's | 80 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | St. John's | 80 | | | | 1 | #2 Connecticut | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Providence | 69 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Providence | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Villanova | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Providence | 74 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Georgetown | 64 |
| | | | 3 | Boston College | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Georgetown | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Georgetown | 76$^{OT}$ | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Seton Hall | 71 | | | |
| | | | 2 | #13 Syracuse | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Seton Hall | 81$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 7 | Seton Hall | 69 | 7 | Seton Hall | 81$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 10 | Miami | 51 | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Michael Smith, Providence
All Tournament Team
* George Butler, Georgetown
* Othella Harrington, Georgetown
* Donyell Marshall, Connecticut
* Rob Phelps, Providence
* Dickey Simpkins, Providence
* Michael Smith, Providence