# 2025 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2025 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference held March 12–15, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The winner, St. John's, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
The double-overtime quarterfinal game between DePaul and Creighton on March 13 was the first multi-overtime game in the Big East tournament since the foundation of the new Big East Conference in the offseason of 2013. It also was the first in the tournament since a double-overtime game in 2012, when the tournament belonged to the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013.

## Seeds

All 11 Big East schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 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 | St. John's | 18–2 | |
| 2 | Creighton | 15–5 | |
| 3 | UConn | 14–6 | |
| 4 | Xavier | 13–7 | 1–1 vs. UConn |
| 5 | Marquette | 13–7 | 0–2 vs. UConn |
| 6 | Villanova | 11–9 | |
| 7 | Georgetown | 8–12 | |
| 8 | Providence | 6–14 | 1–1 vs. Villanova |
| 9 | Butler | 6–14 | 0–2 vs. Villanova |
| 10 | DePaul | 4–16 | |
| 11 | Seton Hall | 2–18 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 12 ||||||
| 1 | 4:00 pm | No. 8 Providence vs. No. 9 Butler | 69–75 | Peacock | 19,812 |
| 2 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Georgetown vs. No. 10 DePaul | 67–71 | Peacock | 19,812 |
| 3 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Villanova vs. No. 11 Seton Hall | 67–55 | Peacock | 19,812 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13 ||||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 St. John's vs. No. 9 Butler | 78–57 | Peacock | 19,812 |
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Xavier vs. No. 5 Marquette | 87–89 | Peacock | 19,812 |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Creighton vs. No. 10 DePaul | 85–81 $^{2OT}$ | FS1 | 19,812 |
| 7 | 10:18 pm | No. 3 UConn vs. No. 6 Villanova | 73–56 | FS1 | 19,812 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 14 ||||||
| 8 | 6:40 pm | No. 1 St. John's vs. No. 5 Marquette | 79–63 | Fox | 19,812 |
| 9 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Creighton vs. No. 3 UConn | 71–62 | Fox | 19,812 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 15 ||||||
| 10 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 St. John's vs. No. 2 Creighton | 82–66 | Fox | 19,812 |
| Game times in EDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 12 Peacock | First round Wednesday, March 12 Peacock | First round Wednesday, March 12 Peacock | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 Peacock/FS1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 Peacock/FS1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 Peacock/FS1 | Semifinals Friday, March 14 FOX | Semifinals Friday, March 14 FOX | Semifinals Friday, March 14 FOX | Championship Saturday, March 15 FOX | Championship Saturday, March 15 FOX | Championship Saturday, March 15 FOX |
| | | | 1 | 6 St. John's | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Butler | 57 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Providence | 69 | 9 | Butler | 57 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Butler | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Butler | 75 | | | | 1 | 6 St. John's | 79 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | 25 Marquette | 63 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Xavier | 87 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | 25 Marquette | 89 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 St. John's | 82 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Creighton | 66 |
| | | | 2 | Creighton | 85$^{2OT}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | DePaul | 81 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Georgetown | 67 | 10 | DePaul | 81 | | | | | | |
| 10 | DePaul | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | DePaul | 71 | | | | 2 | Creighton | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | UConn | 62 | | | |
| | | | 3 | UConn | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Villanova | 56 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Villanova | 67 | 6 | Villanova | 56 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Seton Hall | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
Source:

## All-Tournament team

* Zuby Ejiofor, St. John's
* Kadary Richmond, St John's
* Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
* Kam Jones, Marquette
* Ryan Conwell, Xavier
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)
* RJ Luis Jr., St. John's

## Game summaries
### First round

* Peacock
* March 12 4:00 pm
* Box Score
No. 8 Providence 69, No. 9 Butler 75 :
| Scoring by half: 31–39, 38–36 |||
| Pts: Joseph 20 Rebs: Erhunmwunse 11 Asts: Pierre 5 | Pts: Brooks II 25 Rebs: Brooks II 7 Asts: Tied 3 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York City Referees: Pat Driscoll, Nathan Farrell, Evon Burroughs
* Peacock
* March 12 6:30 pm
* Box Score
No. 7 Georgetown 67, No. 10 DePaul 71 :
| Scoring by half: 40–38, 27–33 |||
| Pts: Peavy 26 Rebs: Fielder 11 Asts: Fielder 4 | Pts: Blocker 16 Rebs: Tied 6 Asts: Blocker 6 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York City Referees: Jeff Clark, James Breeding, Greg Evans
* Peacock
* March 12 9:00 pm
* Box score
No. 6 Villanova 67, No. 11 Seton Hall 55 :
| Scoring by half: 35–17, 32–38 |||
| Pts: Dixon 19 Rebs: Poplar 10 Asts: Tied 3 | Pts: Coleman 25 Rebs: Addae-Wusu 7 Asts: Dual 5 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York City Attendance: 19,812 Referees: Mike Roberts, Tim Clougherty, Michael Palau

### Quarterfinals

* Peacock
* March 13 12:00 pm
* Box score
No. 1 St. John's 78, No. 9 Butler 57 :
| Scoring by half: 37–26, 41–31 |||
| Pts: Luis Jr. 20 Rebs: Richmond 8 Asts: Richmond 9 | Pts: McCaffery 16 Rebs: Kapke 6 Asts: Telfort 3 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York City Referees: Brian O'Connell, Matt Potter, Greg Evans
* Peacock
* March 13 2:30 pm
* Box score
No. 4 Xavier 87, No. 5 Marquette 89 :
| Scoring by half: 46–36, 41–53 |||
| Pts: Conwell 38 Rebs: Tied 7 Asts: Freemantle 5 | Pts: Jones 28 Rebs: Tied 6 Asts: Jones 5 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York City Referees: Lamar Simpson, James Breeding, Tony Chiazza
* FS1
* March 13 7:00 pm
* Box score
No. 2 Creighton 85, No. 10 DePaul 81 (2OT) :
| Scoring by half: 21–36, 41–26 Overtime: 11–11, 12–8 |||
| Pts: Kalkbrenner 32 Rebs: Kalkbrenner 9 Asts: Tied 5 | Pts: Blocker 25 Rebs: Rivera 9 Asts: Tied 4 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York City Referees: Pat Driscoll, Jeff Clark, Brent Hampton
* FS1
* March 13 10:18 pm
* Box score
No. 3 UConn 73, No. 6 Villanova 56 :
| Scoring by half: 31–36, 42–20 |||
| Pts: Karaban 18 Rebs: Karaban 9 Asts: Karaban 6 | Pts: Poplar 25 Rebs: Perkins 6 Asts: Brickus 2 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York City Referees: Tim Clougherty, John Gaffney, Nathan Farrell

### Semifinals

* Fox
* March 14 6:40 pm
* Box score
No. 1 St. John's 79, No. 5 Marquette 63 :
| Scoring by half: 35–37, 44–26 |||
| Pts: Ejiofor 33 Rebs: Richmond 10 Asts: Richmond 6 | Pts: Jones 24 Rebs: Joplin 9 Asts: Tied 2 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York City Referees: Pat Driscoll, Mike Roberts, Brent Hampton
* Fox
* March 14 9:30 pm
* Box score
No. 2 Creighton 71, No. 3 UConn 62 :
| Scoring by half: 46–35, 25–27 |||
| Pts: Tied 19 Rebs: Tied 5 Asts: Tied 3 | Pts: Tied 13 Rebs: Reed Jr. 8 Asts: Tied 2 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York City Attendance: 19,812

### Finals

* Fox
* March 15 6:30 pm
* Box score
No. 1 St. John's 82, No. 2 Creighton 66 :
| Scoring by half: 25–28, 57–38 |||
| Pts: Luis Jr. 29 Rebs: Richmond 12 Asts: Tied 4 | Pts: Kalkbrenner 15 Rebs: Tied 7 Asts: Ashworth 7 |
* Madison Square Garden, New York City Referees: James Breeding, Tony Chiazza, Matt Potter