2025 Big East men's basketball tournament
| 2025 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| Champions | St. John's (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Rick Pitino (4th title) |
| MVP | RJ Luis Jr. (St. John's) |
| Television | Peacock, FS1, Fox |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 St. John's † | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 15 | – | 20 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[1] 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.[2] It also was the first in the tournament since a double-overtime game in 2012,[2] when the tournament belonged to the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013.
Seeds
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | ||
| 3 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Villanova vs. No. 11 Seton Hall | 67–55 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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
[edit]| First round Wednesday, March 12 Peacock | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 Peacock/FS1 | Semifinals Friday, March 14 FOX | Championship Saturday, March 15 FOX | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 St. John's | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Butler | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Providence | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 852OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | DePaul | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgetown | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | DePaul | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Creighton | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UConn | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UConn | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Villanova | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Villanova | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Seton Hall | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
Source:[3]
All-Tournament team
[edit]- 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
[edit]First round
[edit]March 12
4:00 pm |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
[edit]Peacock
|
March 13
12:00 pm |
| 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 |
| 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 |
March 13
7:00 pm |
| 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 |
| 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
[edit]March 14
6:40 pm |
| 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 |
| 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
[edit]Fox
|
March 15
6:30 pm |
| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament - Big East Conference". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Fanta, John; Cohen, Michael (March 13, 2025). "Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton top DePaul in 2OT thriller, advance to semifinal". Fox Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Bracket (PDF) - Big East Conference" (PDF). www.bigeast.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.