2007 Big East men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2007
Conference:Big East
Gender:Men's
Teams:12
Arena:Madison Square Garden
City:New York City
Champions:Georgetown
Titlecount:7th
Coach:John Thompson III
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Jeff Green
Mvpteam:Georgetown

The 2007 Big East Men's Basketball Championship was played from March 7 to March 10, 2007. The tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was sponsored by Aéropostale. The Georgetown Hoyas won the tournament for the first time since 1989 and the seventh time overall, and were awarded an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA men's basketball tournament. Jeff Green of Georgetown was given the Dave Gavitt Trophy, awarded to the tournament's most outstanding player.

Bracket

Only the teams with the 12 best records during the regular season qualified for the tournament. The thirteenth through sixteenth finishers (Seton Hall, South Florida, Rutgers, and Cincinnati) did not take part.

Games

Noon

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(9) Villanova284775
(8) DePaul264167

2PM

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(12) Connecticut382765
(5) Syracuse364278

7PM

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(10) Providence324779
(7) West Virginia405292

9PM

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(11) St. John's283967
(6) Marquette354176

Noon

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(9) Villanova183957
(1) Georgetown372562

2 PM

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(5) Syracuse344983
(4) Notre Dame325789

7 PM

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(7) West Virginia27318571
(2) Louisville352381682

9 PM

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(6) Marquette374279
(3) Pittsburgh404989

7 PM

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(4) Notre Dame463682
(1) Georgetown444084

9 PM

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(3) Pittsburgh263965
(2) Louisville372259

9 PM

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(1) Georgetown323365
(3) Pittsburgh172542

Championship game

On March 10, Georgetown defeated Pittsburgh, 65–42. The Panthers shot just 26.2 percent from the field in the loss. After Pittsburgh cut the lead to 13–11 with 9:04 remaining, Georgetown went on a huge run and led 28–13 with 2:58 left. The game was not close again. Jeff Green led all scorers with 21 points, while Roy Hibbert had 18. Hibbert also added eleven rebounds.

Georgetown and Pittsburgh had previously split their two regular season meetings, each winning at home. It was the Hoyas first conference tournament title since 1989 when Alonzo Mourning and Charles Smith led the way. Pittsburgh was in the championship game for the sixth time in seven years, but set a record for fewest points in a Big East final. Sam Young led the team with a meager 10 points. Pittsburgh's Aaron Gray had a season-low 3 points, going 1-of-13 from the floor.[1]

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Jeff Green, Georgetown

All-Tournament Team

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042318/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap/_/id/270690046/pittsburgh-panthers-vs-georgetown-hoyas Championship game recap at ESPN.com