| 2025 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
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| 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. 11St. 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 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Rankings fromAP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2025 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for theBig East Conference held March 12–15, 2025, atMadison Square Garden inNew York City.[1] The winner,St. John's, received the conference's automatic bid to the2025 NCAA Tournament.
The double-overtime quarterfinal game between DePaul and Creighton on March 13 was the first multi-overtime game in theBig 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 in2012,[2] when the tournament belonged to theoriginal Big East Conference of 1979–2013.
All 11 Big East schools participated in the tournament. Teams wereseeded 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 |
| 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 | 85–812OT | 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 inEDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. | |||||
| 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]
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)
March 12 4:00 pm |
| No. 8 Providence 69, No. 9Butler 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. 10DePaul 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. 6Villanova 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 |
Peacock |
March 13 12:00 pm |
| No. 1St. 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. 5Marquette 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. 2Creighton 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. 3UConn 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 |
March 14 6:40 pm |
| No. 1St. 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. 2Creighton 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 |
Fox |
March 15 6:30 pm |
| No. 1St. 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 |