2004 Big East men's basketball tournament
# 2004 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Big East men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–13, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the four highest seeds (two from each Big East division) received byes in the first round. The twelve Big East teams with the best conference records were invited to participate. The winner, Connecticut, received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament, the sixth for the Huskies, tying Georgetown for the most Big East tournament championships.

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 10 | First round Wednesday, March 10 | First round Wednesday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Final Saturday, March 13 | Final Saturday, March 13 | Final Saturday, March 13 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | #6 Pittsburgh | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Virginia Tech | 61 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 61 | 8 | Virginia Tech | 61 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rutgers | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rutgers | 58 | | | | 1 | #6 Pittsburgh | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Boston College | 53 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Syracuse | 54 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Boston College | 57 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Boston College | 68 | 5 | Boston College | 57 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Georgetown | 57 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Georgetown | 57 | | | | | | | 1 | #6 Pittsburgh | 58 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | #9 Connecticut | 61 |
| | | | 2 | #9 Connecticut | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Notre Dame | 58 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 65 | 7 | Notre Dame | 58 | | | | | | |
| 10 | West Virginia | 64 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | West Virginia | 64 | | | | 2 | #9 Connecticut | 84 | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Villanova | 67 | | | |
| | | | 3 | #20 Providence | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Villanova | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Seton Hall | 60 | 11 | Villanova | 69 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Villanova | 61 | | | | | | | | | |

Note: By finishing below twelfth place during the regular season, Miami (FL) and St. John's did not qualify for the tournament.

## Games

### Semifinals: Friday, March 12

| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| (5) Boston College | 26 | 27 | 53 |
| (1) Pittsburgh | 22 | 40 | 62 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
| (11) Villanova | 24 | 43 | 67 |
| (2) Connecticut | 37 | 47 | 84 |

### Championship game

* ESPN
* Saturday, March 13 9:00 pm
* Box Score

#2 Connecticut Huskies 61, #1 Pittsburgh Panthers 58 :

| Pts: B. Gordon 23 Rebs: E. Okafor 13 Asts: T. Brown 6 | Pts: M. McCarroll, C. Taft 11 Rebs: C. Krauser 8 Asts: J. Brown 6 Halftime Score: Pittsburgh, 34-25 |
| - | - |

* Madison Square Garden - New York, NY Attendance: 19,528 Referees: Jim Burr, Mike Kitts, Bob Donato

## Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Ben Gordon, Connecticut

All-Tournament Team

* Jaron Brown, Pittsburgh
* Taliek Brown, Connecticut
* Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh
* Craig Smith, Boston College
* Chris Taft, Pittsburgh
