2018 Big East men's basketball tournament
The 2018 Big East men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference. It was held from March 7 through March 10, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. No. 2 seed Villanova defeated No. 5 seed Providence in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament.[1][2] It was Villanova's second straight tournament championship.[3]
| 2018 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| Champions | Villanova (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Jay Wright (3rd title) |
| MVP | Mikal Bridges (Villanova) |
| Attendance | 93,949 |
| Television | FS1, FOX |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Xavier | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Villanova † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 36 | – | 4 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence participated in three straight overtime games in the tournament, setting a Big East tournament record.[4]
Seeds
All 10 Big East schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by the conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records.[5] The top six teams received first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. Notably, no Big East team had secured its tournament seed before the final day of the 2017–18 regular season.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier | 15–3 | ||
| 2 | Villanova | 14–4 | ||
| 3 | Seton Hall | 10–8 | 3–1 vs. Creighton, Providence | |
| 4 | Creighton | 10–8 | 2–2 vs. Seton Hall, Providence | |
| 5 | Providence | 10–8 | 1–3 vs. Seton Hall, Creighton | |
| 6 | Butler | 9–9 | 2–0 vs. Marquette | |
| 7 | Marquette | 9–9 | 0–2 vs. Butler | |
| 8 | Georgetown | 5–13 | ||
| 9 | St. John's | 4–14 | 1–1 vs. DePaul | 0–2 vs. Xavier, 1–1 vs. Villanova |
| 10 | DePaul | 4–14 | 1–1 vs. St. John's | 0–2 vs. Xavier, 0–2 vs. Villanova |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 7 | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Georgetown vs. No. 9 St. John's | 77–88 | FS1 | 16,866 |
| 2 | 9:30 pm | No. 7 Marquette vs. No. 10 DePaul | 72–69 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 | |||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Xavier vs. No. 9 St. John's | 88–60 | FS1 | 17,647 |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Creighton vs. No. 5 Providence | 68–72 OT | ||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 7 Marquette | 94–70 | 19,812 | |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 3 Seton Hall vs. No. 6 Butler | 74–75 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 9 | |||||
| 7 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 Xavier vs. No. 5 Providence | 72–75 OT | FS1 | 19,812 |
| 8 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 6 Butler | 87–60 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 10 | |||||
| 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 5 Providence | 76–66 OT | FOX | 19,812 |
| Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed. | |||||
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 7 FS1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 FS1 | Semifinals Friday, March 9 FS1 | Championship Saturday, March 10 FOX | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Xavier | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | St. John's | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgetown | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | St. John's | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Xavier | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Providence | 75* | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Creighton | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Providence | 72* | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Providence | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Villanova | 76* | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Villanova | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Marquette | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Marquette | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | DePaul | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Villanova | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Butler | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Seton Hall | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Butler | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
References
- "Villanova vs. Providence: Score, highlights from the Wildcats' Big East championship win". Sporting News. March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- "Jalen Brunson powers Villanova to Big East tournament championship". USA Today. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- Gelston, Dan. "Villanova tops Providence for 2nd straight Big East title". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- "Villanova wins second straight Big East tournament!". VU Hoops. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- "Big East Conference Men's Basketball Championship Tie-Breaker Procedures 2014-15" (PDF). Big East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- "MBB Minute – Xavier Grabs Share of Title; Two Other Games Go OT" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
There are plenty of tiebreaking scenarios going into Saturday, the final day of the regular season. Amazingly, no seeds have been determined. As an example of the possibilities, Seton Hall can finish as high as the third seed or as low as seventh.
- "Bracket" (PDF). sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2020.