2015 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2015 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2015 Big East tournament, was a tournament played from March 11–14, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

2015 Big East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2014–15
Teams	10
Site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Villanova (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jay Wright (1st title)
MVP	Josh Hart (Villanova)
Television	FS1
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2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Villanova †	16	–	2		.889			33	–	3		.917
No. 22 Georgetown	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
No. 24 Butler	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Providence	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
St. John's	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Xavier	9	–	9		.500			23	–	14		.622
DePaul	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Seton Hall	6	–	12		.333			16	–	15		.516
Marquette	4	–	14		.222			13	–	19		.406
Creighton	4	–	14		.222			14	–	19		.424
† 2015 Big East tournament winner As of April 6, 2015 Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Overall	Tiebreaker
1	Villanova‡†	16–2	29–2
2	Georgetown†	12–6	20–9	2–1 vs Butler^[nb 1]
3	Butler†	12–6	22–9	1–2 vs. Georgetown
4	Providence†	11–7	21–10
5	St. John's†	10–8	21–10
6	Xavier†	9–9	19–12
7	DePaul	6–12	12–19	2–0 vs. Seton Hall
8	Seton Hall	6–12	16–14	0–2 vs. DePaul
9	Marquette	4–14	13–18	1–1 vs. Providence
10	Creighton	4–14	12–18	0–2 vs. Providence
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big East tournament.

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1	7:00 pm	(8) Seton Hall vs. (9) Marquette	FS1	12,588
2	9:30 pm	(7) DePaul vs. (10) Creighton	FS1
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3	12:00 pm	(1) #4 Villanova vs. (9) Marquette	FS1	15,197
4	2:30 pm	(4) Providence vs. (5) St. John's	FS1
5	7:00 pm	(2) #23 Georgetown vs. (10) Creighton	FS1	13,245
6	9:30 pm	(3) #22 Butler vs. (6) Xavier	FS1
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
7	7:00 pm	(1) #4 Villanova vs. (4) Providence	FS1	15,194
8	9:45 pm	(2) #23 Georgetown vs. (6) Xavier	FS1	15,194
Championship – Saturday, March 14
9	8:00 pm	(1) #4 Villanova vs. (6) Xavier	FS1	13,471
*Game times in Eastern Time. Tournament seed in parentheses. #-Rankings denote Associated Press Poll ranking.

Bracket

	First round March 11					Quarterfinals March 12					Semifinals March 13					Championship March 14
						1	#4 Villanova	84
						9	Marquette	49
	8	Seton Hall	56
	9	Marquette	78
											1	#4 Villanova	63
											4	Providence	61
						4	Providence	74
						5	St. John's	57
																1	#4 Villanova	69
																6	Xavier	52
						2	#23 Georgetown	60
						10	Creighton	55
	7	DePaul	63
	10	Creighton	78
											2	#23 Georgetown	63
											6	Xavier	65
						3	#22 Butler	61
						6	Xavier	67*

All-Tournament team

• Dylan Ennis, Villanova
• Darrun Hilliard, Villanova
• Jalen Reynolds, Xavier
• D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown
• Kris Dunn, Providence

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)

• Josh Hart, Villanova

^[2]

See also

• 2015 Big East women's basketball tournament

Notes

1. Butler and Georgetown played three times during the regular season, as they met during the Battle 4 Atlantis. Per Big East tie breaking rules, all regular season games are considered when breaking ties.^[1]

References

1. (PDF). BigEast.org. Big East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
2. "Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets – 2014-2015 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Information". RealGM.

External links

• 2015 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament 2015-03-18 at the Wayback Machine