2023 Big East men's basketball tournament


The 2023 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason collegiate men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference that took place from March 8 through March 11, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2023 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams11
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsMarquette (1st title)
Winning coachShaka Smart (1st title)
MVPTyler Kolek (Marquette)
Attendance99,060
TelevisionFS1, Fox
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2024 →
2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Marquette 17 3   .850 29 7   .806
No. 13 Xavier 15 5   .750 27 10   .730
Creighton 14 6   .700 24 13   .649
No. 10 UConn 13 7   .650 31 8   .795
Providence 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Villanova 10 10   .500 17 17   .500
Seton Hall 10 10   .500 17 16   .515
St. John's 7 13   .350 18 15   .545
Butler 6 14   .300 14 18   .438
DePaul 3 17   .150 10 23   .303
Georgetown 2 18   .100 7 25   .219
2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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All 11 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. 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 Marquette 17–3
2 Xavier 15–5
3 Creighton 14–6
4 UConn 13–7 NET 6
5 Providence 13–7 NET 51
6 Villanova 10–10 2–0 vs. Seton Hall
7 Seton Hall 10–10 0–2 vs. Villanova
8 St. John's 7–13
9 Butler 6–14
10 DePaul 3–17
11 Georgetown 2–18

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 8
1 3:00 pm No. 8 St. John's vs. No. 9 Butler 76–63 FS1 19,812
2 5:30 pm No. 7 Seton Hall vs. No. 10 DePaul 65–66
3 8:15 pm No. 6 Villanova vs. No. 11 Georgetown 80–48
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
4 12:00 pm No. 1 Marquette vs. No. 8 St. John's 72–70OT FS1 19,812
5 2:30 pm No. 4 UConn vs. No. 5 Providence 73–66
6 7:00 pm No. 2 Xavier vs. No. 10 DePaul 89–84 19,812
7 9:30 pm No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 6 Villanova 87–74
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
8 6:30 pm No. 1 Marquette vs. No. 4 UConn 70–68 FS1 19,812
9 9:00 pm No. 2 Xavier vs. No. 3 Creighton 82–60
Championship – Saturday, March 11
10 6:30 pm No. 1 Marquette vs. No. 2 Xavier 65–51 FOX 19,812
Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.[1]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 8
FS1
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
FS1
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
FS1
Championship
Saturday, March 11
FOX
            
1 Marquette 72*
8 St. John's 70
8 St. John's 76
9 Butler 63
1 Marquette 70
4 UConn 68
4 UConn 73
5 Providence 66
1 Marquette 65
2 Xavier 51
2 Xavier 89
10 DePaul 84
7 Seton Hall 65
10 DePaul 66
2 Xavier 82
3 Creighton 60
3 Creighton 87
6 Villanova 74
6 Villanova 80
11 Georgetown 48

* denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "2023 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament - Big East Conference". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.