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1982 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1981–82 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
Champions | Georgetown (2nd title) |
Winning coach | John Thompson (2nd title) |
MVP | Eric Floyd (Georgetown) |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Georgetown† | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1982 Big East tournament winner As of March 29, 1982 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1982 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Villanova had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. It was also the last conference post-season tournament before moving to its permanent home, Madison Square Garden, the following season.
Georgetown defeated Villanova in the championship game 72–54, to claim its second Big East tournament Championship.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship Game | ||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 88 | ||||||||||||
8 | Seton Hall | 73 | ||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 74 | ||||||||||||
4 | Boston College | 71 | ||||||||||||
4 | Boston College | 94 | ||||||||||||
5 | Syracuse | 92 | ||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 54 | ||||||||||||
2 | #8 Georgetown | 72 | ||||||||||||
2 | #8 Georgetown | 62 | ||||||||||||
7 | Providence | 48 | ||||||||||||
2 | #8 Georgetown | 57 | ||||||||||||
3 | St. John's | 42 | ||||||||||||
3 | St. John's | 54 | ||||||||||||
6 | Connecticut | 52 |
Most Valuable Player: Eric Floyd, Georgetown
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