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The 1990 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 8 to March 11, 1990. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Syracuse and Connecticut tied for the best regular-season conference record. Based on tie-breakers, Syracuse was awarded the #1 seed.

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1990 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (1st title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (1st title)
MVPChris Smith (Connecticut)
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1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Connecticut†12–4 .75031–6  .838
No. 6 Syracuse12–4 .75026–7  .788
No. 8 Georgetown11–5 .68824–7  .774
St. John's10–6 .62524–10  .706
Villanova8–8 .50018–15  .545
Providence8–8 .50017–12  .586
Seton Hall5–11 .31312–16  .429
Pittsburgh5–11 .31312–17  .414
Boston College1–15 .0638–20  .286
† 1990 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 1990[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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Connecticut defeated Syracuse in the championship game 78–75, to claim its first Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

First round
March 8, 1990
Quarterfinals
March 9, 1990
Semifinals
March 10, 1990
Championship Game
March 11, 1990
            
1 #4 Syracuse 58
8 Pittsburgh 55
8 Pittsburgh 88
9 Boston College 70
1 #4 Syracuse 73
5 Villanova 61
4 St. John's 60
5 Villanova 70
1 #4 Syracuse 75
2 #8 Connecticut 78
3 #5 Georgetown 78
6 Providence 77
3 #5 Georgetown 60
2 #8 Connecticut 65
2 #8 Connecticut 76
7 Seton Hall 58

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Chris Smith, Connecticut

All-Tournament Team

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