2025 Big East men's basketball tournament

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The 2025 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference held March 12–15, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1] The winner, St. John's, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

ClassificationDivision I
Season2024–25
Teams11
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
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2025 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2024–25
Teams11
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSt. John's (4th title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (4th title)
MVPRJ Luis Jr. (St. John's)
TelevisionPeacock, FS1, Fox
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2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 St. John's †18–2 .90031–5  .861
Creighton15–5 .75025–11  .694
UConn14–6 .70024–11  .686
Xavier13–7 .65022–12  .647
Marquette13–7 .65023–11  .676
Villanova11–9 .55021–15  .583
Georgetown8–12 .40018–16  .529
Providence6–14 .30012–20  .375
Butler6–14 .30015–20  .429
DePaul4–16 .20014–20  .412
Seton Hall2–18 .1007–25  .219
† 2025 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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The double-overtime quarterfinal game between DePaul and Creighton on March 13 was the first multi-overtime game in the Big East tournament since the foundation of the new Big East Conference in the offseason of 2013.[2] It also was the first in the tournament since a double-overtime game in 2012,[2] when the tournament belonged to the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013.

Seeds

All 11 Big East schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 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.

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Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 St. John's 18–2
2 Creighton 15–5
3 UConn 14–6
4 Xavier 13–7 1–1 vs. UConn
5 Marquette 13–7 0–2 vs. UConn
6 Villanova 11–9
7 Georgetown 8–12
8 Providence 6–14 1–1 vs. Villanova
9 Butler 6–14 0–2 vs. Villanova
10 DePaul 4–16
11 Seton Hall 2–18
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Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 12
1 4:00 pm No. 8 Providence vs. No. 9 Butler 69–75 Peacock 19,812
2 6:30 pm No. 7 Georgetown vs. No. 10 DePaul 67–71
3 9:00 pm No. 6 Villanova vs. No. 11 Seton Hall 67–55
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
4 12:00 pm No. 1 St. John's vs. No. 9 Butler 78–57 Peacock 19,812
5 2:30 pm No. 4 Xavier vs. No. 5 Marquette 87–89
6 7:00 pm No. 2 Creighton vs. No. 10 DePaul 85–81 2OT FS1 19,812
7 10:18 pm No. 3 UConn vs. No. 6 Villanova 73–56
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
8 6:40 pm No. 1 St. John's vs. No. 5 Marquette 79–63 Fox 19,812
9 9:30 pm No. 2 Creighton vs. No. 3 UConn 71–62
Championship – Saturday, March 15
10 6:30 pm No. 1 St. John's vs. No. 2 Creighton 82–66 Fox 19,812
Game times in EDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.
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Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 12
Peacock 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 13
Peacock/FS1 		Semifinals
Friday, March 14
FOX 		Championship
Saturday, March 15
FOX
            
1 6 St. John's 78
9 Butler 57
8 Providence 69
9 Butler 75
1 6 St. John's 79
5 25 Marquette 63
4 Xavier 87
5 25 Marquette 89
1 6 St. John's 82
2 Creighton 66
2 Creighton 852OT
10 DePaul 81
7 Georgetown 67
10 DePaul 71
2 Creighton 71
3 UConn 62
3 UConn 73
6 Villanova 56
6 Villanova 67
11 Seton Hall 55

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Awards and honors

All-Tournament Team

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Zuby Ejiofor F 6'9" 240 Jr. St. John's
Kadary Richmond G 6'6" 205 GS.
Ryan Kalkbrenner C 7'1" 270 GS. Creighton
Kam Jones G 6'5" 200 Sr. Marquette
Ryan Conwell G 6'3" 210 Jr. Xavier
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Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
RJ Luis Jr. G/F 6'7" 215 Jr. St. John's
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Game summaries

First round

March 12
4:00 pm
No. 8 Providence 69, No. 9 Butler 75
Scoring by half: 31–39, 38–36
Pts: Joseph 20
Rebs: Erhunmwunse 11
Asts: Pierre 5		 Pts: Brooks II 25
Rebs: Brooks II 7
Asts: Tied 3
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Referees: Pat Driscoll, Nathan Farrell, Evon Burroughs
Peacock
March 12
6:30 pm
No. 7 Georgetown 67, No. 10 DePaul 71
Scoring by half: 40–38, 27–33
Pts: Peavy 26
Rebs: Fielder 11
Asts: Fielder 4		 Pts: Blocker 16
Rebs: Tied 6
Asts: Blocker 6
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Referees: Jeff Clark, James Breeding, Greg Evans
Peacock
March 12
9:00 pm
No. 6 Villanova 67, No. 11 Seton Hall 55
Scoring by half: 35–17, 32–38
Pts: Dixon 19
Rebs: Poplar 10
Asts: Tied 3		 Pts: Coleman 25
Rebs: Addae-Wusu 7
Asts: Dual 5
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Attendance: 19,812
Referees: Mike Roberts, Tim Clougherty, Michael Palau

Quarterfinals

Peacock
March 13
12:00 pm
No. 1 St. John's 78, No. 9 Butler 57
Scoring by half: 37–26, 41–31
Pts: Luis Jr. 20
Rebs: Richmond 8
Asts: Richmond 9		 Pts: McCaffery 16
Rebs: Kapke 6
Asts: Telfort 3
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Referees: Brian O'Connell, Matt Potter, Greg Evans
Peacock
March 13
2:30 pm
No. 4 Xavier 87, No. 5 Marquette 89
Scoring by half: 46–36, 41–53
Pts: Conwell 38
Rebs: Tied 7
Asts: Freemantle 5		 Pts: Jones 28
Rebs: Tied 6
Asts: Jones 5
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Referees: Lamar Simpson, James Breeding, Tony Chiazza
March 13
7:00 pm
No. 2 Creighton 85, No. 10 DePaul 81 (2OT)
Scoring by half: 21–36, 41–26 Overtime: 11–11, 12–8
Pts: Kalkbrenner 32
Rebs: Kalkbrenner 9
Asts: Tied 5		 Pts: Blocker 25
Rebs: Rivera 9
Asts: Tied 4
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Referees: Pat Driscoll, Jeff Clark, Brent Hampton
FS1
March 13
10:18 pm
No. 3 UConn 73, No. 6 Villanova 56
Scoring by half: 31–36, 42–20
Pts: Karaban 18
Rebs: Karaban 9
Asts: Karaban 6		 Pts: Poplar 25
Rebs: Perkins 6
Asts: Brickus 2
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Referees: Tim Clougherty, John Gaffney, Nathan Farrell

Semifinals

March 14
6:40 pm
No. 1 St. John's 79, No. 5 Marquette 63
Scoring by half: 35–37, 44–26
Pts: Ejiofor 33
Rebs: Richmond 10
Asts: Richmond 6		 Pts: Jones 24
Rebs: Joplin 9
Asts: Tied 2
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Referees: Pat Driscoll, Mike Roberts, Brent Hampton
Fox
March 14
9:30 pm
No. 2 Creighton 71, No. 3 UConn 62
Scoring by half: 46–35, 25–27
Pts: Tied 19
Rebs: Tied 5
Asts: Tied 3		 Pts: Tied 13
Rebs: Reed Jr. 8
Asts: Tied 2
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Attendance: 19,812

Finals

Fox
March 15
6:30 pm
No. 1 St. John's 82, No. 2 Creighton 66
Scoring by half: 25–28, 57–38
Pts: Luis Jr. 29
Rebs: Richmond 12
Asts: Tied 4		 Pts: Kalkbrenner 15
Rebs: Tied 7
Asts: Ashworth 7
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Referees: James Breeding, Tony Chiazza, Matt Potter

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