College 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 .
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
All-Tournament team
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)
[ 2]
See also
Notes
^ 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
External links