American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

2003-2004 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 10 - 13, 2004
Champions:#2 UConn
Runner-Up:#1 Pittsburgh
MVP/MOP:Ben Gordon (UConn, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team:Craig Smith (Boston College, So.), Chris Taft (Pittsburgh, Fr.), Carl Krauser (Pittsburgh, So.), Jaron Brown (Pittsburgh, Sr.), Taliek Brown (UConn, Sr.)
Championship Venue:Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:Jim Burr, William Bush, John Cahill, Ed Corbett, Robert Donato, Pat Driscoll, Donnie Gray, Reggie Greenwood, Jim Haney, James Haney, Tim Higgins, John Hughes, Michael Kitts, Raymond Perone, Frank Scagliotta, Michael Stephens

2003-2004 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Virginia Tech 61
9 Rutgers 58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 Boston College 68
12 Georgetown 57
 
7 Notre Dame 65
10 West Virginia 64
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Seton Hall 60
11 Villanova 61
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Pittsburgh 74
8 Virginia Tech 61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Syracuse 54
5 Boston College 57
2 UConn 66
7 Notre Dame 58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Providence 66
11 Villanova 69
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Pittsburgh 62
5 Boston College 53
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 UConn 84
11 Villanova 67
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Pittsburgh 58
2 UConn 61

2003-2004 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 Pittsburgh 29  90.63% 13  81.25%
2 UConn 26  81.25% 12  75.00%
3 Providence 20  71.43% 11  68.75%
4 Syracuse 21  75.00% 11  68.75%
5 Boston College 23  71.88% 10  62.50%
6 Seton Hall 20  68.97% 10  62.50%
7 Notre Dame 17  12  58.62% 56.25%
8 Virginia Tech 15  14  51.72% 43.75%
9 Rutgers 16  12  57.14% 43.75%
10 West Virginia 15  13  53.57% 43.75%
11 Villanova 16  16  50.00% 10  37.50%
12 Georgetown 13  15  46.43% 12  25.00%

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2003-2004 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 10, 2004 #10 West Virginia (L) #7 Notre Dame (W) 64-65 Madison Square Garden PTS: 19. Chris Thomas
REB: 9. Jordan Cornette
AST: 4. Chris Quinn
PTS: 17. Johannes Herber
REB: 7. Kevin Pittsnogle
AST: 3. Johannes Herber
Mar 10, 2004 #9 Rutgers (L) #8 Virginia Tech (W) 58-61 Madison Square Garden PTS: 12. Coleman Collins
REB: 7. Markus Sailes
AST: 5. Jamon Lucas
PTS: 19. Marquis Webb
REB: 11. Ricky Shields
AST: 3. Juel Wiggan
Mar 10, 2004 #11 Villanova (W) #6 Seton Hall (L) 61-60 Madison Square Garden PTS: 20. Kelly Whitney
REB: 8. Kelly Whitney
AST: 7. Andre Barrett
PTS: 15. Allan Ray
REB: 7. Jason Fraser
AST: 4. Allan Ray
Mar 10, 2004 #12 Georgetown (L) #5 Boston College (W) 57-68 Madison Square Garden PTS: 16. Craig Smith
REB: 14. Craig Smith
AST: 4. Steve Hailey
PTS: 14. Brandon Bowman
REB: 7. Darrel Owens
AST: 5. Matt Causey
Mar 11, 2004 #8 Virginia Tech (L) #1 Pittsburgh (W) 61-74 Madison Square Garden PTS: 20. Jaron Brown
REB: 6. Chevon Troutman
AST: 6. Jaron Brown
PTS: 14. Jamon Lucas
REB: 7. Jamon Lucas
AST: 6. Jamon Lucas
Mar 11, 2004 #11 Villanova (W) #3 Providence (L) 69-66 Madison Square Garden PTS: 24. Shieku Kabba
REB: 4. Marcus Douthit
AST: 3. Rob Sanders
PTS: 17. Jason Fraser
REB: 7. Will Sheridan
AST: 7. Mike Nardi
Mar 11, 2004 #5 Boston College (W) #4 Syracuse (L) 57-54 Madison Square Garden PTS: 15. Gerry McNamara
REB: 7. Josh Pace
AST: 5. Hakim Warrick
PTS: 22. Craig Smith
REB: 11. Jared Dudley
AST: 3. Jared Dudley
Mar 11, 2004 #7 Notre Dame (L) #2 UConn (W) 58-66 Madison Square Garden PTS: 29. Ben Gordon
REB: 16. Josh Boone
AST: 6. Taliek Brown
PTS: 19. Chris Thomas
REB: 9. Jordan Cornette
AST: 5. Chris Thomas
Mar 12, 2004 #11 Villanova (L) #2 UConn (W) 67-84 Madison Square Garden PTS: 29. Ben Gordon
REB: 15. Josh Boone
AST: 10. Taliek Brown
PTS: 20. Randy Foye
REB: 11. Jason Fraser
AST: 3. Randy Foye
Mar 12, 2004 #5 Boston College (L) #1 Pittsburgh (W) 53-62 Madison Square Garden PTS: 18. Carl Krauser
REB: 9. Jaron Brown
AST: 5. Carl Krauser
PTS: 20. Craig Smith
REB: 12. Craig Smith
AST: 2. Jermaine Watson
Mar 13, 2004 #2 UConn (W) #1 Pittsburgh (L) 61-58 Madison Square Garden PTS: 11. Mark McCarroll
REB: 8. Carl Krauser
AST: 6. Jaron Brown
PTS: 23. Ben Gordon
REB: 13. Emeka Okafor
AST: 6. Taliek Brown