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2005-2006 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 8 - 11, 2006
Champions:#9 Syracuse
Runner-Up:#6 Pittsburgh
MVP/MOP:Gerry McNamara (Syracuse, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team:Aaron Gray (Pittsburgh, Jr.), Carl Krauser (Pittsburgh, Sr.), Demetris Nichols (Syracuse, Jr.), Darryl Watkins (Syracuse, Jr.), Randy Foye (Villanova, Sr.)
Championship Venue:Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Attendance:215,534
Officials:James Burr, Jim Burr, William Bush, Don Cahill, John Cahill, Jeff Clark, Ed Corbett, Robert Donato, Pat Driscoll, Reggie Greenwood, James Haney, Jim Haney, John Higgins, Tim Higgins, John Hughes, Michael Kitts, Gary Prager, Frank Scagliotta, Curtis Shaw, Michael Stephens, Earl Walton

2005-2006 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Cincinnati 73
9 Syracuse 74
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 Georgetown 67
12 Notre Dame 63
 
7 Seton Hall 48
10 Rutgers 61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Pittsburgh 61
11 Louisville 56
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 UConn 84
9 Syracuse 86
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Marquette 59
5 Georgetown 62
2 Villanova 87
10 Rutgers 55
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 West Virginia 57
6 Pittsburgh 68
Semifinals
 
 
 
5 Georgetown 57
9 Syracuse 58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Villanova 54
6 Pittsburgh 68
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Pittsburgh 61
9 Syracuse 65

2005-2006 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 UConn 27  3  90.00% 14  2  87.50%
2 Villanova 25  4  86.21% 14  2  87.50%
3 West Virginia 20  10  66.67% 11  5  68.75%
4 Marquette 20  10  66.67% 10  6  62.50%
5 Georgetown 21  9  70.00% 10  6  62.50%
6 Pittsburgh 24  6  80.00% 10  6  62.50%
7 Seton Hall 18  11  62.07% 9  7  56.25%
8 Cincinnati 19  12  61.29% 8  8  50.00%
9 Syracuse 22  11  66.67% 7  9  43.75%
10 Rutgers 18  13  58.06% 7  9  43.75%
11 Louisville 18  12  60.00% 6  10  37.50%
12 Notre Dame 15  13  53.57% 6  10  37.50%

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

2005-2006 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 8, 2006 #9 Syracuse (W) #8 Cincinnati (L) 74-73 Madison Square Garden PTS: 32. James White
REB: 12. Eric Hicks
AST: 9. Devan Downey 		PTS: 17. Gerry McNamara
REB: 9. Terrence Roberts
AST: 9. Gerry McNamara
Mar 8, 2006 #11 Louisville (L) #6 Pittsburgh (W) 56-61 Madison Square Garden PTS: 19. Carl Krauser
REB: 13. Aaron Gray
AST: 2. Carl Krauser 		PTS: 15. Taqwa Pinero
REB: 8. Terrence Williams
AST: 3. Andre McGee
Mar 8, 2006 #12 Notre Dame (L) #5 Georgetown (W) 63-67 Madison Square Garden PTS: 25. Brandon Bowman
REB: 11. Roy Hibbert
AST: 4. Brandon Bowman 		PTS: 21. Colin Falls
REB: 11. Rob Kurz
AST: 8. Chris Quinn
Mar 8, 2006 #10 Rutgers (W) #7 Seton Hall (L) 61-48 Madison Square Garden PTS: 28. Donald Copeland
REB: 9. Kelly Whitney
AST: 2. Donald Copeland 		PTS: 18. Quincy Douby
REB: 10. Ollie Bailey
AST: 7. Quincy Douby
Mar 9, 2006 #5 Georgetown (W) #4 Marquette (L) 62-59 Madison Square Garden PTS: 18. Steve Novak
REB: 6. Wesley Matthews
AST: 6. Dominic James 		PTS: 16. Jeff Green
REB: 9. Jeff Green
AST: 5. Jeff Green
Mar 9, 2006 #10 Rutgers (L) #2 Villanova (W) 55-87 Madison Square Garden PTS: 26. Allan Ray
REB: 13. Will Sheridan
AST: 4. Kyle Lowry 		PTS: 31. Quincy Douby
REB: 11. Ollie Bailey
AST: 3. Marquis Webb
Mar 9, 2006 #9 Syracuse (W) #1 UConn (L) 86-84 Madison Square Garden PTS: 20. Denham Brown
REB: 13. Josh Boone
AST: 11. Marcus D. Williams 		PTS: 17. Gerry McNamara
REB: 8. Darryl Watkins
AST: 13. Gerry McNamara
Mar 9, 2006 #6 Pittsburgh (W) #3 West Virginia (L) 68-57 Madison Square Garden PTS: 22. Kevin Pittsnogle
REB: 5. Mike Gansey
AST: 4. Johannes Herber 		PTS: 19. Aaron Gray
REB: 15. Aaron Gray
AST: 6. Carl Krauser
Mar 10, 2006 #9 Syracuse (W) #5 Georgetown (L) 58-57 Madison Square Garden PTS: 12. Brandon Bowman
REB: 13. Roy Hibbert
AST: 6. Jonathan Wallace 		PTS: 17. Gerry McNamara
REB: 6. Darryl Watkins
AST: 5. Gerry McNamara
Mar 10, 2006 #6 Pittsburgh (W) #2 Villanova (L) 68-54 Madison Square Garden PTS: 26. Randy Foye
REB: 8. Randy Foye
AST: 3. Kyle Lowry 		PTS: 18. Antonio Graves-Davis
REB: 7. Levon Kendall
AST: 6. Carl Krauser
Mar 11, 2006 #9 Syracuse (W) #6 Pittsburgh (L) 65-61 Madison Square Garden PTS: 16. Carl Krauser
REB: 12. Aaron Gray
AST: 5. Carl Krauser 		PTS: 15. Demetris Nichols
REB: 11. Darryl Watkins
AST: 6. Gerry McNamara