Louisville defeated Cincinnati by a final score of 50-44 to win the 2012 Big East Tournament.

Rick Pitino's Cardinals came into the tournament as the No. 7 seed and won four consecutive games to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Peyton Siva was named Tournament MVP.

On the All-Tournament Team is Louisville's Gorgui Dieng and Kyle Kuric, Cincinnati's Yancy Gates and Cashmere Wright and Syracuse's Dion Waiters.