2007 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2007 Big East Men's Basketball Championship was played from March 7 to March 10, 2007. The tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was sponsored by Aéropostale. The Georgetown Hoyas won the tournament for the first time since 1989 and the seventh time overall, and were awarded an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA men's basketball tournament. Jeff Green of Georgetown was given the Dave Gavitt Trophy, awarded to the tournament's most outstanding player.

2007 Big East men's basketball tournament
2007 Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2006–07
Teams	12
Site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Georgetown (7th title)
Winning coach	John Thompson III (1st title)
MVP	Jeff Green (Georgetown)
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2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Georgetown †	13	–	3		.813			30	–	7		.811
No. 16 Louisville	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4		.750			29	–	8		.784
No. 17 Notre Dame	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
No. 20 Marquette	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
West Virginia	9	–	7		.563			27	–	9		.750
DePaul	9	–	7		.563			20	–	14		.588
Villanova	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Providence	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
St. John's	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Connecticut	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
*Seton Hall	4	–	12		.250			13	–	16		.448
*South Florida	3	–	13		.188			12	–	18		.400
*Rutgers	3	–	13		.188			10	–	19		.345
*Cincinnati	2	–	14		.125			11	–	19		.367
**Syracuse	0	–	6		.000			2	–	11		.154
† 2007 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2007[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2007 Big East tournament **Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

Bracket

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship game
						1	#9 Georgetown	62
						9	Villanova	57
	8	DePaul	67
	9	Villanova	75
											1	#9 Georgetown	84
											4	#20 Notre Dame	82
						4	#20 Notre Dame	89
						5	Syracuse	83
	5	Syracuse	78
	12	Connecticut	65
																1	#9 Georgetown	65
																3	#13 Pittsburgh	42
						3	#13 Pittsburgh	89
						6	#18 Marquette	79
	6	#18 Marquette	76
	11	St. John's	67
											3	#13 Pittsburgh	65
											2	#12 Louisville	59
						2	#12 Louisville	82
						7	West Virginia	71
	7	West Virginia	92
	10	Providence	79

Only the teams with the 12 best records during the regular season qualified for the tournament. The thirteenth through sixteenth finishers (Seton Hall, South Florida, Rutgers, and Cincinnati) did not take part.

Games

• 1st round: Wednesday, March 7

Noon Team 1 2 Total (9) Villanova 28 47 75 (8) DePaul 26 41 67 2PM Team 1 2 Total (12) Connecticut 38 27 65 (5) Syracuse 36 42 78

7PM Team 1 2 Total (10) Providence 32 47 79 (7) West Virginia 40 52 92 9PM Team 1 2 Total (11) St. John's 28 39 67 (6) Marquette 35 41 76

• Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 8

Noon Team 1 2 Total (9) Villanova 18 39 57 (1) Georgetown 37 25 62 2 PM Team 1 2 Total (5) Syracuse 34 49 83 (4) Notre Dame 32 57 89

7 PM Team 1 2 OT 2OT Total (7) West Virginia 27 31 8 5 71 (2) Louisville 35 23 8 16 82 9 PM Team 1 2 Total (6) Marquette 37 42 79 (3) Pittsburgh 40 49 89

• Semifinals: Friday, March 9

7 PM Team 1 2 Total (4) Notre Dame 46 36 82 (1) Georgetown 44 40 84

9 PM Team 1 2 Total (3) Pittsburgh 26 39 65 (2) Louisville 37 22 59

• Finals: Saturday, March 10

9 PM

Team	1	2	Total
(1) Georgetown	32	33	65
(3) Pittsburgh	17	25	42

Championship game

On March 10, Georgetown defeated Pittsburgh, 65–42. The Panthers shot just 26.2 percent from the field in the loss. After Pittsburgh cut the lead to 13–11 with 9:04 remaining, Georgetown went on a huge run and led 28–13 with 2:58 left. The game was not close again. Jeff Green led all scorers with 21 points, while Roy Hibbert had 18. Hibbert also added eleven rebounds.

Georgetown and Pittsburgh had previously split their two regular season meetings, each winning at home. It was the Hoyas first conference tournament title since 1989 when Alonzo Mourning and Charles Smith led the way. Pittsburgh was in the championship game for the sixth time in seven years, but set a record for fewest points in a Big East final. Sam Young led the team with a meager 10 points. Pittsburgh's Aaron Gray had a season-low 3 points, going 1-of-13 from the floor.^[2]

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Jeff Green, Georgetown

All-Tournament Team

• Roy Hibbert, Georgetown
• DaJuan Summers, Georgetown
• Terrence Williams, Louisville
• Russel Carter, Notre Dame
• Antonio Graves, Pittsburgh

References

1. "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
2. Championship game recap at ESPN.com