Tickets will be in shot supply as the best conference tournament of them all finally tips off today, Tuesday March 10th, when the Big East power conference hits Madison Square Garden. Unlike a lot of conferences where only the top "so many" teams gain entry, all 16 teams get to participate for a chance to gain automatic entry into the NCAA Tournament field. The preliminary round action can be seen on Big East TV (which overcomes the fear that it would not be shown) with the remaining coverage being broadcast on ESPN. Pittsburgh usually performs well in this tournament and defeated Georgetown in the championship game a season ago with Sam Young taking home MVP honors. The Panthers are among the favorites to win it again.
2009 BIG EAST championshiP • MADISON SQUARE GARDEN • NEW YORK, N.Y.
Tuesday, March 10 – First Round (BIGEAST.tv)
No. 9 Cincinnati vs. No. 16 DePaul..................................................... Noon
No. 12 Georgetown vs. No. 13 St. John’s.......................................... 2 p.m.
No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Rutgers............................................. 7 p.m.
No. 11 Seton Hall vs. No. 14 USF..................................................... 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11 – Second Round (ESPN)
No. 8 Providence vs. Cincinnati/DePaul winner.................................... Noon
No. 5 Marquette vs. Georgetown/St. John’s winner............................. 2 p.m.
No. 7 West Virginia vs. Notre Dame/Rutgers winner........................... 7 p.m.
No. 6 Syracuse vs. Seton Hall/USF winner......................................... 9 p.m.
Thursday, March 12 – Quarterfinals (ESPN)
No. 1 Louisville vs. 8/9/16 winner...................................................... Noon
No. 4 Villanova vs. 5/12/13 winner.................................................. 2 p.m.
No. 2 Pittsburgh vs. 7/10/15 winner................................................. 7 p.m.
No. 3 Connecticut vs. 6/11/14 winner............................................... 9 p.m.
Friday, March 13 – Semifinals (ESPN)
Thursday afternoon winners............................................................ 7 p.m.
Thursday evening winners.............................................................. 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 14 – Championship (ESPN)
Semifinal winners 9 p.m.
Tickets may still be available through eBay and Google
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