1988-1989 Big East Standings & Post-Season Results --------------------------------------------------- Georgetown 13-3 .813 29-5 .853 NCAA #1 seed 3-1 Elite 8 Seton Hall 11-5 .688 31-7 .816 NCAA #3 seed 5-1 2nd Place Syracuse 10-6 .625 30-8 .789 NCAA #2 seed 3-1 Elite 8 Pittsburgh 9-7 .563 17-13 .567 NCAA #8 seed 0-1 Villanova 7-9 .438 18-16 .529 NIT 2-1 Providence 7-9 .438 18-11 .621 NCAA #12 seed 0-1 St. John’s 6-10 .375 20-13 .606 NIT 5-0 Champions Connecticut 6-10 .375 18-13 .581 NIT 2-1 Boston College 3-13 .188 12-17 .414 Big East Tournament (Madison Square Garden) -------------------------------------------- First round: #9 Boston College 81, #8 St John's 74 Quarterfinals: #2 Seton Hall 74, #7 Connecticut 66 #3 Syracuse 79, #6 Providence 76 #1 Georgetown 82, #9 Boston College 52 #4 Pittsburgh 71, #5 Villanova 66 Semifinals: #3 Syracuse 81, #2 Seton Hall 78 #1 Georgetown 85, #4 Pittsburgh 62 Championship: #1 Georgetown 88, #3 Syracuse 79 NCAA Tournament ---------------- Round of 64 ----------- (1 ) Georgetown 50, (16) Princeton 49 (2 ) Syracuse 104, (15) Bucknell 81 (3 ) Seton Hall 60, (14) SW Mizzou St 51 (9 ) Ball St 68, (8 ) Pittsburgh 64 (5 ) Virginia 100, (12) Providence 97 Round of 32 ----------- (1 ) Georgetown 81, (9 ) Notre Dame 74 (2 ) Syracuse 65, (10) Colorado St 50 (3 ) Seton Hall 87, (11) Evansville 73 Sweet Sixteen -------------- (1 ) Georgetown 69, (5 ) NCSU 61 (2 ) Syracuse 83, (3 ) Missouri 80 (3 ) Seton Hall 78, (2 ) Indiana 65 Elite Eight ----------- (2 ) Duke 85, (1 ) Georgetown 77 (1 ) Illinois 89, (2 ) Syracuse 86 (3 ) Seton Hall 84, (4 ) UNLV 61 National Semifinals -------------------- (3 ) Seton Hall 95, (2 ) Duke 78 National Championship --------------------- (3 ) Michigan 80, (3 ) Seton Hall 79 ot NIT ---- *St. John's 70, Mississippi 67 *St. John's 76, Oklahoma St 64 St. John's 83, *Ohio St 80 ot St. John's 76, UAB 65 St. John's 73, St. Louis 65 Connecticut 67, *UNC-Charlotte 62 *Connecticut 73, California 72 UAB 85, *Connecticut 79 *Villanova 76, St. Peter's 56 *Villanova 76, Penn St 67 Michigan St 70, *Villanova 63 Conference Awards ------------------ Player Of The Year: Charles Smith (Georgetown) Rookie Of The Year: Brian Shorter (Pittsburgh) Defensive Player Of The Year: Alonzo Mourning (Georgetown) Coach Of The Year: P.J. Carlesimo (Seton Hall) First Team All Conference: Sherman Douglas (Syracuse) Charles Smith (Georgetown) Ramon Ramos (Seton Hall) Brian Shorter (Pittsburgh) Derrick Coleman (Syracuse) Second Team All Conference: Dana Barros (Boston College) Stephen Thompson (Syracuse) Jayson Williams (St. John's) Alonzo Mourning (Georgetown) Cliff Robinson (Connecticut) Third Team All Conference: Eric Murdock (Providence) Jason Matthews (Pittsburgh) John Morton (Seton Hall) Andrew Gaze (Seton Hall) Doug West (Villanova) All Rookie Team: Malik Sealy (St. John's) Brian Shorter (Pittsburgh) Alonzo Mourning (Georgetown) Billy Owens (Syracuse) Marc Dowdell (Villanova) Tournament Most Valuable Player: Charles Smith (Georgetown) All-Tournament Team: Dana Barros (Boston College) Ramon Ramos (Seton Hall) John Morton (Seton Hall) Sherman Douglas (Syracuse) Alonzo Mourning (Georgetown) Charles Smith (Georgetown)