Big East Tournament: March 8-12, 2011

The 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament is under way! All 16 Big East teams are in NYC in what for many of them will be a warm-up for next week's big dance, the NCAA Tournament.

Tuesday, March 8
First Round
Game 1: (#9) UConn 97, (#16) DePaul 71
Game 2: (#12) Seton Hall 70, (#13) Rutgers 76
Game 3: (#10) Villanova 69, (#15) USF 70
Game 4: (#11) Marquette 87, (#14) Providence 66

Wednesday, March 9
Second Round
Game 5: (#8) Georgetown vs. UConn - noon
Game 6: (#5) St. John's vs. Rutgers - 2pm
Game 7: (#7) Cincinnati vs. USF - 7pm
Game 8: (#6) W. Virginia vs. Marquette - 9pm

Thursday, March 10
Quarter Finals
Game 9: (#1) Pittsburgh vs. Game 5 winner - noon
Game 10: (#4) Syracuse vs. Game 6 winner - 2pm
Game 11: (#2) Notre Dame vs. Game 7 winner - 7pm
Game 12: (#3) Louisville vs. Game 8 winner - 9pm

Friday, March 11
Semi Finals
Game 13 - Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner - 7pm
Game 14 - Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner - 9pm

Saturday, March 12
Championship
Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner - 9pm

Watch the action at your favorite sports bar. Check out the MurphGuide Directory of NYC Sports Bars for some suggested viewing locations:

Links:
Big East Tournament Official site: bigeast.org
Big East Tournament (wikipedia)
MurphGuide Directory of NYC Sports Bars