Record crowd of 98,782 jam Madison Square Garden, as BIG EAST Tournament posts complete sellouts for four of the week’s five sessions.
NEW YORK – March 16, 2019 – For the 37th consecutive season, the BIG EAST Conference and Madison Square Garden proved to be a marquee pairing.
The 2019 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Tournament concluded on Saturday night with a 74-72 Villanova victory over Seton Hall, in front of a record sellout crowd of 19,812 – making it the fourth session of the week to post a full sellout.
The four sellouts in five sessions during the championship week are a first for the BIG EAST Conference.