The 1991

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took place at Madison Square Garden in

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, from March 7 to March 10, 1991. Its winner received the

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's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. It is a

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with four rounds. Syracuse finished with the best regular season conference record and was awarded the #1 seed.

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defeated Georgetown in the championship game 74–62, to claim its first Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Oliver Taylor, Seton Hall All Tournament Team *

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, Seton Hall * Marc Dowdell, Villanova * Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown *

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, Providence * Dikembe Mutombo, Georgetown * Oliver Taylor, Seton Hall

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