2010 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2010 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsOhio State (3rd title)
Winning coachThad Matta (2nd title)
MVPEvan Turner (Ohio State)
TelevisionBTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS
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2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Ohio State† 14 – 4   .778 29 – 8   .784
No. 10 Purdue 14 – 4   .778 29 – 6   .829
No. 13 Michigan State 14 – 4   .778 28 – 9   .757
No. 16 Wisconsin 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Illinois 10 – 8   .556 21 – 15   .583
Minnesota 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Northwestern 7 – 11   .389 20 – 14   .588
Michigan 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Indiana 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
Iowa 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313
Penn State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 20   .355
† 2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 11 through March 14 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the thirteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Minnesota in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Ohio State's third tournament championship (one prior championship has been vacated).

Seeds

All Big Ten schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. The top five teams received a first round bye.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Ohio State 14–4 2–1 vs Pur, MSU
2 Purdue 14–4 2–2 vs OSU, MSU
3 Michigan State 14–4 1–2 vs OSU, Pur
4 Wisconsin 13–5
5 Illinois 10–8
6 Minnesota 9–9
7 Northwestern 7–11 2–0 vs Mich
8 Michigan 7–11 0–2 vs NW
9 Iowa 4–14 2–0 vs Ind
10 Indiana 4–14 0–2 vs Iowa
11 Penn State 3–15

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
Opening round – Thursday, March 11
1 1 2:30 PM #8 Michigan vs #9 Iowa ESPN2 59–52
2 5:00 PM #7 Northwestern vs #10 Indiana ESPN2 73–58
3 8:30 PM #6 Minnesota vs #11 Penn State BTN 76–55
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
2 4 12:00 PM #1 Ohio State vs #8 Michigan ESPN 69–68
5 2:30 PM #4 Wisconsin vs #5 Illinois ESPN 54–58
3 6 6:30 PM #2 Purdue vs #7 Northwestern BTN 69–61
7 9:00 PM #3 Michigan State vs #6 Minnesota BTN 67–72 (OT)
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
4 8 1:40 PM #1 Ohio State vs. #5 Illinois CBS 88–81 (2OT)
9 4:05 PM #2 Purdue vs. #6 Minnesota CBS 42–69
Championship Game – Sunday, March 14
5 10 3:30 PM #1 Ohio State vs. #6 Minnesota CBS 90–61
*Game times in ET.[1] #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Opening round
Thursday, March 11 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 13 		Championship
Sunday, March 14
            
1 #5 Ohio State 69
8 Michigan 68
8 Michigan 59
9 Iowa 52
1 #5 Ohio State 882OT
5 Illinois 81
4 #13 Wisconsin 54
5 Illinois 58
1 #5 Ohio State 90
6 Minnesota 61
2 #6 Purdue 69
7 Northwestern 61
7 Northwestern 73
10 Indiana 58
2 #6 Purdue 42
6 Minnesota 69
3 #11 Michigan State 67
6 Minnesota 72OT
6 Minnesota 76
11 Penn State 55

Honors

All-Tournament Team

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – Schedule and Results". Big Ten. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2014.