2010 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

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 12th 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).

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
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State†14–4 .778  29–8  .784
No. 10 Purdue14–4 .778  29–6  .829
No. 13 Michigan State14–4 .778  28–9  .757
No. 16 Wisconsin13–5 .722  24–9  .727
Illinois10–8 .556  21–15  .583
Minnesota9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Northwestern7–11 .389  20–14  .588
Michigan7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Indiana4–14 .222  10–21  .323
Iowa4–14 .222  10–22  .313
Penn State3–15 .167  11–20  .355
† 2010 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

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.
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