2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 8 through March 11 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[1] This was the first tournament to feature 12 teams of the expanded Big Ten, with Nebraska making its debut. The tournament was the 14th annual Big Ten Tournament. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Ohio State in the championships game. As a result, Michigan State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The win marked Michigan State's third tournament championship and first since 2000.

2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsMichigan State (3rd title)
Winning coachTom Izzo (3rd title)
MVPDraymond Green (Michigan State)
Attendance107,737
TelevisionBTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State†13–5 .722  29–8  .784
No. 13 Michigan13–5 .722  24–10  .706
No. 7 Ohio State13–5 .722  31–8  .795
No. 14 Wisconsin12–6 .667  26–10  .722
No. 16 Indiana11–7 .611  27–9  .750
Purdue10–8 .556  22–13  .629
Northwestern8–10 .444  19–14  .576
Iowa8–10 .444  18–17  .514
Illinois6–12 .333  17–15  .531
Minnesota6–12 .333  23–15  .605
Nebraska4–14 .222  12–18  .400
Penn State4–14 .222  12–20  .375
† 2012 Big Ten Tournament winner
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. A new tie-breaking procedure was announced for the 2012 tournament for teams with identical conference records.[2] The top 4 teams received a first-round bye.

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 4
1 Michigan St. 13–5 2–2 vs Mich, OSU 2–0 vs Wis 1–1 vs Ind 2–0 vs Pur
2 Michigan 13–5 2–2 vs MSU, OSU 1–0 vs Wis 1–1 vs Ind 1–1 vs Pur
3 Ohio St. 13–5 2–2 vs MSU, Mich 1–1 vs Wis
4 Wisconsin 12–6
5 Indiana 11–7
6 Purdue 10–8
7 Northwestern 8–10 2–0 vs Iowa
8 Iowa 8–10 0–2 vs NW
9 Illinois 6–12 1–1 vs Minn 2–3 vs MSU, Mich, OSU
10 Minnesota 6–12 1–1 vs Ill 0–4 vs MSU, Mich, OSU
11 Nebraska 4–14 1–1 vs PSU 0–5 vs MSU, Mich, OSU 0–2 vs Wis 1–0 vs Ind
12 Penn St. 4–14 1–1 vs Neb 0–4 vs MSU, Mich, OSU 0–2 vs Wis 0–2 vs Ind

Schedule

Source[3]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score attendance
First round - Thursday, March 8
1 1 11:30am No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Illinois BTN 64–61 17,936
2 2:00pm No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 12 Penn State BTN 75–58 17,936
2 3 5:30pm No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Minnesota ESPN2 75–68 OT 17,257
4 8:00pm No. 6 Purdue vs. No. 11 Nebraska ESPN2 79–61 17,257
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9
3 5 12:00pm No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Iowa ESPN 92–75 18,484
6 2:30pm No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Indiana ESPN 79–71 18,484
4 7 6:30pm No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 10 Minnesota BTN 73–69 OT 18,484
8 9:00pm No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Purdue BTN 88–71 18,484
Semifinals - Saturday, March 10
5 9 1:40pm No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Wisconsin CBS 65–52 18,451
10 4:05pm No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Ohio State CBS 77–55 18,451
Championship - Sunday, March 11
6 11 3:30pm No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 3 Ohio State CBS 68–64 17,125
*Game times in Eastern Time. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Attendance figures;[4][5][6][7][8] Total Tournament Attendance:107,737[8]

Bracket
  First round
Thursday, March 8
ESPN2/BTN		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 9
ESPN/BTN		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 10
CBS		 Championship
Sunday, March 11
CBS
                                     
       
  1 #8 Michigan State 92  
    8 Iowa 75  
8 Iowa 64
9 Illinois 61  
  1 #8 Michigan State 65  
  4 #14 Wisconsin 52  
       
       
  4 #14 Wisconsin 79
    5 #15 Indiana 71  
5 Indiana 75
12 Penn State 58  
  1 #8 Michigan State 68
  3 #7 Ohio State 64
       
       
  2 #10 Michigan 73OT
    10 Minnesota 69  
7 Northwestern 68
10 Minnesota 75OT  
  2 #10 Michigan 55
  3 #7 Ohio State 77  
       
       
  3 #7 Ohio State 88
    6 Purdue 71  
6 Purdue 79
11 Nebraska 61  

Honors

All-Tournament Team

[9]

Tournament notes
  • For the third year in a row, the No. 1 seed won the Big Ten Tournament, but this would be the last time for years to come.
  • There were only two upsets in this tournament, the biggest being No. 10 seed, Minnesota, over No. 7 seed, Northwestern.

References
  1. "Big Ten 2011-2012 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  2. "2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. "2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  4. "Friday Evening Session of Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Now Sold Out: Tickets remain for Sunday's championship game; Saturday's semifinals previously sold out". Big Ten Conference. March 9, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  5. Hutchens, Terry; Cavin, Curt (March 10, 2012). "Big Ten Tournament 2012 notebook: Torn ACL ends Jones' IU career". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  6. "Ohio State-Purdue Game Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  7. "Ohio State-Michigan Postgame Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  8. "A New Tourney Attendance Record". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  9. "Michigan State-Ohio State Postgame Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
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