2018 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from February 28 through March 4, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1] Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten Tournament took place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday.[2]

2018 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
Teams14
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City, NY
ChampionsMichigan (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Beilein (2nd title)
MVPMoritz Wagner (Michigan)
Attendance106,157
TelevisionBTN, CBS
2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State162 .889  305  .857
No. 11 Purdue153 .833  307  .811
No. 17 Ohio State153 .833  259  .735
No. 7 Michigan135 .722  338  .805
Nebraska135 .722  2211  .667
Penn State99 .500  2613  .667
Indiana99 .500  1615  .516
Maryland810 .444  1913  .594
Wisconsin711 .389  1518  .455
Northwestern612 .333  1517  .469
Minnesota414 .222  1517  .469
Illinois414 .222  1418  .438
Iowa414 .222  1419  .424
Rutgers315 .167  1519  .441
2018 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Michigan defeated Purdue in the championship game to win their second consecutive tournament championship.[3] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The tournament was the second Big Ten Conference Tournament held outside the conference's traditional heartland in the Midwest following the 2017 Tournament held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye. Tiebreaking procedures remained unchanged from the 2017 Tournament.[4]

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 4 Tiebreaker 5
1 Michigan State 16–2
2 Ohio State 15–3 1–0 vs Pur
3 Purdue 15–3 0–1 vs OSU
4 Nebraska 13–5 1–0 vs Mich
5 Michigan 13–5 0–1 vs Neb
6 Indiana 9–9 1–0 vs PSU
7 Penn State 9–9 0–1 vs Ind
8 Maryland 8–10
9 Wisconsin 7–11
10 Northwestern 6–12
11 Minnesota 4–14 2–1 vs Iowa/Ill 0–1 vs MSU 0–3 vs OSU/Pur 0–4 vs Neb/Mich 1–2 vs Ind/PSU
12 Iowa 4–14 2–1 vs Minn/Ill 0–1 vs MSU 0–3 vs OSU/Pur 0–3 vs Neb/Mich 0–4 vs Ind/PSU
13 Illinois 4–14 0–2 vs Minn/Iowa
14 Rutgers 3–15

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, February 28
1 1 5:30 pm No. 13 Illinois vs No. 12 Iowa 87–96 BTN 14,681
2 8:00 pm No. 14 Rutgers vs No. 11 Minnesota 65–54
Second round – Thursday, March 1
2 3 12:00 pm No. 9 Wisconsin vs No. 8 Maryland 59–54 BTN 13,815
4 2:30 pm No. 12 Iowa vs No. 5 Michigan 71–77OT
3 5 6:30 pm No. 10 Northwestern vs No. 7 Penn State 57–65 BTN 13,996
6 9:00 pm No. 14 Rutgers vs No. 6 Indiana 76–69
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2
4 7 12:00 pm No. 9 Wisconsin vs No. 1 Michigan State 60–63 BTN 14,260
8 2:30 pm No. 5 Michigan vs No. 4 Nebraska 77–58
5 9 6:30 pm No. 7 Penn State vs No. 2 Ohio St. 69–68 BTN 14,530
10 9:00 pm No. 14 Rutgers vs No. 3 Purdue 75–82
Semifinals – Saturday, March 3
6 11 2:00 pm No. 5 Michigan vs No. 1 Michigan State 75–64 CBS 19,812
12 4:30 pm No. 7 Penn St. vs No. 3 Purdue 70–78
Championship – Sunday, March 4
7 13 4:30 pm No. 5 Michigan vs No. 3 Purdue 75–66 CBS 15,063
*Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed

    Bracket

      First round
    Wednesday, February 28
    BTN
    Second round
    Thursday, March 1
    BTN
    Quarterfinals
    Friday, March 2
    BTN
    Semifinals
    Saturday, March 3
    CBS
    Championship
    Sunday, March 4
    CBS
                                                   
    1 Michigan State 63  
        9 Wisconsin 60  
    8 Maryland 54
    9 Wisconsin 59  
      1 Michigan State 64  
      5 Michigan 75  
    4 Nebraska 58
        5 Michigan 77  
    5 Michigan 77*
        12 Iowa 71  
    12 Iowa 96
    13 Illinois 87  
    5 Michigan 75
    3 Purdue 66
    2 Ohio State 68  
        7 Penn State 69  
    7 Penn State 65
    10 Northwestern 57  
      7 Penn State 70
      3 Purdue 78  
    3 Purdue 82
        14 Rutgers 75  
    6 Indiana 69
        14 Rutgers 76  
    11 Minnesota 54
    14 Rutgers 65  

    * denotes overtime period

    Game summaries

    First round

    BTN
    Feb 28
    5:30 pm
    No. 13 Illinois 87, No. 12 Iowa 96
    Scoring by half: 31–35, 56–61
    Pts: K. Nichols 31
    Rebs: M. Finke 4
    Asts: T. Lucas 8
    Pts: J. Bohannon 25
    Rebs: L. Garza 8
    Asts: J. Bohannon 6
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 14,681
    Referees: Terry Wymer, Bo Boroski, Lewis Garrison
    BTN
    Feb 28
    8:00 pm
    No. 14 Rutgers 65, No. 11 Minnesota 54
    Scoring by half: 34–27, 31–27
    Pts: C. Sanders 23
    Rebs: D. Freeman 11
    Asts: C. Sanders 2
    Pts: I. Washington 18
    Rebs: J. Murphy 9
    Asts: D. McBrayer 3
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 14,681
    Referees: Gene Steratore, Paul Szelc, Courtney Green

    Second round

    BTN
    Mar 1
    12:00 pm
    No. 9 Wisconsin 59, No. 8 Maryland 54
    Scoring by half: 28–26, 31–28
    Pts: E. Happ 14
    Rebs: E. Happ 7
    Asts: B. Davison 2
    Pts: K. Huerter 20
    Rebs: B. Fernando 9
    Asts: A. Cowan Jr. 4
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 13,815
    Referees: Terry Wymer, Lamont Simpson, Kelly Pfeifer
    BTN
    Mar 1
    2:30 pm
    No. 12 Iowa 71, No. 5 Michigan 77 (OT)
    Scoring by half: 40–35, 27–32 Overtime: 4–10
    Pts: R. Kriener 14
    Rebs: L. Garza 8
    Asts: J. Bohannon 5
    Pts: C. Matthews 16
    Rebs: J. Teske 9
    Asts: M. Abdur-Rahkman/Z. Simpson 3
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 13,815
    Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Courtney Green, Larry Scirotto
    BTN
    Mar 1
    6:30 pm
    No. 10 Northwestern 57, No. 7 Penn State 65
    Scoring by half: 30–30, 27–35
    Pts: D. Pardon 14
    Rebs: B. Benson 9
    Asts: B. McIntosh 5
    Pts: T. Carr 25
    Rebs: J. Reaves 8
    Asts: T. Carr 4
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 13,996
    BTN
    Mar 1
    9:00 pm
    No. 14 Rutgers 76, No. 6 Indiana 69
    Scoring by half: 29–28, 47–41
    Pts: C. Sanders 28
    Rebs: D. Freeman 8
    Asts: C. Sanders 3
    Pts: J. Morgan 15
    Rebs: J. Morgan 9
    Asts: R. Johnson/J. Morgan 4
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 13,996

    Quarterfinals

    BTN
    Mar 2
    12:00 pm
    No. 9 Wisconsin 60, No. 1 Michigan State 63
    Scoring by half: 28-32, 32-31
    Pts: E. Happ 22
    Rebs: K. Iverson 5
    Asts: B. Davison 5
    Pts: M. Bridges 20
    Rebs: M. Bridges 9
    Asts: C. Winston 5
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 14,260
    BTN
    Mar 2
    2:30 pm
    No. 5 Michigan 77, No. 4 Nebraska 58
    Scoring by half: 34–24, 43–34
    Pts: M. Abdur-Rahkman 21
    Rebs: M. Wagner 13
    Asts: Z. Simpson 6
    Pts: J. Palmer/I. Roby 16
    Rebs: I. Roby 7
    Asts: G. Watson/J. Palmer 2
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 10,292
    BTN
    Mar 2
    6:30 pm
    No. 7 Penn State 69, No. 2 Ohio State 68
    Scoring by half: 33–32, 36–36
    Pts: T. Carr 25
    Rebs: J. Reaves/L. Stevens 7
    Asts: T. Carr 5
    Pts: K. Bates-Diop 25
    Rebs: J. Tate 7
    Asts: C. Jackson 6
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    BTN
    Mar 2
    9:00 pm
    No. 14 Rutgers 75, No. 3 Purdue 82
    Scoring by half: 38–35, 37–47
    Pts: G. Baker 25
    Rebs: M. Williams 8
    Asts: C. Sanders 4
    Pts: C. Edwards/V. Edwards 26
    Rebs: I. Hass 10
    Asts: D. Mathias 7
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 14,530

    Semifinals

    CBS
    Mar 3
    2:00 pm
    No. 1 Michigan State 64, No. 5 Michigan 75
    Scoring by half: 29–26, 35–49
    Pts: M. Bridges 17
    Rebs: 3 tied with 7
    Asts: C. Winston 5
    Pts: 3 tied with 15
    Rebs: M. Wagner 8
    Asts: M. Abdur-Rahkman/C. Matthews 3
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 19,812
    CBS
    Mar 3
    4:30 pm
    No. 7 Penn State 70, No. 3 Purdue 78
    Scoring by half: 31–33, 39–45
    Pts: S. Garner 33
    Rebs: T. Carr 9
    Asts: T. Carr 4
    Pts: C. Edwards 27
    Rebs: I. Hass 7
    Asts: V. Edwards 5
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 19,812

    Championship

    CBS
    Mar 4
    4:30 pm
    No. 5 Michigan 75, No. 3 Purdue 66
    Scoring by half: 38–33, 37–33
    Pts: M. Wagner 17
    Rebs: Z. Simpson 5
    Asts: Z. Simpson 5
    Pts: I. Haas 23
    Rebs: C. Edwards/I. Haas 8
    Asts: C. Edwards/V. Edwards 2
    Madison Square Garden
    New York City, NY
    Attendance: 15,063

    Sponsorship

    Financial firm SoFi acquired presenting sponsorship of the tournament as part of a multi-year deal, including signage, presenting sponsorship of BTN telecasts of the tournament, and on-site marketing presences.[5] The Tournament was branded as the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by SoFi for sponsorship reasons.

    All-Tournament Team

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