2013 Big Ten men's basketball tournament


The 2013 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 14 through March 17 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[1] The tournament was the sixteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament and second to feature 12 teams. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Wisconsin 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 fifth tournament championship, though one championship has since been vacated.

2013 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams12
SiteUnited Center
Chicago, Illinois
ChampionsOhio State (5th title)
Winning coachThad Matta (4th title)
MVPAaron Craft (Ohio State)
TelevisionBTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS
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2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Indiana 14 4   .778 29 7   .806
No. 7 Ohio State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 9 Michigan State 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
No. 10 Michigan 12 6   .667 31 8   .795
No. 18 Wisconsin 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Iowa 9 9   .500 25 13   .658
Illinois 8 10   .444 23 13   .639
Minnesota 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Purdue 8 10   .444 16 18   .471
Nebraska 5 13   .278 15 18   .455
Northwestern 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Penn State 2 16   .111 10 21   .323
2013 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

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All 12 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. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. The top four teams received a first-round bye. Tiebreaking procedures[2] were unchanged from the 2012 tournament.

Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular season.

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

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Thursday, March 14
1 1 11:00am #9 Minnesota vs. #8 Illinois BTN 49–51
2 1:30pm #12 Penn State vs. #5 Michigan BTN 66–83
2 3 5:30pm #10 Nebraska vs. #7 Purdue ESPN2 57–55
4 8:00pm #11 Northwestern vs. #6 Iowa ESPN2 59–73
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 15
3 5 11:00am #8 Illinois vs. #1 Indiana ESPN 64–80
6 1:30pm #5 Michigan vs. #4 Wisconsin ESPN 59–68
4 7 5:30pm #10 Nebraska vs. #2 Ohio State BTN 50–71
8 8:00pm #6 Iowa vs. #3 Michigan State BTN 56–59
Semifinals - Saturday, March 16
5 9 12:40pm #4 Wisconsin vs. #1 Indiana CBS 68–56
10 3:00pm #3 Michigan State vs. #2 Ohio State CBS 58–61
Championship - Sunday, March 17
6 11 2:30pm #4 Wisconsin vs. #2 Ohio State CBS 43–50

*Game times in Central Time.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 14
BTN/ESPN2
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15
ESPN/BTN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 16
CBS
Championship
Sunday, March 17
CBS
            
1 #3 Indiana 80
8 Illinois 64
8 Illinois 51
9 Minnesota 49
1 #3 Indiana 56
4 #22 Wisconsin 68
4 #22 Wisconsin 68
5 #6 Michigan 59
5 #6 Michigan 83
12 Penn State 66
4 #22 Wisconsin 43
2 #10 Ohio State 50
2 #10 Ohio State 71
10 Nebraska 50
7 Purdue 55
10 Nebraska 57
2 #10 Ohio State 61
3 #8 Michigan State 58
3 #8 Michigan State 59
6 Iowa 56
6 Iowa 73
11 Northwestern 59

Honors

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All-Tournament Team

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References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten 2012-2013 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "2013 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.