2013 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 14 through March 17 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[1] The tournament was the 15th annual Big Ten 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
2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Indiana14–4 .77829–7  .806
No. 7 Ohio State †13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 9 Michigan State13–5 .72227–9  .750
No. 10 Michigan12–6 .66731–8  .795
No. 18 Wisconsin12–6 .66723–12  .657
Iowa9–9 .50025–13  .658
Illinois8–10 .44423–13  .639
Minnesota8–10 .44421–13  .618
Purdue8–10 .44416–18  .471
Nebraska5–13 .27815–18  .455
Northwestern4–14 .22213–19  .406
Penn State2–16 .11110–21  .323
† 2013 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

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
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

[3]

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

All-Tournament Team

References
  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. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
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