2022 Big Ten men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Big Ten
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:14
Arena:Gainbridge Fieldhouse
City:Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions:Iowa
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Fran McCaffery
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Keegan Murray
Mvpteam:Iowa
Television:BTN, CBS/Paramount+

The 2022 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which took place March 9–13, 2022. The tournament was held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Iowa defeated Purdue in the championship game, 75–66, to win the tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

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 2021 tournament.[1]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreak 1Tiebreak 2
1Illinois15–51–0 vs. Wisconsin
2Wisconsin15–50–1 vs. Illinois
3Purdue14–6
4Rutgers12–82–0 vs. Iowa/Ohio State
5Iowa12–81–1 vs. Ohio State/Rutgers
6Ohio State12–80–2 vs. Iowa/Rutgers
7Michigan State11–91–1 vs. Michigan1–3 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin
8Michigan11–91–1 vs. Michigan State0–3 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin
9Indiana9–11
10Maryland7–132–1 vs. Northwestern/Penn State1–2 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin
11Penn State7–132–1 vs. Maryland/Northwestern0–2 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin
12Northwestern7–131–3 vs. Maryland/Penn State
13Nebraska4–161–0 vs. Minnesota
14Minnesota4–160–1 vs. Nebraska

Schedule

SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendanceScore
First round – Wednesday, March 9
11 6:00 pmNo. 13 Nebraska vs. No. 12 NorthwesternBTN69–71[2]
28:30 pmNo. 14 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Penn State51–60[3]
Second round – Thursday, March 10
2311:30 amNo. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 MichiganBTN74–69[4]
42:00 pmNo. 5 Iowa vs No. 12 Northwestern112–76[5]
356:30 pmNo. 10 Maryland vs No. 7 Michigan State72–76[6]
69:00 pmNo. 11 Penn State vs No. 6 Ohio State71–68[7]
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
4711:30 amNo. 9 Indiana vs. No. 1 IllinoisBTN65–63[8]
82:00 pmNo. 5 Iowa vs. No. 4 Rutgers84–74[9]
596:30 pmNo. 7 Michigan St vs. No. 2 Wisconsin16,41569–63[10]
109:00 pmNo. 11 Penn State vs. No. 3 Purdue61–69[11]
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
6111:00 pmNo. 9 Indiana vs. No. 5 IowaCBS/Paramount+17,76277–80[12]
123:30 pmNo. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 3 Purdue70–75[13]
Championship – Sunday, March 13
7133:30 pmNo. 5 Iowa vs No.3 PurdueCBS/Paramount+17,73275–66[14]

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Game summaries

Championship

All-Tournament Team

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten Basketball Tournament Tiebreakers . Big Ten Conference . October 26, 2015 . December 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: 'Cats Roar Back to Defeat Nebraska, 71-69 . . March 9, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: Second Half Surge Powers Penn State to 60-51 Big Ten tournament Win . . March 9, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  4. Web site: Indiana Beats Michigan, Advances to Quarterfinal . . March 10, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  5. Web site: Records Fall in Big Ten Tourney Rout . . March 10, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  6. Web site: Michigan State Holds On For 76-72 Win Over Maryland in Big Ten tournament . . March 10, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  7. Web site: Nittany Lions Rally to Defeat Ohio State 71-68 in Big Ten tournament . . March 10, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  8. Web site: Indiana Punches Ticket to Big Ten Semifinal . . March 11, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  9. Web site: Iowa Handles Rutgers; Advances to B1G Semifinals . . March 11, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  10. Web site: Balanced Effort Leads Michigan State Past Wisconsin, 69-63 . . March 11, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  11. Web site: No. 9 Purdue Advances to Big Ten Semifinals With 69-61 Win Over Penn State . . March 11, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  12. Web site: Bohannon Buzzer-Beater Sends Iowa to Big Ten tournament Title Game . . March 12, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  13. Web site: No. 9 Purdue Heads to Big Ten Championship After 75-70 Win Over Michigan State . . March 12, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  14. Web site: Iowa Hawkeyes Win Big Ten tournament championship . . March 13, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  15. Web site: 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Central . https://web.archive.org/web/20220204160808/https://bigten.org/sports/2021/9/10/2022MBBT.aspx . dead . February 4, 2022 . . March 14, 2022.
  16. https://web.archive.org/web/20221230202641/https://bigten.org/documents/2022/11/17/22_23_Men_s_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23

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