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2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
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The 2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 13 and 16, 2008 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the eleventh annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Wisconsin who defeated Illinois in the championship game. As a result, Wisconsin received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Wisconsin's second tournament championship in four appearances.
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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. The top five teams received a first round bye.
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Bracket
Opening round March 13 | Quarterfinals March 14 | Semifinals March 15 | Championship March 16 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | #8 Wisconsin | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Michigan | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Iowa | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Michigan | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #8 Wisconsin | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | #19 Michigan State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | #19 Michigan State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Ohio State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #8 Wisconsin | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Illinois | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | #17 Purdue | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Illinois | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Penn State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Illinois | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Illinois | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | #22 Indiana | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Northwestern | 52 |
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All-Tournament Team
- Marcus Landry, Wisconsin – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Demetri McCamey, Illinois
- Shaun Pruitt, Illinois
- Drew Neitzel, Michigan State
- Michael Flowers, Wisconsin
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