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2018 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

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2018 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
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The 2018 Big Ten 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]

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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.

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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]

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Schedule

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    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
    1Michigan State63
    8Maryland549Wisconsin60
    9Wisconsin591Michigan State64
    5Michigan75
    4Nebraska58
    5Michigan77*5Michigan77
    12Iowa9612Iowa715Michigan75
    13Illinois873Purdue66
    2Ohio State68
    7Penn State657Penn State69
    10Northwestern577Penn State70
    3Purdue78
    3Purdue82
    6Indiana6914Rutgers75
    11Minnesota5414Rutgers76
    14Rutgers65

    * 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
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    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.

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