2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2013 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2013 Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 2012–13
Teams 12
Site United Center
Chicago, Illinois
Champions Ohio State (5th title)
Winning coach Thad Matta (4th title)
MVP Aaron Craft (Ohio State)
Television BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2012  2014»
2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Indiana 14 – 4   .778     29 – 7   .806
#7 Ohio State † 13 – 5   .722     29 – 8   .784
#9 Michigan State 13 – 5   .722     27 – 9   .750
#10 Michigan 12 – 6   .667     31 – 8   .795
#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

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 fourth tournament championship, though one championship has since been vacated.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten 2012-2013 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2013 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. 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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