2017 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from March 8 through March 12, 2017 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first Big Ten men's basketball tournament held outside the conference's traditional heartland in the Midwest. The championship was won by Michigan, which defeated Wisconsin in the championship game. As a result, Michigan received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The championship was Michigan's first (after having their win of the inaugural tournament vacated) and they became the lowest-seeded team ever to win the Big Ten tournament.[1]

2017 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams14
SiteVerizon Center
Washington, D.C.
ChampionsMichigan (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Beilein (1st title)
MVPDerrick Walton Jr. (Michigan)
TelevisionBTN, ESPN/2, CBS
← 2016
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2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Purdue144 .778278 .771
No. 25 Wisconsin126 .6672710 .730
Maryland126 .667249 .727
Minnesota117 .6112410 .706
No. 23 Michigan108 .5562612 .684
Northwestern108 .5562412 .667
Michigan State108 .5562015 .571
Iowa108 .5561915 .559
Illinois810 .4442015 .571
Ohio State711 .3891715 .531
Indiana711 .3891816 .529
Penn State612 .3331518 .455
Nebraska612 .3331219 .387
Rutgers315 .1671518 .455
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds edit

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.[2] Tiebreaking procedures remained unchanged from the 2016 tournament.[3]

SeedSchoolConf.Tiebreaker
1Purdue14–4
2Wisconsin12–61–0 vs Maryland
3Maryland12–60–1 vs Wisconsin
4Minnesota11–7
5Michigan State10–83–1 vs Northwestern, Iowa, Michigan
6Northwestern10–82–1 vs Michigan State, Iowa, Michigan
7Iowa10–81–2 vs Michigan State, Northwestern, Michigan
8Michigan10–81–3 vs Michigan State, Northwestern, Iowa
9Illinois8–10
10Indiana7–111–0 vs Ohio State
11Ohio State7–110–1 vs Indiana
12Nebraska6–121–0 vs Penn State
13Penn State6–120–1 vs Nebraska
14Rutgers3–15

Schedule edit

SessionGameTime*MatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance
First round – Wednesday, March 8
114:30 pmNo. 13 Penn State vs. No. 12 Nebraska76–67OTESPN2
27:00 pmNo. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Ohio State66–57BTN
Second round – Thursday, March 9
2312:00 pmNo. 9 Illinois vs. No. 8 Michigan55–75BTN12,189
42:45 pmNo. 13 Penn State vs. No. 5 Michigan State51–78
356:30 pmNo. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Iowa95–73ESPN212,408
69:00 pmNo. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 6 Northwestern61–83
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10
4712:00 pmNo. 8 Michigan vs. No. 1 Purdue74–70OTESPN12,334
82:30 pmNo. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Minnesota58–63
596:30 pmNo. 10 Indiana vs. No. 2 Wisconsin60–70BTN15,624
109:00 pmNo. 6 Northwestern vs. No. 3 Maryland72–64
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
6111:00 pmNo. 8 Michigan vs. No. 4 Minnesota84–77CBS13,984
123:30 pmNo 6 Northwestern vs. No. 2 Wisconsin48-76
Championship – Sunday, March 12
7133:00 pmNo. 8 Michigan vs. No. 2 Wisconsin71–56CBS12,902
*Game times in Eastern Time.[a] Rankings denote tournament seed
  1. ^ The United States began Daylight saving time at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 12. As a result, times through the semifinal games are in Eastern Standard Time while the Championship game time is in Eastern Daylight Time.

Game summaries edit

First round edit

ESPN2
Mar 8
4:30 pm
No. 12 Nebraska 67, No. 13 Penn State 76 (OT)
Scoring by half: 33–38, 27–22 Overtime: 7–16
Pts: E. Taylor 15
Rebs: E. Morrow Jr. 10
Asts: G. Watson Jr./T. Webster 3
Pts: M. Watkins 18
Rebs: M. Watkins 11
Asts: T. Carr 6
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Referees: Lamont Simpson, Terry Oglesby, Rob Riley
BTN
Mar 8
7:00 pm
No. 11 Ohio State 57, No. 14 Rutgers 66
Scoring by half: 32–29, 25–37
Pts: J. Tate 18
Rebs: T. Thompson 11
Asts: C. J. Jackson 6
Pts: N. Johnson 21
Rebs: M. Wiliams 9
Asts: C. Sanders 3
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Referees: Gene Steratore, Paul Szelc, Steve McJunkins

Second round edit

BTN
Mar 9
Noon
No. 8 Michigan 75, No. 9 Illinois 55
Scoring by half: 40–29, 35–26
Pts: D. Walton Jr. 19
Rebs: Z. Irvin 7
Asts: D. Walton Jr. 5
Pts: T. Abrams 23
Rebs: M. Finke 7
Asts: T. Lucas 3
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,189
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Chris Beaver, Kelly Pfeifer
BTN
Mar 9
2:45 pm
No. 5 Michigan State 78, No. 13 Penn State 51
Scoring by half: 45–27, 33–24
Pts: M. Bridges/N. Ward 15
Rebs: M. Bridges/N. Ward 9
Asts: L. Nairn Jr. 9
Pts: T. Carr/L. Stevens 16
Rebs: S. Garner 7
Asts: T. Carr 3
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,189
Referees: Terry Wymer, Larry Scirotto, Paul Szelc
ESPN2
Mar 9
6:30 pm
No. 7 Iowa 73, No. 10 Indiana 95
Scoring by half: 40–43, 33–52
Pts: J. Bohannon 24
Rebs: C. Pemsl 11
Asts: J. Bohannon 10
Pts: J. Blackmon Jr. 23
Rebs: J. Blackmon Jr./J. Morgan 8
Asts: J. Blackmon Jr./R. Johnson 4
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,408
Referees: D. J. Carstensen, Bo Boroski, Steve McJunkins
ESPN2
Mar 9
9:00 pm
No. 6 Northwestern 83, No. 14 Rutgers 61
Scoring by half: 42–24, 41–37
Pts: V. Law/S. Lindsey 16
Rebs: D. Pardon 8
Asts: V. Law/S. Lindsey 4
Pts: N. Johnson 21
Rebs: D. Freeman/C. J. Gettys 5
Asts: C. Sanders 3
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,408
Referees: Lamont Simpson, Rob Riley, Donnie Eppley

Quarterfinals edit

ESPN
Mar 10
Noon
No. 1 Purdue 70, No. 8 Michigan 74 (OT)
Scoring by half: 37–38, 29–28 Overtime: 4–8
Pts: C. Edwards/I. Haas 17
Rebs: C. Swanigan 13
Asts: C. Swanigan 5
Pts: D. J. Wilson 26
Rebs: D. J. Wilson 8
Asts: D. Walton Jr. 4
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,189
Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Paul Szelc, Rob Riley
ESPN
Mar 10
2:25 pm
No. 4 Minnesota 63, No. 5 Michigan State 58
Scoring by half: 28–26, 35–32
Pts: R. Lynch 16
Rebs: J. Murphy 13
Asts: N. Mason 3
Pts: M. Bridges 20
Rebs: N. Ward 11
Asts: K. Goins 3
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,189
Referees: Terry Wymer, Larry Scirotto, Paul Szelc
BTN
Mar 10
6:30 pm
No. 2 Wisconsin 70, No. 10 Indiana 60
Scoring by half: 33–27, 37–33
Pts: B. Koenig 16
Rebs: E. Happ 12
Asts: B. Koenig 5
Pts: J. Blackmon Jr. 17
Rebs: J. Blackmon Jr. 8
Asts: J. Newkirk 3
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 15,624
Referees: Lamont Simpson, Larry Scirotto, Lewis Garrison
BTN
Mar 10
8:55 pm
No. 3 Maryland 64, No. 6 Northwestern 72
Scoring by half: 36–34, 28–38
Pts: M. Trimble 20
Rebs: M. Trimble 6
Asts: K. Huerter/M. Trimble 4
Pts: V. Law/S. Lindsey 17
Rebs: D. Pardon 8
Asts: B. McIntosh 6
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 15,624
Referees: Terry Wymer, Terry Oglesby, Kelly Pfeifer

Semifinals edit

CBS
Mar 11
1:00 pm
No. 4 Minnesota 77, No. 8 Michigan 84
Scoring by half: 36–47, 41–37
Pts: N. Mason 23
Rebs: J. Murphy 9
Asts: A. Coffey/N. Mason 4
Pts: D. Walton Jr. 29
Rebs: Z. Irvin/D. Walton Jr. 5
Asts: D. Walton Jr. 9
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 13,984
Referees: Gene Steratore, Paul Szelc, Rob Riley
CBS
Mar 11
3:30 pm
No. 2 Wisconsin 76, No. 6 Northwestern 48
Scoring by half: 38–21, 38–27
Pts: N. Hayes 18
Rebs: N. Hayes 10
Asts: D. Trice 3
Pts: S. Lindsey 16
Rebs: D. Pardon 7
Asts: J. Ash/I. Brown/V. Law/B. McIntosh/N. Taphorn 1
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 13,984
Referees: Terry Wymer, Terry Oglesby, Larry Scirotto

Championship edit

CBS
Mar 12
3:00 pm
No. 2 Wisconsin 56, No. 8 Michigan 71
Scoring by half: 32–33, 24–38
Pts: B. Koenig 15
Rebs: N. Hayes/E. Happ 11
Asts: E. Happ/D. Trice 3
Pts: D. Walton, Jr. 22
Rebs: Z. Irvin 7
Asts: D. Walton, Jr. 7
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,902
Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Lamont Simpson, Bo Boroski

Bracket edit

First round
Wednesday, March 8
ESPN2/BTN
Second round
Thursday, March 9
ESPN2/BTN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
ESPN/BTN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
CBS
Championship
Sunday, March 12
CBS
1Purdue70
8Michigan758Michigan74*
9Illinois558Michigan84
4Minnesota77
4Minnesota63
5Michigan State785Michigan State58
12Nebraska6713Penn State518Michigan71
13Penn State76*2Wisconsin56
2Wisconsin70
7Iowa7310Indiana60
10Indiana952Wisconsin76
6Northwestern48
3Maryland64
6Northwestern836Northwestern72
11Ohio State5714Rutgers61
14Rutgers66

* denotes overtime period

All-Tournament Team edit

References edit

  1. ^ Hawkins, James (March 13, 2017). "Eighth wonders! Low-seed UM trounces Wisconsin, wins Big Ten title". Detroit News. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures Big Ten Conference Official Site". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 Big Ten Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.

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