College basketball tournament
| 2013 Big Ten men's basketball tournament | |
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| 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 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Indiana | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Ohio State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Michigan State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Michigan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 31 | – | 8 | .795 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 men's basketball tournament was held from March 14 through March 17 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The tournament was the sixteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball 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 fifth 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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| First round - Thursday, March 14 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00am | #9 Minnesota vs. #8 Illinois | BTN | 49–51 |
| 2 | 1:30pm | #12 Penn State vs. #5 Michigan | BTN | 66–83 | |
| 2 | 3 | 5:30pm | #10 Nebraska vs. #7 Purdue | ESPN2 | 57–55 |
| 4 | 8:00pm | #11 Northwestern vs. #6 Iowa | ESPN2 | 59–73 | |
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 15 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:00am | #8 Illinois vs. #1 Indiana | ESPN | 64–80 |
| 6 | 1:30pm | #5 Michigan vs. #4 Wisconsin | ESPN | 59–68 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5:30pm | #10 Nebraska vs. #2 Ohio State | BTN | 50–71 |
| 8 | 8:00pm | #6 Iowa vs. #3 Michigan State | BTN | 56–59 | |
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 16 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 12:40pm | #4 Wisconsin vs. #1 Indiana | CBS | 68–56 |
| 10 | 3:00pm | #3 Michigan State vs. #2 Ohio State | CBS | 58–61 | |
| Championship - Sunday, March 17 | |||||
| 6 | 11 | 2:30pm | #4 Wisconsin vs. #2 Ohio State | CBS | 43–50 |
*Game times in Central Time.
Bracket
| First round Thursday, March 14 BTN/ESPN2 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN/BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 17 CBS | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #3 Indiana | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Illinois | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Illinois | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Minnesota | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #3 Indiana | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #22 Wisconsin | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #22 Wisconsin | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #6 Michigan | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #6 Michigan | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Penn State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #22 Wisconsin | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #10 Ohio State | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #10 Ohio State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Nebraska | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Purdue | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Nebraska | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #10 Ohio State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #8 Michigan State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #8 Michigan State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Iowa | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Iowa | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Northwestern | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
Honors
All-Tournament Team
- Aaron Craft, Ohio State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State
- Ryan Evans, Wisconsin
- Traevon Jackson, Wisconsin
- Cody Zeller, Indiana
References
- "Big Ten 2012-2013 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- "2013 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- "2013 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
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