College basketball tournament
| 2020 Big Ten men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Site | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Television | BTN, CBS |
| Big Ten men's basketball tournaments← 20192021 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Wisconsin | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Michigan State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Maryland | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Illinois | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Iowa | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Ohio State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: The 2020 Big Ten tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament remained in its more traditional Midwest roots as it was held at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The first round games on March 11 were played with spectators in attendance. Later on March 11, the Big Ten conference announced that the remainder of the Big Ten tournament would proceed as scheduled but with no spectators in attendance due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also on March 11, the NCAA announced that no fans would be able to attend the men's and women's 2020 NCAA tournament games due to concerns about the outbreak of COVID-19. A number of college conferences followed suit by either cancelling their basketball tournaments entirely or limiting spectator attendance.
On March 12, the Big Ten announced the cancellation of the remainder of the tournament.
The NCAA further announced that all remaining winter and spring championships for both men's and women's sports were canceled due to the pandemic.
Seeds
All 14 Big Ten schools were scheduled to participate 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 2019 tournament.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreak 1 | Tiebreak 2 |
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| 1 | Wisconsin | 14–6 | 2–1 vs. Michigan State/Maryland | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 14–6 | 2–2 vs. Wisconsin/Maryland | |
| 3 | Maryland | 14–6 | 1–2 vs. Wisconsin/Michigan State | |
| 4 | Illinois | 13–7 | ||
| 5 | Iowa | 11–9 | 3–1 vs. Ohio State/Penn State/Rutgers | |
| 6 | Penn State | 11–9 | 3–3 vs. Iowa/Ohio State/Rutgers | 2–2 vs. Wisconsin/Michigan State/Maryland |
| 7 | Ohio State | 11–9 | 2–2 vs. Iowa/Penn State/Rutgers | 1–4 vs. Wisconsin/Michigan State/Maryland |
| 8 | Rutgers | 11–9 | 1–3 vs. Iowa/Penn State/Ohio State | |
| 9 | Michigan | 10–10 | ||
| 10 | Purdue | 9–11 | 2–0 vs. Indiana | |
| 11 | Indiana | 9–11 | 0–2 vs. Purdue | |
| 12 | Minnesota | 8–12 | ||
| 13 | Northwestern | 3–17 | ||
| 14 | Nebraska | 2–18 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Television | Attendance | Score |
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| First round – Wednesday, March 11 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 13 Northwestern vs. No. 12 Minnesota | BTN | 57–74 | |
| 2 | 8:30 pm | No. 14 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Indiana | 64–89 | |||
| Second round – Thursday, March 12 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 Michigan vs. No. 8 Rutgers | BTN | Cancelled | |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 12 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Iowa | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 10 Purdue vs. No. 7 Ohio State | |||
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 11 Indiana vs. No. 6 Penn State | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | Game 3 winner vs. No. 1 Wisconsin | BTN | Cancelled | |
| 8 | 2:30 pm | Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 Illinois | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:30 pm | Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 Michigan State | |||
| 10 | 9:00 pm | Game 6 winner vs. No. 3 Maryland | ||||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 1:00 pm | Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | CBS | Cancelled | |
| 12 | 3:30 pm | Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | ||||
| Championship – Sunday, March 15 | ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 3:30 pm | Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | CBS | Cancelled | |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 11 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 12 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 14 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 15 CBS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rutgers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Minnesota | 72 | 12 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Northwestern | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ohio State | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Purdue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Penn State | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Indiana | 89 | 11 | Indiana | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Nebraska | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
First round
| BTN |
| March 11 6:00 pm |
| No. 12 Minnesota 74, No. 13 Northwestern 57 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29-31, 45-26 | ||
| Pts: D. Oturu 24 Rebs: A. Demir 8, D. Oturu 8 Asts: M. Carr 5 |
Pts: P. Nance 15 Rebs: R. Young 8 Asts: P. Nance 3, R. Spencer 3 | |
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| BTN |
| March 11 8:30 pm |
| No. 11 Indiana 89, No. 14 Nebraska 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 43-34, 46-30 | ||
| Pts: A. Franklin 13 Rebs: T. Jackson-Davis 17 Asts: R. Phinisee 7 |
Pts: K. Cross 23 Rebs: K. Cross 9 Asts: J. Green 4 | |
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
See also
2020 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament
References
- "2020 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Central". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- Horner, Scott - Ten bans most fans for men's basketball tournament, starting Thursday. Indianapolis Star. March 11, 2020
- Big Ten reverses course, bans fans from hoops tournament, as well as all spring sporting events. Detroit News, March 11, 2020
- Tom Schad (March 11, 2020). "NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments will not include fans due to coronavirus concerns". USA Today. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- Blinder, Alan and Witz, Billy - Citing Coronavirus, Ivy League Cancels Basketball Tournaments. New York Times, March 10, 2020
- "Big Ten Conference Statement". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" (Press release). NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "Big Ten Basketball Tournament Tiebreakers". Big Ten Conference. October 26, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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