2022 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
The 2022 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which took place March 9–13, 2022. The tournament was held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
2022 Big Ten men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2021–22 |
Teams | 14 |
Site | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
Champions | Iowa (3rd title) |
Winning coach | Fran McCaffery (1st title) |
MVP | Keegan Murray (Iowa) |
Television | BTN, CBS/Paramount+ |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Illinois | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Wisconsin | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Purdue | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Iowa † | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Iowa defeated Purdue in the championship game, 75–66, to win the tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.
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 2021 tournament.[1]
Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreak 1 | Tiebreak 2 |
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1 | Illinois | 15–5 | 1–0 vs. Wisconsin | |
2 | Wisconsin | 15–5 | 0–1 vs. Illinois | |
3 | Purdue | 14–6 | ||
4 | Rutgers | 12–8 | 2–0 vs. Iowa/Ohio State | |
5 | Iowa | 12–8 | 1–1 vs. Ohio State/Rutgers | |
6 | Ohio State | 12–8 | 0–2 vs. Iowa/Rutgers | |
7 | Michigan State | 11–9 | 1–1 vs. Michigan | 1–3 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin |
8 | Michigan | 11–9 | 1–1 vs. Michigan State | 0–3 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin |
9 | Indiana | 9–11 | ||
10 | Maryland | 7–13 | 2–1 vs. Northwestern/Penn State | 1–2 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin |
11 | Penn State | 7–13 | 2–1 vs. Maryland/Northwestern | 0–2 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin |
12 | Northwestern | 7–13 | 1–3 vs. Maryland/Penn State | |
13 | Nebraska | 4–16 | 1–0 vs. Minnesota | |
14 | Minnesota | 4–16 | 0–1 vs. Nebraska |
Schedule
Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | Score |
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First round – Wednesday, March 9 | ||||||
1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 13 Nebraska vs. No. 12 Northwestern | BTN | 69–71[2] | |
2 | 8:30 pm | No. 14 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Penn State | 51–60[3] | |||
Second round – Thursday, March 10 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 11:30 am | No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Michigan | BTN | 74–69[4] | |
4 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Iowa vs No. 12 Northwestern | 112–76[5] | |||
3 | 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 10 Maryland vs No. 7 Michigan State | 72–76[6] | ||
6 | 9:00 pm | No. 11 Penn State vs No. 6 Ohio State | 71–68[7] | |||
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 | ||||||
4 | 7 | 11:30 am | No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 1 Illinois | BTN | 65–63[8] | |
8 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 4 Rutgers | 84–74[9] | |||
5 | 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Michigan St vs. No. 2 Wisconsin | 16,415 | 69–63[10] | |
10 | 9:00 pm | No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 3 Purdue | 61–69[11] | |||
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 | ||||||
6 | 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 5 Iowa | CBS/Paramount+ | 17,762 | 77–80[12] |
12 | 3:30 pm | No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 3 Purdue | 70–75[13] | |||
Championship – Sunday, March 13 | ||||||
7 | 13 | 3:30 pm | No. 5 Iowa vs No.3 Purdue | CBS/Paramount+ | 17,732 | 75–66[14] |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. [15]
Bracket
First round Wednesday, March 9 BTN/Fox Sports App | Second round Thursday, March 10 BTN/Fox Sports App | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 BTN/Fox Sports App | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBS/Paramount+ | Championship Sunday, March 13 CBS/Paramount+ | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Illinois | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michigan | 69 | 9 | Indiana | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Indiana | 74 | 9 | Indiana | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Iowa | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rutgers | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Iowa | 112 | 5 | Iowa | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Northwestern | 71 | 12 | Northwestern | 76 | 5 | Iowa | 75 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Nebraska | 69 | 3 | Purdue | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan State | 76 | 7 | Michigan State | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Maryland | 72 | 7 | Michigan State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Purdue | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Purdue | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Ohio State | 68 | 11 | Penn State | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Penn State | 60 | 11 | Penn State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Minnesota | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
First round
BTN |
March 9 6:00 pm |
No. 13 Nebraska 69, No. 12 Northwestern 71 | ||
Scoring by half: 39–25, 30–46 | ||
Pts: Alonzo Verge Jr., 21 Rebs: Lat Mayen, Alonzo Verge Jr., Derrick Walker, 7 Asts: Alonzo Verge Jr., 9 |
Pts: Boo Buie, 16 Rebs: Pete Nance, 8 Asts: Pete Nance, 8 |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Steve McJunkins, Rob Riley, Paul Szelc |
BTN |
March 9 8:41 pm |
No. 14 Minnesota 51, No. 11 Penn State 60 | ||
Scoring by half: 28–24, 23–36 | ||
Pts: Jamison Battle, 19 Rebs: Jamison Battle, Sean Sutherlin, 6 Asts: Eric Curry, 6 |
Pts: Jalen Pickett, 22 Rebs: John Harrar, 12 Asts: Jalen Pickett, 4 |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Chris Beaver, Courtney Green, Kelly Pfeifer |
Second round
BTN |
March 10 11:30 am |
No. 9 Indiana 74, No. 8 Michigan 69 | ||
Scoring by half: 28–41, 46–28 | ||
Pts: Jackson-Davis (24) Rebs: Jackson-Davis, Johnson (8) Asts: Johnson (7) |
Pts: Jones (18) Rebs: Diabaté (12) Asts: Brooks, Houstan, Jones (3) |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Paul Szelc, Robert Riley, Kelly Pfeifer |
BTN |
March 10 2:00 pm |
No. 12 Northwestern 76, No. 5 Iowa 112 | ||
Scoring by half: 31–64, 45–48 | ||
Pts: Young (14) Rebs: 6 tied (2) Asts: Greer (4) |
Pts: Ke. Murray (26) Rebs: Rebrača (9) Asts: Perkins (6) |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Bill Ek, Rob Kueneman |
BTN |
March 10 6:30 pm |
No. 10 Maryland 72, No. 7 Michigan State 76 | ||
Scoring by half: 34-43, 38-33 | ||
Pts: Russell (20) Rebs: Russell (7) Asts: Russell (6) |
Pts: Christie (16) Rebs: Brown, Christie, Hall (6) Asts: Hoggard (6) |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 14,331 Referees: Donnie Eppley, Terry Oglesby, Rob Kueneman |
Quarterfinals
BTN |
March 11 11:30 am |
No. 9 Indiana 65, No. 1 Illinois 63 | ||
Scoring by half: 31–33, 34–30 | ||
Pts: Jackson-Davis (21) Rebs: Thompson (9) Asts: Johnson (6) |
Pts: Cockburn (23) Rebs: Cockburn, Curbelo (10) Asts: Frazier (6) |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Larry Scirotto, Rob Kueneman, Courtney Green |
BTN |
March 11 2:00 pm |
No. 5 Iowa 84, No. 4 Rutgers 74 | ||
Scoring by half: 41–32, 43–42 | ||
Pts: Ke. Murray (26) Rebs: Ke. Murray (8) Asts: McCaffery (5) |
Pts: Baker (23) Rebs: Omoruyi (7) Asts: Mulcahy (9) |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Bo Boroski, Brandon Cruz, Kelly Pfeifer |
BTN |
March 11 6:30 pm |
No. 7 Michigan State 69, No. 2 Wisconsin 63 | ||
Scoring by half: 24–22, 45–41 | ||
Pts: Bingham Jr. (19) Rebs: Bingham Jr. (11) Asts: Walker (7) |
Pts: Davison (23) Rebs: Joh. Davis (11) Asts: Hepburn (4) |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Lamont Simpson, D.J. Carstensen, Robert Riley |
Semifinals
CBS/Paramount+ |
March 12 1:00 pm |
No. 9 Indiana 77, No. 5 Iowa 80 | ||
Scoring by half: 38–32, 39–48 | ||
Pts: Jackson-Davis (31) Rebs: Jackson-Davis (10) Asts: Johnson (9) |
Pts: Ke. Murray (32) Rebs: Ke. Murray (9) Asts: Perkins (5) |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Larry Scirotto, Rob Riley, Rob Kueneman |
CBS/Paramount+ |
March 12 3:30 pm |
No. 7 Michigan State 70, No. 3 Purdue 75 | ||
Scoring by half: 20–27, 50–48 | ||
Pts: Hoggard (17) Rebs: Bingham Jr., Christie (6) Asts: Hoggard (10) |
Pts: Ivey (22) Rebs: Edey (10) Asts: Ivey (5) |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 17,762 Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Kelly Pfeifer, Lamont Simpson |
Championship
All-Tournament Team
- Keegan Murray, Iowa – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
- Jordan Bohannon, Iowa
- Jaden Ivey, Purdue
- Trevion Williams, Purdue
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