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
ClassificationDivision I
Season202122
Teams14
SiteGainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsIowa (3rd title)
Winning coachFran McCaffery (1st title)
MVPKeegan Murray (Iowa)
TelevisionBTN, CBS/Paramount+
2021–22 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Illinois155 .7502310  .697
No. 14 Wisconsin155 .750258  .758
No. 10 Purdue146 .700298  .784
Rutgers128 .6001814  .563
No. 16 Iowa128 .6002610  .722
Ohio State128 .6002012  .625
Michigan State119 .5502313  .639
Michigan119 .5501915  .559
Indiana911 .4502114  .600
Maryland713 .3501517  .469
Penn State713 .3501417  .452
Northwestern713 .3501516  .484
Nebraska416 .2001022  .313
Minnesota416 .2001317  .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
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
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+
1Illinois63
8Michigan699Indiana65
9Indiana749Indiana77
5Iowa 80
4Rutgers74
5Iowa1125Iowa84
12Northwestern7112Northwestern765Iowa75
13Nebraska693Purdue66
2Wisconsin63
7Michigan State767Michigan State69
10Maryland727Michigan State70
3Purdue75
3Purdue69
6Ohio State6811Penn State61
11Penn State6011Penn State71
14Minnesota51

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
BTN
March 10
9:00 pm
No. 11 Penn State 71, No. 6 Ohio State 68
Scoring by half: 24–33, 47–35
Pts: Sessoms (18)
Rebs: Harrar (9)
Asts: Pickett (5)
Pts: Liddell (25)
Rebs: Liddell (8)
Asts: Branham (4)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Referees: Lamont Simpson, Bo Boroski, Brandon Cruz

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
BTN
March 11
9:00 pm
No. 11 Penn State 61, No. 3 Purdue 69
Scoring by half: 31–35, 30–34
Pts: Pickett (16)
Rebs: Harrar (12)
Asts: Pickett (6)
Pts: Ivey (17)
Rebs: Ivey (7)
Asts: Williams (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,415
Referees: Donnie Eppley, Bill Ek, Paul Szelc

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

CBS/Paramount+
March 13
3:30 pm
No. 5 Iowa 75, No. 3 Purdue 66
Scoring by half: 35–32, 40–34
Pts: Ke. Murray (19)
Rebs: Ke. Murray (11)
Asts: Perkins (4)
Pts: Ivey (20)
Rebs: Edey (14)
Asts: Ivey (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,732
Referees: Paul Szelc, Bo Boroski, Courtney Green

All-Tournament Team

[16]

References

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