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2023 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
The 2023 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which took place from March 8–12, 2023. The tournament was held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
| 2023 Big Ten men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Site | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| Champions | Purdue (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Matt Painter (2nd title) |
| MVP | Zach Edey (Purdue) |
| Attendance | 31,041 |
| Television | BTN, CBS/Paramount+ |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Purdue † | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Indiana | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 16 | – | 19 | .457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 17 | .105 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue defeated Penn State 67–65 to win the tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 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 2022 tournament.[1]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreak 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 15–5 | |
| 2 | Northwestern | 12–8 | 2–0 vs. Indiana |
| 3 | Indiana | 12–8 | 0–2 vs. Northwestern |
| 4 | Michigan State | 11–8 | |
| 5 | Iowa | 11–9 | 3–0 vs. Illinois/Maryland/Michigan |
| 6 | Maryland | 11–9 | 2–2 vs. Illinois/Iowa/Michigan |
| 7 | Illinois | 11–9 | 1–2 vs. Iowa/Maryland/Michigan |
| 8 | Michigan | 11–9 | 1–3 vs. Illinois/Iowa/Maryland |
| 9 | Rutgers | 10–10 | 2–0 vs. Penn State |
| 10 | Penn State | 10–10 | 0–2 vs. Rutgers |
| 11 | Nebraska | 9–11 | 1–0 vs. Wisconsin |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 9–11 | 0–1 vs. Nebraska |
| 13 | Ohio State | 5–15 | |
| 14 | Minnesota | 2–17 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 8 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:30 pm | No. 13 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Wisconsin | 65–57 | BTN | 15,405 |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | No. 14 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Nebraska | 78–75 | |||
| Second round – Thursday, March 9 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | No. 9 Rutgers vs. No. 8 Michigan | 62–50 | BTN | 15,537 |
| 4 | 1:30 pm | No. 13 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Iowa | 73–69 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 5:30 pm | No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 7 Illinois | 79–76 | 16,104 | |
| 6 | 8:00 pm | No. 14 Minnesota vs. No. 6 Maryland | 54–70 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11:00 am | No. 9 Rutgers vs. No. 1 Purdue | 65–70 | BTN | 16,738 |
| 8 | 1:30 pm | No. 13 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Michigan State | 68–58 | |||
| 5 | 9 | 5:30 pm | No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 2 Northwestern | 67–65OT | 18,892 | |
| 10 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Maryland vs. No. 3 Indiana | 60–70 | |||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 13 Ohio State | 80–66 | CBS/Paramount+ | 18,059 |
| 12 | 2:30 pm | No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 3 Indiana | 77–73 | |||
| Championship – Sunday, March 12 | ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 Purdue vs No. 10 Penn State | 67–65 | CBS/Paramount+ | 16,183 |
*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. [2]
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 8 BTN/Fox Sports App | Second round Thursday, March 9 BTN/Fox Sports App | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 BTN/Fox Sports App | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBS/Paramount+ | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS/Paramount+ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Purdue | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Michigan | 50 | 9 | Rutgers | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Rutgers | 62 | 1 | Purdue | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ohio State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Iowa | 69 | 13 | Ohio State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Wisconsin | 57 | 13 | Ohio State | 73 | 1 | Purdue | 67 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ohio State | 65 | 10 | Penn State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Illinois | 76 | 10 | Penn State | 67* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Penn State | 79 | 10 | Penn State | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maryland | 70 | 6 | Maryland | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Nebraska | 75 | 14 | Minnesota | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Minnesota | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
Game summaries
First round
BTN |
March 8 5:30 pm |
| No. 13 Ohio State 65, No. 12 Wisconsin 57 | ||
| Scoring by half: 36–18, 29–39 | ||
| Pts: Sean McNeil, 17 Rebs: Brice Sensabaugh, 11 Asts: Roddy Gayle Jr., 3 | Pts: Tyler Wahl, 19 Rebs: Tyler Wahl, 10 Asts: Tied, 3 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 15,405 Referees: Brian Dorsey, DJ Carstensen, Keith Kimble |
BTN |
March 8 8:00 pm |
| No. 14 Minnesota 78, No. 11 Nebraska 75 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–33, 41–42 | ||
| Pts: Dawson Garcia, 18 Rebs: Dawson Garcia, 13 Asts: Talon Cooper, 12 | Pts: Keisei Tominaga, 23 Rebs: Sam Griesel, 12 Asts: Derrick Walker, 5 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 15,405 Referees: Paul Szelc, Larry Scirotto, Kelly Pfeifer |
Second round
BTN |
March 9 11:00 am |
| No. 9 Rutgers 62, No. 8 Michigan 50 | ||
| Scoring by half: 25–28, 37–22 | ||
| Pts: Cam Spencer, 18 Rebs: Caleb McConnell, 9 Asts: Paul Mulcahy, 5 | Pts: Hunter Dickinson, 24 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: Kobe Bufkin, 5 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 15,537 Referees: Larry Scirotto, Courtney Green, Chris Beaver |
BTN |
March 9 1:30 pm |
| No. 13 Ohio State 73, No. 5 Iowa 69 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29–28, 44–41 | ||
| Pts: Bruce Thornton, 17 Rebs: Tied, 5 Asts: Bruce Thornton, 6 | Pts: Filip Rebrača, 20 Rebs: Filip Rebrača, 7 Asts: Kris Murray, 5 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 15,537 Referees: Brian Dorsey, Rob Riley Sr., John Floyd |
BTN |
March 9 5:30 pm |
| No. 10 Penn State 79, No. 7 Illinois 76 | ||
| Scoring by half: 31–30, 48–46 | ||
| Pts: Andrew Funk, 20 Rebs: Seth Lundy, 10 Asts: Jalen Pickett, 8 | Pts: Terrence Shannon Jr., 19 Rebs: Matthew Mayer, 8 Asts: Tied, 4 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 16,104 Referees: Paul Szelc, Kelly Pfeifer, Lewis Garrison |
BTN |
March 9 8:00 pm |
| No. 14 Minnesota 54, No. 6 Maryland 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 24–31, 30–39 | ||
| Pts: Pharrel Payne, 17 Rebs: Pharrel Payne, 9 Asts: Ta'Lon Cooper, 6 | Pts: Donta Scott, 20 Rebs: Tied, 8 Asts: Tied, 3 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 16,104 Referees: DJ Carstensen, Rob Kueneman, Edwin Young |
Quarterfinals
BTN |
March 10 11:00 am |
| No. 9 Rutgers 65, No. 1 Purdue 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 28–29, 37–41 | ||
| Pts: Derek Simpson, 18 Rebs: Clifford Omoruyi, 8 Asts: Paul Mulcahy, 5 | Pts: Mason Gillis, 20 Rebs: Zach Edey, 11 Asts: Braden Smith, 5 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 16,738 Referees: DJ Carstensen, Rob Riley, Edwin Young |
BTN |
March 10 1:30 pm |
| No. 13 Ohio State 68, No. 4 Michigan State 56 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–24, 35–32 | ||
| Pts: Bruce Thornton, 21 Rebs: Felix Okpara, 8 Asts: Bruce Thornton, 6 | Pts: Joey Hauser, 10 Rebs: Joey Hauser, 6 Asts: Tied, 2 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 16,738 Referees: Larry Scirotto, Kelly Pfeifer, Rob Kueneman |
BTN |
March 10 5:30 pm |
| No. 10 Penn State 67, No. 2 Northwestern 65 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 25−26, 31−30 Overtime: 11−9 | ||
| Pts: Seth Lundy, 16 Rebs: Jalen Pickett, 9 Asts: Tied, 2 | Pts: Boo Buie, 16 Rebs: Brooks Barnhizer, 11 Asts: Boo Buie, 4 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 18,892 Referees: Brian Dorsey, Courtney Green, Brooks Wells |
BTN |
March 10 8:00 pm |
| No. 6 Maryland 60, No. 3 Indiana 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34−32, 26−38 | ||
| Pts: Hakim Hart, 16 Rebs: Julian Reese, 7 Asts: Tied, 4 | Pts: Trayce Jackson-Davis, 24 Rebs: Malik Reneau, 11 Asts: Trayce Jackson-Davis, 7 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 18,892 Referees: Paul Szelc, Karl Walfon, John Floyd |
Semifinals
CBS/Paramount+ |
March 11 12:00 pm |
| No. 1 Purdue 80, No. 13 Ohio State 66 | ||
| Scoring by half: 42−34, 38−32 | ||
| Pts: Zach Edey, 32 Rebs: Zach Edey, 14 Asts: Tied, 5 | Pts: Roddy Gayle Jr., 20 Rebs: Eugene Brown III, 6 Asts: Isaac Likekele, 5 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 18,059 Referees: Kelly Pfeifer, Earl Watson, Larry Scirotto |
CBS/Paramount+ |
March 11 2:30 pm |
| No. 10 Penn State 77, No. 3 Indiana 73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34−26, 43−47 | ||
| Pts: Jalen Pickett, 28 Rebs: Kebba Njie, 9 Asts: Jalen Pickett, 4 | Pts: Trayce Jackson-Davis, 24 Rebs: Trayce Jackson-Davis, 10 Asts: Trayce Jackson-Davis, 7 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 18,059 Referees: Rob Riley, Courtney Green, DJ Carstensen |
Championship
CBS/Paramount+ |
March 12 2:30 pm |
| No. 1 Purdue 67, No. 10 Penn State 65 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35–27, 32–38 | ||
| Pts: Zach Edey, 30 Rebs: Zach Edey, 13 Asts: Braden Smith, 7 | Pts: Seth Lundy, 19 Rebs: Seth Lundy, 8 Asts: Tied, 4 | |
United Center Chicago, IL Attendance: 16,183 Referees: DJ Carstensen, Keith Kimble, Paul Szelc |
References
- ^ "Big Ten Basketball Tournament Tiebreakers" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. December 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Central" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2023.