2010 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2010 Big Ten I Men's 2010BigTenBasketballTournament.png 125px 11 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Ohio State 2nd Thad Matta 2nd Evan Turner Ohio State BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS The 2010 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 11 through March 14 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the thirteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Minnesota 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 second tournament championship (one prior championship has been vacated). Seeds All Big Ten schools played 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 five teams received a first-round bye. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1Ohio State 14–42–1 vs Pur, MSU2Purdue 14–42–2 vs OSU, MSU3Michigan State 14–4 1–2 vs OSU, Pur4Wisconsin 13–55Illinois 10–86Minnesota 9–97Northwestern 7–11 2–0 vs Mich8Michigan 7–11 0–2 vs NW9Iowa 4–14 2–0 vs Ind10Indiana 4–14 0–2 vs Iowa11Penn State 3–15 Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionScore Opening round – Thursday, March 11112:30 PM#8 Michigan vs #9 IowaESPN259–5225:00 PM#7 Northwestern vs #10 IndianaESPN273–5838:30 PM#6 Minnesota vs #11 Penn StateBTN76–55 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 122412:00 PM#1 Ohio State vs #8 MichiganESPN69–6852:30 PM#4 Wisconsin vs #5 IllinoisESPN54–58366:30 PM#2 Purdue vs #7 NorthwesternBTN69–6179:00 PM#3 Michigan State vs #6 MinnesotaBTN67–72 (OT) Semifinals – Saturday, March 13481:40 PM#1 Ohio State vs. #5 IllinoisCBS88–81 (2OT)94:05 PM#2 Purdue vs. #6 MinnesotaCBS42–69 Championship Game – Sunday, March 145103:30 PM#1 Ohio State vs. #6 MinnesotaCBS90–61 *Game times in ET.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/archive/120408aaa.html Men's Basketball – Schedule and Results Big Ten February 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024065113/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/archive/120408aaa.html October 24, 2012 dead #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket Opening roundThursday, March 11 QuarterfinalsFriday, March 12 SemifinalsSaturday, March 13 ChampionshipSunday, March 14 8 Michigan 59 9 Iowa 52 7 Northwestern 73 10 Indiana 58 6 Minnesota 76 11 Penn State 55 1 #5 Ohio State 69 8 Michigan 68 4 #13 Wisconsin 54 5 Illinois 58 2 #6 Purdue 69 7 Northwestern 61 3 #11 Michigan State 67 6 Minnesota 72OT 1 #5 Ohio State 882OT 5 Illinois 81 2 #6 Purdue 42 6 Minnesota 69 1 #5 Ohio State 90 6 Minnesota 61 Honors All-Tournament Team Evan Turner, Ohio State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Demetri McCamey, Illinois William Buford, Ohio State David Lighty, Ohio State Devoe Joseph, Minnesota References Category:Big Ten men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Big Ten men's basketball tournament Big Ten Category:2010s in Indianapolis Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana