2006 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2006 Big Ten Men's 2006BigTenBasketballTournament.png 128px 11 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Iowa Hawkeyes 2nd Steve Alford 2nd Jeff Horner Iowa The 2006 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 9 and March 12, 2006, at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the ninth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. For the third straight year, the top two seed met in the championship game. The championship was won by Iowa Hawkeyes who defeated Ohio State to win the championship. As a result, Iowa received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. This marked Iowa's second tournament championship in three appearances. 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. SeedSchoolConference1st Tiebreaker2nd Tiebreaker1Ohio State12–4 2Iowa11–5 1–0 vs. OSU3Illinois11–5 0–1 vs. OSU4Wisconsin9–7 1–0 vs. Ind5Indiana9–7 0–1 vs. Wis6Michigan State8–8 1–1 vs. Mich1–1 vs. OSU7Michigan8–8 1–1 vs. MSU0–1 vs OSU8Penn State6–10 2–0 vs. NU9Northwestern6–10 0–2 vs. PSU10Minnesota5–11 11Purdue3–13 Game summaries #e3e3e3 Mar 9 12:00 pm RecapJanuary 2025 medicmedic #8 Penn State 60 #9 Northwestern 42 31–21 29–21 Geary Claxton 17 Geary Claxton 10 Will Leiner 4 Mohamed Hachad 16 Tim Doyle 5 Mohamed Hachad 3 Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN 16,982 Ed Hightower; J.D. Collins; Sid Rodeheffer ESPN2 #fff Mar 9 2:30 pm RecapJanuary 2025 medicmedic #10 Minnesota 59 #7 Michigan 55 23–27 36–28 Maurice Hargrow 15 Zach Puchtel 15 Maurice Hargrow 4 Dion Harris 16 Brent Petway 6 two tied with 5 Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN 16,982 Donnee Gray; Zelton Steed; Tom Clark ESPN2 #e3e3e3 Mar 9 5:05 pm RecapJanuary 2025 medicmedic #6 Michigan State 70 # 11 Purdue 58 31–26 39–32 Maurice Ager 20 Paul Davis 7 two tied with 4 Gary Ware 20 Matt Kiefer 7 four tied with 2 Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN 16,982 Mike Sanzere; Paul Janssen; Art McDonald ESPN2 #fff Mar 10 12:00 pm RecapJanuary 2025 medicmedic #1 Ohio State 63 #8 Penn State 56 24–27 39–29 Terence Dials 13 Terence Dials 10 four tied with 4 Geary Claxton 18 Geary Claxton 12 Ben Luber 9 Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN 18,730 Donnee Gray, Sid Rodeheffer; Steve Skiles ESPN #e3e3e3 Mar 10 2:30 pm RecapJanuary 2025 medicmedic #5 Indiana 61 Wisconsin 56 15–19 46–37 Marco Killingsworth 20 Marco Killingsworth 12 two tied with 4 Alando Tucker 18 Brian Butch 9 two tied with 1 Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN 18,730 Ed Hightower; Art McDonald; Glen Mayborg ESPN #fff Mar 10 6:40 pm RecapJanuary 2025 medicmedic #2 Iowa 67 #10 Minnesota 57 30–30 37–27 Jeff Horner 26 Erek Hansen 8 Jeff Horner 6 Vincent Grier 29 Zach Puchtel 9 two tied with 2 Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN 18,730 Mike Sanzere; J.D. Collins; Zelton Steed ESPN Plus #e3e3e3 Mar 10 9:10 pm RecapJanuary 2025 medicmedic #6 Michigan State 61 #3 Illinois 56 36–29 25–27 Paul Davis; Drew Neitzel 16 Goran Suton 10 Drew Neitzel 5 James Augustine 16 James Augustine 15 Dee Brown 7 Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN 18,730 Ted Hillary; Paul Janssen; Dan Chrisman ESPN Plus #fff Mar 11 1:40 pm RecapJanuary 2025 medicmedic #2 Iowa 53 #6 Michigan State 48 25–22 31–23 Jeff Horner 14 two tied with 5 three tied with 2 Maurice Ager 21 Paul Davis 10 Drew Neitzel 6 Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN 18,730 Ed Hightower; Donnee Gray; J.D. Collins CBS #e3e3e3 Mar 11 4:05 pm RecapJanuary 2025 medicmedic #1 Ohio State 52 #5 Indiana 48 26–25 27–25 J.J. Sullinger 19 J.J. Sullinger 13 James Butler 5 Roderick Wilmont 16 Marco Killingsworth 10 Earl Calloway 6 Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN 18,730 Ted Hillary; Mike Sanzere; Paul Janssen CBS #fff Mar 12 3:30 pm Recap #2 Iowa 67 #1 Ohio State 60 26–25 27–25 Jeff Horner 16 two tied with 2 Jeff Horner 10 Jamar Butler 19 J.J. Sullinger 7 Jamar Butler 6 Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN 17,591 Ed Hightwoer; Ted Hillary; Donnee Gray CBS Bracket Opening RoundMarch 9 QuarterfinalsMarch 10 SemifinalsMarch 11 ChampionshipMarch 12 8 Penn State 60 9 Northwestern 42 7 Michigan 55 10 Minnesota 59 6 Michigan State 70 11 Purdue 58 1 #7 Ohio State 63 8 Penn State 56 4 Wisconsin 56 5 Indiana 61 2 #20 Iowa 67 10 Minnesota 57 3 #9 Illinois 56 6 Michigan State 61 1 #7 Ohio State 52 5 Indiana 51 2 #20 Iowa 53 6 Michigan State 48 1 #7 Ohio State 60 2 #20 Iowa 67 All-Tournament Team Jeff Horner, Iowa – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Maurice Ager, Michigan State Greg Brunner, Iowa Jamar Butler, Ohio State J. J. Sullinger, Ohio State Source:http://bigten.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031206aad.html All-Tournament Team 2006-03-13 https://archive.today/20130119132743/http://bigten.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031206aad.html 2013-01-19 dead References External links Official site Category:Big Ten men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Big Ten men's basketball tournament Big Ten Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana Category:2000s in Indianapolis