2000 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2000 Big Ten Men's Big Ten Conference former logo.svg 11 United Center Chicago, Illinois Michigan State Spartans 2nd Tom Izzo 2nd Morris Peterson Michigan State ESPN Plus, ESPN2, CBS The 2000 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played from March 9 to March 12, 2000, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Illinois for the second consecutive year in the championship game. As a result, Michigan State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. 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 State13–31–1 vs MSU1–0 vs Pur2Michigan State13–31–1 vs OSU0–1 vs Pur3Purdue12–44Illinois11–55Indiana10–66Wisconsin 8–87Iowa6–101–1 vs Mich1–0 vs OSU8Michigan6–101–1 vs Iowa0–1 vs OSU9Penn State5–1110Minnesota4–1211Northwestern0–16 Bracket Opening roundMarch 9 QuarterfinalsMarch 10 SemifinalsMarch 11 ChampionshipMarch 12 8 Michigan 66 9 Penn State 76 7 Iowa 81 10 Minnesota 78 6 Wisconsin 51 11 Northwestern 41 1 #4 Ohio State 66 9 Penn State 71 4 #25 Illinois 72 5 #18 Indiana 69 2 #5 Michigan State 75 7 Iowa 65 3 #22 Purdue 66 6 Wisconsin 78 9 Penn State 84 4 #25 Illinois 94 2 #5 Michigan State 55 6 Wisconsin 46 4 #25 Illinois 61 2 #5 Michigan State 76 Sourcehttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100606aai.html Men's Basketball – All-Time Results Big Ten February 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150305080803/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100606aai.html March 5, 2015 dead mdy-all All-Tournament team Morris Peterson, Michigan State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Brian Cook, Illinois Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State Joe Crispin, Penn State Jarrett Stephens, Penn State Media Television NetworkPlay-by-play announcerColor analyst(s)Sideline reporter(s)ESPN Plus (Northwestern–Wisconsin, opening round; Iowa–Michigan State, quarterfinals)ESPN2 (Wisconsin–Purdue, quarterfinals)CBS (semifinals and championship game)Wayne LarriveeDave BarnettJim NantzGreg KelserQuinn BucknerBilly Packer Local Radio SeedTeamsFlagship stationPlay-by-play announcerColor analyst(s) 2 Michigan State WJIM–AM/WJIM-FM (Michigan State) Mark Champion Gus Ganakas 6 Wisconsin WIBA–AM/WOLX-FM (Wisconsin) Matt Lepay Mike Lucas References Category:Big Ten men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten men's basketball tournament Big Ten men's basketball tournament Category:Events at United Center Category:2000 in Chicago