2013 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2013 Big Ten I Men's 2013 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Logo.jpg 300px 12 United Center Chicago, Illinois Ohio State 4th Thad Matta 4th Aaron Craft Ohio State BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS The 2013 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 14 through March 17 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.Big Ten 2012-2013 Championship/Tournament Schedule http://www.bigten.org/championships/2013-schedule.html Big Ten Conference October 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121010193048/http://www.bigten.org/championships/2013-schedule.html October 10, 2012 dead The tournament was the sixteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament and second to feature 12 teams. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Wisconsin 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 fourth tournament championship, though one championship has since been vacated. Seeds All 12 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. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. The top four teams received a first-round bye. Tiebreaking procedures2013 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110512aac.html Big Ten Conference February 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303014159/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110512aac.html March 3, 2013 dead mdy-all were unchanged from the 2012 tournament. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular season. SeedSchoolConfTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 21Indiana14–42Ohio State13–51–1 vs MSU1–1 vs Ind3Michigan State13–51–1 vs OSU0–2 vs Ind4Wisconsin12–61–0 vs Mich5Michigan12–60–1 vs Wis6Iowa9–97Purdue8–102–1 vs Ill, Minn8Illinois8–102–2 vs Pur, Minn9Minnesota8–101–2 vs Pur, Ill10Nebraska5–1311Northwestern4–1412Penn State2–16 Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionScore First round - Thursday, March 1411 11:00am#9 Minnesota vs. #8 IllinoisBTN49–5121:30pm#12 Penn State vs. #5 MichiganBTN66–83235:30pm#10 Nebraska vs. #7 PurdueESPN257–5548:00pm#11 Northwestern vs. #6 IowaESPN259–73 Quarterfinals - Friday, March 153511:00am#8 Illinois vs. #1 IndianaESPN64–8061:30pm#5 Michigan vs. #4 WisconsinESPN59–68475:30pm#10 Nebraska vs. #2 Ohio StateBTN50–7188:00pm#6 Iowa vs. #3 Michigan StateBTN56–59 Semifinals - Saturday, March 165912:40pm#4 Wisconsin vs. #1 IndianaCBS68–56103:00pm#3 Michigan State vs. #2 Ohio StateCBS58–61 Championship - Sunday, March 176112:30pm#4 Wisconsin vs. #2 Ohio StateCBS43–50 *Game times in Central Time. Bracket 2013 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2013_mbb_bracket.pdf Big Ten Conference October 18, 2012 January 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130123225825/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2013_mbb_bracket.pdf dead First roundThursday, March 14BTN/ESPN2 QuarterfinalsFriday, March 15ESPN/BTN SemifinalsSaturday, March 16CBS ChampionshipSunday, March 17CBS 8 Illinois 51 9 Minnesota 49 5 #6 Michigan 83 12 Penn State 66 7 Purdue 55 10 Nebraska 57 6 Iowa 73 11 Northwestern 59 1 #3 Indiana 80 8 Illinois 64 4 #22 Wisconsin 68 5 #6 Michigan 59 2 #10 Ohio State 71 10 Nebraska 50 3 #8 Michigan State 59 6 Iowa 56 1 #3 Indiana 56 4 #22 Wisconsin 68 2 #10 Ohio State 61 3 #8 Michigan State 58 4 #22 Wisconsin 43 2 #10 Ohio State 50 Honors All-Tournament Team Aaron Craft, Ohio State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State Ryan Evans, Wisconsin Traevon Jackson, Wisconsin Cody Zeller, Indiana References Category:Big Ten men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Big Ten men's basketball tournament Category:Events at United Center Category:2013 in Chicago Category:College basketball tournaments in Illinois Category:Basketball competitions in Chicago