2015 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2015 Big Ten I Men's 300px 14 United Center Chicago, Illinois Wisconsin 3rd Bo Ryan 3rd Frank Kaminsky Wisconsin 118,496 BTN, ESPN/2, CBS The 2015 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 11 through March 15 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. This was the eighteenth annual Big Ten tournament and was the first tournament to feature 14 teams of the expanded Big Ten to include Maryland and Rutgers. The championship was won by Wisconsin who defeated Michigan State in the championship game. As a result, Wisconsin received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Wisconsin's third tournament championship and first since 2008. Seeds thumb|Big Ten logo at the Daley Center 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. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye. Tiebreaking procedures2015 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111214aaa.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141230173701/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111214aaa.html dead December 30, 2014 Big Ten Conference March 7, 2015 were unchanged from the 2014 tournament. SeedSchoolConf.Tiebreaker1Wisconsin 16–2 2Maryland14–4 3Michigan State12–62–0 vs Pur, Iowa4Purdue 12–61–1 vs MSU, Iowa5Iowa 12–60–2 vs MSU, Pur6Ohio State11–77Indiana9–91–0 vs Ill8Illinois9–90–1 vs Ind9Michigan8–1010Northwestern 6–12 1–0 vs Minn11Minnesota 6–12 0–1 vs NW12Nebraska 5–13 13Penn State4–1414Rutgers2–16 Game summaries First round #e3e3e3 Mar 11 3:30 pm Recap #13 Penn State 68 #12 Nebraska 65 34–29 34–36 D. J. Newbill 26 Devin Foster 8 two tied with 2 Tai Webster 29 Shavon Shields 10 Shavon Shields 4 United CenterChicago, IL 16,098 DJ Carstensen; Paul Szelc; Buddy Mayborg ESPN2 #fff Mar 11 6:00 pm Recap #11 Minnesota 80 #14 Rutgers 68 30–27 50–41 Joey King 20 Maurice Walker 10 DeAndre Mathieu 8 Kadeem Jack 18 Junior Etou 9 Myles Mack 3 United CenterChicago, IL 16,098 Larry Scirotto; Bill Ek; Kelly Pfeifer BTN Second round #e3e3e3 Mar 12 11:00 am Recap #9 Michigan 73 #8 Illinois 55 40–23 33–32 Aubrey Dawkins 18 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 8 Zak Irvin 6 Malcolm Hill 13 Rayvonte Rice 9 Jaylon Tate 2 United CenterChicago, IL 16,028 Terry Wymer; Larry Scirotto; Glen Mayborg BTN #fff Mar 12 1:30 pm Recap #13 Penn State 67 #5 Iowa 58 19–27 48–31 D. J. Newbill 18 Ross Travis 7 Geno Thorpe 3 Aaron White 21 Aaron White 13 Mike Gesell 5 United CenterChicago, IL 16,028 Lamont Simpson; Bill Ek; Paul Szelc BTN #e3e3e3 Mar 12 5:30 pm Recap #7 Indiana 71 #10 Northwestern 56 36–22 35–34 James Blackmon Jr. 25 Troy Williams 12 James Blackmon Jr. 7 Bryant McIntosh 13 Alex Olah 7 Bryant McIntosh 5 United CenterChicago, IL 16,549 Gene Steratore; Ray Perone; Chris Beaver ESPN2 #fff Mar 12 8:00 pm Recap #6 Ohio State 79 #11 Minnesota 73 35–35 44–38 D'Angelo Russell 23 Sam Thompson 7 Shannon Scott 6 DeAndre Mathieu 16 Andre Hollins 5 Andre Hollins 4 United CenterChicago, IL 16,549 DJ Carstensen; Steve McJunkins; Rob Riley ESPN2 Quarterfinals #e3e3e3 Mar 13 11:00 am Recap #1 Wisconsin 71 #9 Michigan 60 31–26 40–34 Sam Dekker 17 Frank Kaminsky 12 Sam Dekker 6 Zak Irvin 21 Zak Irvin 11 Max Bielfeldt 4 United CenterChicago, IL 17,290 Lamont Simpson; Chris Beaver; Lewis Garrison ESPN #fff Mar 13 1:30 pm Recap #4 Purdue 64 #13 Penn State 59 32–37 32–22 A. J. Hammons 23 Jon Octeus 11 Dakota Mathias D. J. Newbill 19 Ross Travis 9 D. J. Newbill 3 United CenterChicago, IL 17,290 Terry Wymer; Terry Oglesby; Rob Riley ESPN #e3e3e3 Mar 13 5:30 pm Recap #2 Maryland 75 #7 Indiana 69 42–40 42–33 Dez Wells 22 Jake Layman 9 two tied with 3 Yogi Ferrell 18 Emmitt Holt 12 Yogi Ferrell 3 United CenterChicago, IL 17,230 DJ Carstensen; Paul Szelc; Ray Perone BTN #fff Mar 13 8:00 pm Recap #3 Michigan State 76 #6 Ohio State 67 36–28 40–39 Denzel Valentine 23 Branden Dawson 8 two tied with 7 D'Angelo Russell 19 two tied with 8 Shannon Scott 9 United CenterChicago, IL 17,230 Gene Steratore; Larry Scirotto; Kelly Pfeifer BTN Semifinals #e3e3e3 Mar 14 12:00 pm Recap #1 Wisconsin 71 #4 Purdue 51 30–35 41–16 Bronson Koenig 19 Sam Dekker 8 two tied with 5 A. J. Hammons 10 two tied with 7 Jon Octeus 4 United CenterChicago, IL 18,088 Gene Steratore; Lemont Simpson; Terry Oglesby CBS #fff Mar 14 2:30 pm Recap #3 Michigan State 62 #2 Maryland 58 25–33 37–25 Travis Trice 20 Branden Dawson 8 Denzel Valentine 7 Melo Trimble 22 Dez Wells 7 Jake Layman 5 United CenterChicago, IL 18,088 Terry Wymer; DJ Carsetensen; Paul Szelc CBS Championship #e3e3e3 Mar 15 2:30 pm Recap #1 Wisconsin 80 #3 Michigan State 69 31–32 38–37 11–0 Nigel Hayes 25 two tied with 5 Bronson Koenig 9 Branden Dawson; Denzel Valentine 16 Denzel Valentine 8 Denzel Valentine 6 United CenterChicago, IL 17,213 Lamont Simpson; Terry Wymer; Gene Steratore CBS Bracket First roundWednesday, March 11ESPN2/BTN Second roundThursday, March 12ESPN2/BTN QuarterfinalsFriday, March 13ESPN/BTN SemifinalsSaturday, March 14CBS ChampionshipSunday, March 15CBS 12 Nebraska 65 13 Penn State 68 11 Minnesota 80 14 Rutgers 68 8 Illinois 55 9 Michigan 73 5 Iowa 58 13 Penn State 67 7 Indiana 71 10 Northwestern 56 6 Ohio State 79 11 Minnesota 73 1 Wisconsin 71 9 Michigan 60 4 Purdue 64 13 Penn State 59 2 Maryland 75 7 Indiana 69 3 Michigan State 76 6 Ohio State 67 1 Wisconsin 71 4 Purdue 51 2 Maryland 58 3 Michigan State 62 1 Wisconsin 80OT 3 Michigan State 69 All-Tournament Team Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Branden Dawson, Michigan State Travis Trice, Michigan State D. J. Newbill, Penn State Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031515aab.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150318220131/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031515aab.html dead March 18, 2015 2015 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team March 16, 2015 March 15, 2015 BigTen.org CBS Interactive See also 2015 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament References External links Tournament results at BigTen.org 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:2015 in Chicago Category:College basketball tournaments in Illinois Category:Basketball competitions in Chicago