2009 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2009 Big Ten I Men's 2009BigTenBasketballTournament.png 125px 11 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Purdue 1st Matt Painter 1st Robbie Hummel Purdue BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS The 2009 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 12 and March 15, 2009, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the twelfth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Purdue who defeated Ohio State in the championship game. As a result, Purdue received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Purdue's first tournament championship in only their second appearance. 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. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1Michigan St 15–3 2Illinois 11–7 2–0 vs Pur3Purdue 11–7 0–2 vs Ill4Wisconsin 10–8 3–0 vs PSU, OSU5Ohio St 10–8 1–1 vs Wisc, PSU6Penn St 10–8 0–3 vs Wisc, OSU7Michigan 9–9 2–0 vs Minn.8Minnesota 9–9 0–2 vs Mich.9Northwestern 8–10 10Iowa 5–13 11Indiana 1–17 Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchup#ScoreTelevisionAttendance Opening round – Thursday, March 121112:00 PM#8 Minnesota vs #9 Northwestern66–53BTN12,174https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=290710213 Indiana Hoosiers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions – Box Score October 14, 2009 March 12, 2009 ESPN22:30 PM#7 Michigan vs #10 Iowa73–45BTN35:00 PM#6 Penn State vs #11 Indiana66–51ESPN Quarterfinals – Friday, March 132412:00 PM#1 Michigan State vs #8 Minnesota 64–56ESPN13,023https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=290720275 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Box Score October 14, 2009 March 13, 2009 ESPN52:30 PM#4 Wisconsin vs #5 Ohio State57–61ESPN366:30 PM#2 Illinois vs #7 Michigan60–50BTN14,647https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=290722509 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Purdue Boilermakers – Box Score October 14, 2009 March 13, 2009 ESPN79:00 PM#3 Purdue vs #6 Penn State79–54BTN Semifinals – Saturday, March 14481:40 PM#1 Michigan State vs #5 Ohio State70–82CBS15,728https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=290730356 Purdue Boilermakers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini – Box Score October 14, 2009 March 14, 2009 ESPN94:05 PM#2 Illinois vs #3 Purdue56–66CBS Championship Game – Sunday, March 155103:30 PM#5 Ohio State vs #3 Purdue61–65CBS12,526https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=290742509 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Purdue Boilermakers – Box Score October 14, 2009 March 15, 2009 ESPN Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket Opening roundThursday, March 12 QuarterfinalsFriday, March 13 SemifinalsSaturday, March 14 ChampionshipSunday, March 15 8 Minnesota 66 9 Northwestern 53 7 Michigan 73 10 Iowa 45 6 Penn State 66 11 Indiana 52 1 #7 Michigan State 64 8 Minnesota 56 4 Wisconsin 57 5 Ohio State 61 2 Illinois 60 7 Michigan 50 3 #24 Purdue 79 6 Penn State 65 1 #7 Michigan State 70 5 Ohio State 82 2 Illinois 56 3 #24 Purdue 66 5 Ohio State 61 3 #24 Purdue 65 Sourcehttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/m-bracket-09.html Tournament Bracket March 3, 2009 October 14, 2009 Big Ten CSTV https://web.archive.org/web/20100113004329/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/m-bracket-09.html January 13, 2010 dead Honors All-Tournament Team Robbie Hummel, Purdue – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Mike Davis, Illinois Evan Turner, Ohio State JaJuan Johnson, Purdue E'Twaun Moore, Purdue http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031209aaa.html Men's Basketball Live Tournament Coverage March 21, 2009 March 15, 2009 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20090315014148/http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031209aaa.html March 15, 2009 dead mdy-all References External links Official website Category:Big Ten men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Big Ten men's basketball tournament Big Ten Category:2000s in Indianapolis Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana