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2000 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2000 |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Gender | Men's |
| Image | Big Ten Conference former logo.svg |
| Teams | 11 |
| Arena | United Center |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Champions | [Michigan State Spartans](1999-2000-michigan-state-spartans-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 2nd |
| Coach | Tom Izzo |
| CoachCount | 2nd |
| MVP | Morris Peterson |
| MVPTeam | [Michigan State](1999-2000-michigan-state-spartans-men-s-basketball-team) |
| Television | 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.
| Seed | School | Conference | 1st Tiebreaker | 2nd Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 13–3 | 1–1 vs MSU | 1–0 vs Pur |
| 2 | Michigan State | 13–3 | 1–1 vs OSU | 0–1 vs Pur |
| 3 | Purdue | 12–4 | ||
| 4 | Illinois | 11–5 | ||
| 5 | Indiana | 10–6 | ||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 8–8 | ||
| 7 | Iowa | 6–10 | 1–1 vs Mich | 1–0 vs OSU |
| 8 | Michigan | 6–10 | 1–1 vs Iowa | 0–1 vs OSU |
| 9 | Penn State | 5–11 | ||
| 10 | Minnesota | 4–12 | ||
| 11 | Northwestern | 0–16 |
Bracket
March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12
| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Michigan | RD1-score03=66 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Penn State | RD1-score04=76
| RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11=Iowa | RD1-score11=81 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12=Minnesota | RD1-score12=78
| RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15=Wisconsin | RD1-score15=51 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16=Northwestern | RD1-score16=41
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=#4 Ohio State | RD2-score01=66 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Penn State | RD2-score02=71
| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=#25 Illinois | RD2-score03=72 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=#18 Indiana | RD2-score04=69
| RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05=#5 Michigan State | RD2-score05=75 | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-team06=Iowa | RD2-score06=65
| RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07=#22 Purdue | RD2-score07=66 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=Wisconsin | RD2-score08=78
| RD3-seed01=9 | RD3-team01=Penn State | RD3-score01=84 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=#25 Illinois | RD3-score02=94
| RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=#5 Michigan State | RD3-score03=55 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=Wisconsin | RD3-score04=46
| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=#25 Illinois | RD4-score01=61 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=#5 Michigan State | RD4-score02=76 Source
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
| Network | Play-by-play announcer | Color 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 Larrivee | ||
| Dave Barnett | |||
| Jim Nantz | Greg Kelser | ||
| Quinn Buckner | |||
| Billy Packer |
Local Radio
| Seed | Teams | Flagship station | Play-by-play announcer | Color 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
References
- "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten.
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