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2009 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2009 |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Men's |
| Image | 2009BigTenBasketballTournament.png |
| ImageSize | 125px |
| Teams | 11 |
| Arena | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Champions | Purdue |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Matt Painter |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Robbie Hummel |
| MVPTeam | Purdue |
| Television | 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.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Michigan St](2008-09-michigan-state-spartans-men-s-basketball-team) | 15–3 | |
| 2 | [Illinois](2008-09-illinois-fighting-illini-men-s-basketball-team) | 11–7 | 2–0 vs Pur |
| 3 | [Purdue](2008-09-purdue-boilermakers-men-s-basketball-team) | 11–7 | 0–2 vs Ill |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 10–8 | 3–0 vs PSU, OSU |
| 5 | Ohio St | 10–8 | 1–1 vs Wisc, PSU |
| 6 | [Penn St](2008-09-penn-state-nittany-lions-men-s-basketball-team) | 10–8 | 0–3 vs Wisc, OSU |
| 7 | [Michigan](2008-09-michigan-wolverines-men-s-basketball-team) | 9–9 | 2–0 vs Minn. |
| 8 | [Minnesota](2008-09-minnesota-golden-gophers-men-s-basketball-team) | 9–9 | 0–2 vs Mich. |
| 9 | Northwestern | 8–10 | |
| 10 | [Iowa](2008-09-iowa-hawkeyes-men-s-basketball-team) | 5–13 | |
| 11 | [Indiana](2008-09-indiana-hoosiers-men-s-basketball-team) | 1–17 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | Opening round – Thursday, March 12 | Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 | Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 | Championship Game – Sunday, March 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | **#8 Minnesota** vs #9 Northwestern | 66–53 | BTN | 12,174 | ||||
| 2 | 2:30 PM | **#7 Michigan** vs #10 Iowa | 73–45 | BTN | ||||||
| 3 | 5:00 PM | **#6 Penn State** vs #11 Indiana | 66–51 | ESPN | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00 PM | **#1 Michigan State** vs #8 Minnesota | 64–56 | ESPN | 13,023 | ||||
| 5 | 2:30 PM | #4 Wisconsin vs **#5 Ohio State** | 57–61 | ESPN | ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6:30 PM | **#2 Illinois** vs #7 Michigan | 60–50 | BTN | 14,647 | ||||
| 7 | 9:00 PM | **#3 Purdue** vs #6 Penn State | 79–54 | BTN | ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 1:40 PM | #1 Michigan State vs **#5 Ohio State** | 70–82 | CBS | 15,728 | ||||
| 9 | 4:05 PM | #2 Illinois vs **#3 Purdue** | 56–66 | CBS | ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 3:30 PM | #5 Ohio State vs **#3 Purdue** | 61–65 | CBS | 12,526 | ||||
| Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
Thursday, March 12 Friday, March 13 Saturday, March 14 Sunday, March 15
| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Minnesota | RD1-score03=66 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Northwestern | RD1-score04=53
| RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11=Michigan | RD1-score11=73 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12=Iowa | RD1-score12=45
| RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15=Penn State | RD1-score15=66 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16=Indiana | RD1-score16=51
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=#7 Michigan State | RD2-score01=64 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Minnesota | RD2-score02=56
| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Wisconsin | RD2-score03=57 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Ohio State | RD2-score04=61
| RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05=Illinois | RD2-score05=60 | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-team06=Michigan | RD2-score06=50
| RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07=#24 Purdue | RD2-score07=79 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=Penn State | RD2-score08=65
| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=#7 Michigan State | RD3-score01=70 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=Ohio State | RD3-score02=82
| RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=Illinois | RD3-score03=56 | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=#24 Purdue | RD3-score04=66
| RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team01=Ohio State | RD4-score01=61 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=#24 Purdue | RD4-score02=65
Source
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
References
References
- (March 12, 2009). "Indiana Hoosiers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions – Box Score". ESPN.
- (March 13, 2009). "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Box Score". ESPN.
- (March 13, 2009). "Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Purdue Boilermakers – Box Score". ESPN.
- (March 14, 2009). "Purdue Boilermakers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini – Box Score". ESPN.
- (March 15, 2009). "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Purdue Boilermakers – Box Score". ESPN.
- (March 3, 2009). "Tournament Bracket". Big Ten CSTV.
- (March 15, 2009). "Men's Basketball Live Tournament Coverage". CBS Interactive.
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