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2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Men's |
| Image | 2012BigTenBasketballTournament.png |
| Teams | 12 |
| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Champions | [Michigan State](2011-12-michigan-state-spartans-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| Coach | Tom Izzo |
| CoachCount | 3rd |
| MVP | Draymond Green |
| MVPTeam | Michigan State |
| Attendance | 107,737 |
| Television | BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS |
The 2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 8 through March 11 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. This was the first tournament to feature 12 teams of the expanded Big Ten, with Nebraska making its debut. The tournament was the fifteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Ohio State in the championships game. As a result, Michigan State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Michigan State's third tournament championship and first since 2000.
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. A new tie-breaking procedure was announced for the 2012 tournament for teams with identical conference records. The top 4 teams received a first-round bye.
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 | Tiebreaker 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Michigan St.](2011-12-michigan-state-spartans-men-s-basketball-team) | 13–5 | 2–2 vs Mich, OSU | 2–0 vs Wis | 1–1 vs Ind | 2–0 vs Pur |
| 2 | [Michigan](2011-12-michigan-wolverines-men-s-basketball-team) | 13–5 | 2–2 vs MSU, OSU | 1–0 vs Wis | 1–1 vs Ind | 1–1 vs Pur |
| 3 | [Ohio St.](2011-12-ohio-state-buckeyes-men-s-basketball-team) | 13–5 | 2–2 vs MSU, Mich | 1–1 vs Wis | ||
| 4 | [Wisconsin](2011-12-wisconsin-badgers-men-s-basketball-team) | 12–6 | ||||
| 5 | [Indiana](2011-12-indiana-hoosiers-men-s-basketball-team) | 11–7 | ||||
| 6 | [Purdue](2011-12-purdue-boilermakers-men-s-basketball-team) | 10–8 | ||||
| 7 | [Northwestern](2011-12-northwestern-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) | 8–10 | 2–0 vs Iowa | |||
| 8 | [Iowa](2011-12-iowa-hawkeyes-men-s-basketball-team) | 8–10 | 0–2 vs NW | |||
| 9 | [Illinois](2011-12-illinois-fighting-illini-men-s-basketball-team) | 6–12 | 1–1 vs Minn | 2–3 vs MSU, Mich, OSU | ||
| 10 | [Minnesota](2011-12-minnesota-golden-gophers-men-s-basketball-team) | 6–12 | 1–1 vs Ill | 0–4 vs MSU, Mich, OSU | ||
| 11 | [Nebraska](2011-12-nebraska-cornhuskers-men-s-basketball-team) | 4–14 | 1–1 vs PSU | 0–5 vs MSU, Mich, OSU | 0–2 vs Wis | 1–0 vs Ind |
| 12 | [Penn St.](2011-12-penn-state-nittany-lions-men-s-basketball-team) | 4–14 | 1–1 vs Neb | 0–4 vs MSU, Mich, OSU | 0–2 vs Wis | 0–2 vs Ind |
Schedule
Source
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Score | attendance | First round - Thursday, March 8 | Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9 | Semifinals - Saturday, March 10 | Championship - Sunday, March 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11:30am | **No. 8 Iowa** vs. No. 9 Illinois | BTN | 64–61 | 17,936 | ||||
| 2 | 2:00pm | **No. 5 Indiana** vs. No. 12 Penn State | BTN | 75–58 | 17,936 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:30pm | No. 7 Northwestern vs. **No. 10 Minnesota** | ESPN2 | 75–68 OT | 17,257 | ||||
| 4 | 8:00pm | **No. 6 Purdue** vs. No. 11 Nebraska | ESPN2 | 79–61 | 17,257 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00pm | **No. 1 Michigan State** vs. No. 8 Iowa | ESPN | 92–75 | 18,484 | ||||
| 6 | 2:30pm | **No. 4 Wisconsin** vs. No. 5 Indiana | ESPN | 79–71 | 18,484 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:30pm | **No. 2 Michigan** vs. No. 10 Minnesota | BTN | 73–69 OT | 18,484 | ||||
| 8 | 9:00pm | **No. 3 Ohio State** vs. No. 6 Purdue | BTN | 88–71 | 18,484 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:40pm | **No. 1 Michigan State** vs. No. 4 Wisconsin | CBS | 65–52 | 18,451 | ||||
| 10 | 4:05pm | No. 2 Michigan vs. **No. 3 Ohio State** | CBS | 77–55 | 18,451 | |||||
| 6 | 11 | 3:30pm | **No. 1 Michigan State** vs. No. 3 Ohio State | CBS | 68–64 | 17,125 | ||||
| *Game times in Eastern Time. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Attendance figures; Total Tournament Attendance:107,737
Bracket
Thursday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN Friday, March 9 ESPN/BTN Saturday, March 10 CBS Sunday, March 11 CBS
| RD1-seed03 =8 | RD1-team03 =Iowa | RD1-score03 =64 | RD1-seed04 =9 | RD1-team04 =Illinois | RD1-score04 =61
| RD1-seed07 =5 | RD1-team07 =Indiana | RD1-score07 =75 | RD1-seed08 =12 | RD1-team08 =Penn State | RD1-score08 =58
| RD1-seed11 =7 | RD1-team11 =Northwestern | RD1-score11 =68 | RD1-seed12 =10 | RD1-team12 =Minnesota | RD1-score12 =75OT
| RD1-seed15 =6 | RD1-team15 =Purdue | RD1-score15 =79 | RD1-seed16 =11 | RD1-team16 =Nebraska | RD1-score16 =61
| RD2-seed01 =1 | RD2-team01 =#8 Michigan State | RD2-score01 =92 | RD2-seed02 =8 | RD2-team02 =Iowa | RD2-score02 =75
| RD2-seed03 =4 | RD2-team03 =#14 Wisconsin | RD2-score03 =79 | RD2-seed04 =5 | RD2-team04 =#15 Indiana | RD2-score04 =71
| RD2-seed05 =2 | RD2-team05 =#10 Michigan | RD2-score05 =73OT | RD2-seed06 =10 | RD2-team06 =Minnesota | RD2-score06 =69
| RD2-seed07 =3 | RD2-team07 =#7 Ohio State | RD2-score07 =88 | RD2-seed08 =6 | RD2-team08 =Purdue | RD2-score08 =71
| RD3-seed01 =1 | RD3-team01 =#8 Michigan State | RD3-score01 =65 | RD3-seed02 =4 | RD3-team02 =#14 Wisconsin | RD3-score02 =52
| RD3-seed03 =2 | RD3-team03 =#10 Michigan | RD3-score03 =55 | RD3-seed04 =3 | RD3-team04 =#7 Ohio State | RD3-score04 =77
| RD4-seed01 =1 | RD4-team01 =#8 Michigan State | RD4-score01 =68 | RD4-seed02 =3 | RD4-team02 =#7 Ohio State | RD4-score02 =64
Honors
All-Tournament Team
- Draymond Green, Michigan State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Brandon Wood, Michigan State
- Andre Hollins, Minnesota
- Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
- Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State
Tournament notes
- For the third year in a row, the No. 1 seed won the Big Ten tournament, but this would be the last time for years to come.
- There were only two upsets in this tournament, the biggest being No. 10 seed, Minnesota, over No. 7 seed, Northwestern.
References
References
- "Big Ten 2011-2012 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference.
- "2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference.
- "2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference.
- (March 9, 2012). "Friday Evening Session of Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Now Sold Out: Tickets remain for Sunday's championship game; Saturday's semifinals previously sold out". Big Ten Conference.
- (March 10, 2012). "Big Ten tournament 2012 notebook: Torn ACL ends Jones' IU career". [[The Indianapolis Star]].
- (March 10, 2012). "Ohio State-Purdue Game Notes". Big Ten Conference.
- (March 11, 2012). "Ohio State-Michigan Postgame Notes". Big Ten Conference.
- (March 11, 2012). "A New Tourney Attendance Record". Big Ten Conference.
- (March 11, 2012). "Michigan State-Ohio State Postgame Notes". Big Ten Conference.
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