2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2011 Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 2010–11
Teams 11
Site Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions Ohio State (4th title)
Winning coach Thad Matta (3rd title)
MVP Jared Sullinger (Ohio State)
Top scorer Talor Battle
(70 points)
Television BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2010  2012»
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Ohio State † 16 – 2   .889     34 – 3   .919
#13 Purdue 14 – 4   .778     26 – 8   .765
#16 Wisconsin 13 – 5   .722     25 – 9   .735
Michigan 9 – 9   .500     21 – 14   .600
Illinois 9 – 9   .500     20 – 14   .588
Penn State 9 – 9   .500     19 – 15   .559
Michigan State 9 – 9   .500     19 – 15   .559
Northwestern 7 – 11   .389     20 – 14   .588
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333     17 – 14   .548
Iowa 4 – 14   .222     11 – 20   .355
Indiana 3 – 15   .167     12 – 20   .375
† 2011 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 2011 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament was held from March 10 through March 13 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. All 10 games were aired nationally on ESPN, ESPN2, the Big Ten Network and CBS Sports. ESPN2 carried the first two games on Thursday and the Big Ten Network aired the final game of the evening. On Friday, ESPN will broadcast the first two quarterfinal games, while the Big Ten Network aired the remaining two contests. CBS Sports televised the semifinal and championship games on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The winner, Ohio State, received an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Tournament (and the #1 overall seed after finishing the regular season 32-2). It was Ohio State's fourth Big Ten Tournament title, the most of any team. The Buckeyes became the second back-to-back champions.[3][4]

Seeds

All Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2010–11 Big Ten Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[5] The top 5 teams received a first round bye.

The seeding for the tournament was as follows:

Seed School Conf 1st tiebreak 2nd tiebreak 3rd tiebreak 4th tiebreak 5th tiebreak 6th tiebreak 7th tiebreak
1 Ohio State 16–2
2 Purdue 14–4
3 Wisconsin 13–5
4 Michigan 9–9 4–1 vs. Ill/PSU/MSU
5 Illinois 9–9 3–2 vs. Mich/PSU/MSU
6 Penn State 9–9 2–4 vs. Mich/Ill/MSU 0–2 vs. OSU 0–2 vs. Pur 1–1 vs. Wis 2–0 vs. NW 2–0 vs. Minn 1–0 vs. Iowa
7 Michigan State 9–9 2–4 vs. Mich/Ill/PSU 0–1 vs. OSU 0–2 vs. Pur 1–1 vs. Wis 2–0 vs. NW 2–0 vs. Minn 1–1 vs. Iowa
8 Northwestern 7–11
9 Minnesota 6–12
10 Iowa 4–14
11 Indiana 3–15

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Thursday, March 10
1 1 2:30pm #9 Minnesota vs. #8 Northwestern ESPN2 65–75
2 5:00pm #10 Iowa vs. #7 Michigan State ESPN2 61–66
3 7:30pm #11 Indiana vs. #6 Penn State BTN 55–61
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 11
2 4 12:00pm #8 Northwestern vs. #1 Ohio State ESPN 61–67 OT
5 2:30pm #5 Illinois vs. #4 Michigan ESPN 55–60
3 6 6:30pm #7 Michigan State vs. #2 Purdue BTN 74–56
7 9:00pm #6 Penn State vs. #3 Wisconsin BTN 36–33
Semifinals - Saturday, March 12
4 8 1:40pm #4 Michigan vs. #1 Ohio State CBS 61–68
9 4:00pm #7 Michigan State vs. #6 Penn State CBS 48–61
Championship - Sunday, March 13
5 10 3:30pm #6 Penn State vs. #1 Ohio State CBS 60–71
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First round
Thursday, March 10		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 12		 Championship
Sunday, March 13
                                     
        
  1  Ohio State 67OT  
    8  Northwestern 61  
8  Northwestern 75
9  Minnesota 65  
  1  Ohio State 68  
  4  Michigan 61  
        
        
  4  Michigan 60
    5  Illinois 55  
      
        
  1  Ohio State 71
  6  Penn State 60
        
        
  2  Purdue 56
    7  Michigan State 74  
7  Michigan State 66
10  Iowa 61  
  7  Michigan State 48
  6  Penn State 61  
        
        
  3  Wisconsin 33
    6  Penn State 36  
6  Penn State 61
11  Indiana 55  

Honors

All-Tournament Team

[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ohio State-Penn State Postgame Notes". Big Ten. March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ohio State Wins Big Ten Tournament: Buckeyes Outdistance Penn State, 71-60, in title game". Big Ten. March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Tiebreaking Procedures 2011 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament". Big Ten. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ "MBB: All-Tournament Team Announced". Big Ten. March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.