2011 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2011 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 10 through March 13, 2011 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the fourteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Penn State in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Ohio State's fourth tournament championship and second consecutive (one championship has been vacated).^[3][4]

2011 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
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
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2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Ohio State †	16	–	2		.889			34	–	3		.919
No. 13 Purdue	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
No. 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 Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

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	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	#1 Ohio State	67OT
						8	Northwestern	61
	8	Northwestern	75
	9	Minnesota	65
											1	#1 Ohio State	68
											4	Michigan	61
						4	Michigan	60
						5	Illinois	55
																1	#1 Ohio State	71
																6	Penn State	60
						2	#9 Purdue	56
						7	Michigan State	74
	7	Michigan State	66
	10	Iowa	61
											7	Michigan State	48
											6	Penn State	61
						3	#13 Wisconsin	33
						6	Penn State	36
	6	Penn State	61
	11	Indiana	55

Honors

All-Tournament Team

• Jared Sullinger, Ohio State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
• Kalin Lucas, Michigan State
• Michael Thompson, Northwestern
• Jon Diebler, Ohio State
• William Buford, Ohio State
• Talor Battle, Penn State

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References

1. "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
2. "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
3. "Ohio State-Penn State Postgame Notes". Big Ten. March 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 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. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
5. "MBB: All-Tournament Team Announced". Big Ten. March 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.