2017 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from March 8 through March 12, 2017 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first Big Ten men's basketball tournament held outside the conference's traditional heartland in the Midwest. The championship was won by Michigan, which defeated Wisconsin in the championship game. As a result, Michigan received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The championship was Michigan's first (after having their win of the inaugural tournament vacated) and they became the lowest-seeded team ever to win the Big Ten tournament.^[1]

2017 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2016–17
Teams	14
Site	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Champions	Michigan (1st title)
Winning coach	John Beilein (1st title)
MVP	Derrick Walton Jr. (Michigan)
Television	BTN, ESPN/2, CBS
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2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Purdue	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
No. 25 Wisconsin	12	–	6		.667			27	–	10		.730
Maryland	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
Minnesota	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
No. 23 Michigan †	10	–	8		.556			26	–	12		.684
Northwestern	10	–	8		.556			24	–	12		.667
Michigan State	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Illinois	8	–	10		.444			20	–	15		.571
Ohio State	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Indiana	7	–	11		.389			18	–	16		.529
Penn State	6	–	12		.333			15	–	18		.455
Nebraska	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Rutgers	3	–	15		.167			15	–	18		.455
† 2017 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.^[2] Tiebreaking procedures remained unchanged from the 2016 tournament.^[3]

Seed	School	Conf.	Tiebreaker
1	Purdue	14–4
2	Wisconsin	12–6	1–0 vs Maryland
3	Maryland	12–6	0–1 vs Wisconsin
4	Minnesota	11–7
5	Michigan State	10–8	3–1 vs Northwestern, Iowa, Michigan
6	Northwestern	10–8	2–1 vs Michigan State, Iowa, Michigan
7	Iowa	10–8	1–2 vs Michigan State, Northwestern, Michigan
8	Michigan	10–8	1–3 vs Michigan State, Northwestern, Iowa
9	Illinois	8–10
10	Indiana	7–11	1–0 vs Ohio State
11	Ohio State	7–11	0–1 vs Indiana
12	Nebraska	6–12	1–0 vs Penn State
13	Penn State	6–12	0–1 vs Nebraska
14	Rutgers	3–15

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 8
1	1	4:30 pm	No. 13 Penn State vs. No. 12 Nebraska	76–67OT	ESPN2
	2	7:00 pm	No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Ohio State	66–57	BTN
Second round – Thursday, March 9
2	3	12:00 pm	No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 8 Michigan	55–75	BTN	12,189
	4	2:45 pm	No. 13 Penn State vs. No. 5 Michigan State	51–78
3	5	6:30 pm	No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Iowa	95–73	ESPN2	12,408
	6	9:00 pm	No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 6 Northwestern	61–83
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10
4	7	12:00 pm	No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 1 Purdue	74–70OT	ESPN	12,334
	8	2:30 pm	No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Minnesota	58–63
5	9	6:30 pm	No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 2 Wisconsin	60–70	BTN	15,624
	10	9:00 pm	No. 6 Northwestern vs. No. 3 Maryland	72–64
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
6	11	1:00 pm	No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 4 Minnesota	84–77	CBS	13,984
	12	3:30 pm	No 6 Northwestern vs. No. 2 Wisconsin	48-76
Championship – Sunday, March 12
7	13	3:00 pm	No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 2 Wisconsin	71–56	CBS	12,902
*Game times in Eastern Time.[a] Rankings denote tournament seed

1. The United States began Daylight saving time at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 12. As a result, times through the semifinal games are in Eastern Standard Time while the Championship game time is in Eastern Daylight Time.

Game summaries

First round

ESPN2

Mar 8 4:30 pm

Recap

No. 12 Nebraska 67, No. 13 Penn State 76 (OT)
Scoring by half: 33–38, 27–22 Overtime: 7–16
Pts: E. Taylor 15 Rebs: E. Morrow Jr. 10 Asts: G. Watson Jr./T. Webster 3		Pts: M. Watkins 18 Rebs: M. Watkins 11 Asts: T. Carr 6

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Referees: Lamont Simpson, Terry Oglesby, Rob Riley

BTN

Mar 8 7:00 pm

Recap

No. 11 Ohio State 57, No. 14 Rutgers 66
Scoring by half: 32–29, 25–37
Pts: J. Tate 18 Rebs: T. Thompson 11 Asts: C. J. Jackson 6		Pts: N. Johnson 21 Rebs: M. Wiliams 9 Asts: C. Sanders 3

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Referees: Gene Steratore, Paul Szelc, Steve McJunkins

Second round

BTN

Mar 9 Noon

Recap

No. 8 Michigan 75, No. 9 Illinois 55
Scoring by half: 40–29, 35–26
Pts: D. Walton Jr. 19 Rebs: Z. Irvin 7 Asts: D. Walton Jr. 5		Pts: T. Abrams 23 Rebs: M. Finke 7 Asts: T. Lucas 3

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,189 Referees: Terry Oglesby, Chris Beaver, Kelly Pfeifer

BTN

Mar 9 2:45 pm

Recap

No. 5 Michigan State 78, No. 13 Penn State 51
Scoring by half: 45–27, 33–24
Pts: M. Bridges/N. Ward 15 Rebs: M. Bridges/N. Ward 9 Asts: L. Nairn Jr. 9		Pts: T. Carr/L. Stevens 16 Rebs: S. Garner 7 Asts: T. Carr 3

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,189 Referees: Terry Wymer, Larry Scirotto, Paul Szelc

ESPN2

Mar 9 6:30 pm

Recap

No. 7 Iowa 73, No. 10 Indiana 95
Scoring by half: 40–43, 33–52
Pts: J. Bohannon 24 Rebs: C. Pemsl 11 Asts: J. Bohannon 10		Pts: J. Blackmon Jr. 23 Rebs: J. Blackmon Jr./J. Morgan 8 Asts: J. Blackmon Jr./R. Johnson 4

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,408 Referees: D. J. Carstensen, Bo Boroski, Steve McJunkins

ESPN2

Mar 9 9:00 pm

Recap

No. 6 Northwestern 83, No. 14 Rutgers 61
Scoring by half: 42–24, 41–37
Pts: V. Law/S. Lindsey 16 Rebs: D. Pardon 8 Asts: V. Law/S. Lindsey 4		Pts: N. Johnson 21 Rebs: D. Freeman/C. J. Gettys 5 Asts: C. Sanders 3

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,408 Referees: Lamont Simpson, Rob Riley, Donnie Eppley

Quarterfinals

ESPN

Mar 10 Noon

Recap

No. 1 Purdue 70, No. 8 Michigan 74 (OT)
Scoring by half: 37–38, 29–28 Overtime: 4–8
Pts: C. Edwards/I. Haas 17 Rebs: C. Swanigan 13 Asts: C. Swanigan 5		Pts: D. J. Wilson 26 Rebs: D. J. Wilson 8 Asts: D. Walton Jr. 4

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,189 Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Paul Szelc, Rob Riley

ESPN

Mar 10 2:25 pm

Recap

No. 4 Minnesota 63, No. 5 Michigan State 58
Scoring by half: 28–26, 35–32
Pts: R. Lynch 16 Rebs: J. Murphy 13 Asts: N. Mason 3		Pts: M. Bridges 20 Rebs: N. Ward 11 Asts: K. Goins 3

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,189 Referees: Terry Wymer, Larry Scirotto, Paul Szelc

BTN

Mar 10 6:30 pm

Recap

No. 2 Wisconsin 70, No. 10 Indiana 60
Scoring by half: 33–27, 37–33
Pts: B. Koenig 16 Rebs: E. Happ 12 Asts: B. Koenig 5		Pts: J. Blackmon Jr. 17 Rebs: J. Blackmon Jr. 8 Asts: J. Newkirk 3

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 15,624 Referees: Lamont Simpson, Larry Scirotto, Lewis Garrison

BTN

Mar 10 8:55 pm

Recap

No. 3 Maryland 64, No. 6 Northwestern 72
Scoring by half: 36–34, 28–38
Pts: M. Trimble 20 Rebs: M. Trimble 6 Asts: K. Huerter/M. Trimble 4		Pts: V. Law/S. Lindsey 17 Rebs: D. Pardon 8 Asts: B. McIntosh 6

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 15,624 Referees: Terry Wymer, Terry Oglesby, Kelly Pfeifer

Semifinals

CBS

Mar 11 1:00 pm

Recap

No. 4 Minnesota 77, No. 8 Michigan 84
Scoring by half: 36–47, 41–37
Pts: N. Mason 23 Rebs: J. Murphy 9 Asts: A. Coffey/N. Mason 4		Pts: D. Walton Jr. 29 Rebs: Z. Irvin/D. Walton Jr. 5 Asts: D. Walton Jr. 9

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 13,984 Referees: Gene Steratore, Paul Szelc, Rob Riley

CBS

Mar 11 3:30 pm

Recap

No. 2 Wisconsin 76, No. 6 Northwestern 48
Scoring by half: 38–21, 38–27
Pts: N. Hayes 18 Rebs: N. Hayes 10 Asts: D. Trice 3		Pts: S. Lindsey 16 Rebs: D. Pardon 7 Asts: J. Ash/I. Brown/V. Law/B. McIntosh/N. Taphorn 1

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 13,984 Referees: Terry Wymer, Terry Oglesby, Larry Scirotto

Championship

CBS

Mar 12 3:00 pm

Recap

No. 2 Wisconsin 56, No. 8 Michigan 71
Scoring by half: 32–33, 24–38
Pts: B. Koenig 15 Rebs: N. Hayes/E. Happ 11 Asts: E. Happ/D. Trice 3		Pts: D. Walton, Jr. 22 Rebs: Z. Irvin 7 Asts: D. Walton, Jr. 7

Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,902 Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Lamont Simpson, Bo Boroski

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN					Second round Thursday, March 9 ESPN2/BTN					Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN/BTN					Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBS					Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS
											1	Purdue	70
						8	Michigan	75			8	Michigan	74*
						9	Illinois	55								8	Michigan	84
																4	Minnesota	77
											4	Minnesota	63
						5	Michigan State	78			5	Michigan State	58
	12	Nebraska	67			13	Penn State	51													8	Michigan	71
	13	Penn State	76*																		2	Wisconsin	56
											2	Wisconsin	70
						7	Iowa	73			10	Indiana	60
						10	Indiana	95								2	Wisconsin	76
																6	Northwestern	48
											3	Maryland	64
						6	Northwestern	83			6	Northwestern	72
	11	Ohio State	57			14	Rutgers	61
	14	Rutgers	66

* denotes overtime period

All-Tournament Team

• Derrick Walton, Michigan – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player^[4]
• Zak Irvin, Michigan
• Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
• Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin
• Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin

References

1. Hawkins, James (March 13, 2017). "Eighth wonders! Low-seed UM trounces Wisconsin, wins Big Ten title". Detroit News. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
2. "2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
3. "2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures Big Ten Conference Official Site". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
4. "2017 Big Ten Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.

External links

• 2017 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament at BigTen.org