2020 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament remained in its more traditional Midwest roots as it was held at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]

2020 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams14
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
TelevisionBTN, CBS
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin14–6 .700  21–10  .677
No. 9 Michigan State14–6 .700  22–9  .710
No. 12 Maryland14–6 .700  24–7  .774
No. 21 Illinois13–7 .650  21–10  .677
No. 25 Iowa11–9 .550  20–11  .645
Penn State11–9 .550  21–10  .677
No. 19 Ohio State11–9 .550  21–10  .677
Rutgers11–9 .550  20–11  .645
Michigan10–10 .500  19–12  .613
Purdue9–11 .450  16–15  .516
Indiana9–11 .450  20–12  .625
Minnesota8–12 .400  15–16  .484
Northwestern3–17 .150  8–23  .258
Nebraska2–18 .100  7–25  .219
As of March 18, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
Note: The 2020 Big Ten Tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first games on March 11 were played with spectators in attendance. Later on March 11, the Big Ten conference announced that the remainder of the Big Ten tournament would proceed as scheduled but with no spectators in attendance. Indiana University was highest seeded team (11) to win a game and move on to 2nd round prior to its cancellation. Minnesota won as a 12 seed.[2][3][4][5]

Also on March 11, the NCAA announced that no fans would be able to attend the men's and women's 2020 NCAA tournament games due to concerns about the outbreak of COVID-19.[6] A number of college conferences followed suit by either cancelling their basketball tournaments entirely or limiting spectator attendance.[7]

On March 12, the Big Ten announced the cancellation of the remainder of the tournament.[8] On the afternoon of March 12, 2020, the NCAA announced that all remaining winter and spring championships for both men's and women's sports were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[9]

Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools were scheduled to participate 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. Tiebreaking procedures remained unchanged from the 2019 tournament.[10]

Seed School Conf. Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
1 Wisconsin 14–6 2–1 vs. Michigan State/Maryland
2 Michigan State 14–6 2–2 vs. Wisconsin/Maryland
3 Maryland 14–6 1–2 vs. Wisconsin/Michigan State
4 Illinois 13–7
5 Iowa 11–9 3–1 vs. Ohio State/Penn State/Rutgers
6 Penn State 11–9 3–3 vs. Iowa/Ohio State/Rutgers 2–2 vs. Wisconsin/Michigan State/Maryland
7 Ohio State 11–9 2–2 vs. Iowa/Penn State/Rutgers 1–4 vs. Wisconsin/Michigan State/Maryland
8 Rutgers 11–9 1–3 vs. Iowa/Penn State/Ohio State
9 Michigan 10–10
10 Purdue 9–11 2–0 vs. Indiana
11 Indiana 9–11 0–2 vs. Purdue
12 Minnesota 8–12
13 Northwestern 3–17
14 Nebraska 2–18

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance Score
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 1 6:00 pm No. 13 Northwestern vs. No. 12 Minnesota BTN 57–74
2 8:30 pm No. 14 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Indiana 64–89
Second round – Thursday, March 12
2 3 12:00 pm No. 9 Michigan vs. No. 8 Rutgers BTN Cancelled
4 2:30 pm No. 12 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Iowa
3 5 6:30 pm No. 10 Purdue vs. No. 7 Ohio State
6 9:00 pm No. 11 Indiana vs. No. 6 Penn State
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
4 7 12:00 pm Game 3 winner vs. No. 1 Wisconsin BTN Cancelled
8 2:30 pm Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 Illinois
5 9 6:30 pm Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 Michigan State
10 9:00 pm Game 6 winner vs. No. 3 Maryland
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
6 11 1:00 pm Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner CBS Cancelled
12 3:30 pm Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
Championship – Sunday, March 15
7 13 3:30 pm Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner CBS Cancelled

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket
  First round
Wednesday, March 11
BTN		 Second round
Thursday, March 12
BTN		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
BTN		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
CBS		 Championship
Sunday, March 15
CBS
                                               
1 Wisconsin  
     
8 Rutgers
9 Michigan  
   
   
4 Illinois
     
5 Iowa
    12 Minnesota  
12 Minnesota 72
13 Northwestern 57  
2 Michigan State  
     
7 Ohio State
10 Purdue  
 
   
3 Maryland
     
6 Penn State
    11 Indiana  
11 Indiana 89
14 Nebraska 64  

Game summaries

First round
BTN
March 11
6:00 pm
No. 12 Minnesota 74, No. 13 Northwestern 57
Scoring by half: 29-31, 45-26
Pts: D. Oturu 24
Rebs: A. Demir 8, D. Oturu 8
Asts: M. Carr 5		 Pts: P. Nance 15
Rebs: R. Young 8
Asts: P. Nance 3, R. Spencer 3
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
BTN
March 11
8:30 pm
No. 11 Indiana 89, No. 14 Nebraska 64
Scoring by half: 43-34, 46-30
Pts: A. Franklin 13
Rebs: T. Jackson-Davis 17
Asts: R. Phinisee 7		 Pts: K. Cross 23
Rebs: K. Cross 9
Asts: J. Green 4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN

Second round
BTN
March 12
12:00 pm
No. 8 Rutgers vs. No. 9 Michigan
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
BTN
March 12
2:30 pm
No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 12 Minnesota
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
BTN
March 12
6:30 pm
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Purdue
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
BTN
March 12
9:00 pm
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 11 Indiana
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN

Quarterfinals
BTN
March 13
12:00 pm
No. 1 Wisconsin vs. TBD
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
BTN
March 13
2:30 pm
No. 4 Illinois vs. TBD
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
BTN
March 13
6:30 pm
No. 2 Michigan State vs. TBD
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
BTN
March 13
9:00 pm
No. 3 Maryland vs. TBD
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN

Semifinals
March 14
1:00 pm
TBD vs. TBD
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
CBS
March 14
3:30 pm
TBD vs. TBD
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN

Championship
CBS
March 15
3:30 pm
TBD vs. TBD
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
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See also

2020 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

References
  1. "2020 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Central". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. Horner, Scott - Ten bans most fans for men's basketball tournament, starting Thursday. Indianapolis Star. March 11, 2020
  3. Big Ten reverses course, bans fans from hoops tournament, as well as all spring sporting events. Detroit News, March 11, 2020
  4. Horner, Scott - Ten bans most fans for men's basketball tournament, starting Thursday. Indianapolis Star. March 11, 2020
  5. Big Ten reverses course, bans fans from hoops tournament, as well as all spring sporting events. Detroit News, March 11, 2020
  6. Tom Schad (March 11, 2020). "NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments will not include fans due to coronavirus concerns". USA Today. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  7. Blinder, Alan and Witz, Billy - Citing Coronavirus, Ivy League Cancels Basketball Tournaments. New York Times, March 10, 2020
  8. "Big Ten Conference Statement". bigten.org. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  9. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" (Press release). NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  10. "Big Ten Basketball Tournament Tiebreakers". Big Ten Conference. October 26, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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