2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	12
Site	Bankers Life Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Michigan State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Tom Izzo (3rd title)
MVP	Draymond Green (Michigan State)
Attendance	107,737
Television	BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS
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2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Michigan State†	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 13 Michigan	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
No. 7 Ohio State	13	–	5	.722	31	–	8	.795
No. 14 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
No. 16 Indiana	11	–	7	.611	27	–	9	.750
Purdue	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
Northwestern	8	–	10	.444	19	–	14	.576
Iowa	8	–	10	.444	18	–	17	.514
Illinois	6	–	12	.333	17	–	15	.531
Minnesota	6	–	12	.333	23	–	15	.605
Nebraska	4	–	14	.222	12	–	18	.400
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	12	–	20	.375

† 2012 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 8 through March 11 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.^[1] 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.^[2] The top 4 teams received a first-round bye.

Seed	School	Conf	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2	Tiebreaker 3	Tiebreaker 4
1	Michigan St.	13–5	2–2 vs Mich, OSU	2–0 vs Wis	1–1 vs Ind	2–0 vs Pur
2	Michigan	13–5	2–2 vs MSU, OSU	1–0 vs Wis	1–1 vs Ind	1–1 vs Pur
3	Ohio St.	13–5	2–2 vs MSU, Mich	1–1 vs Wis
4	Wisconsin	12–6
5	Indiana	11–7
6	Purdue	10–8
7	Northwestern	8–10	2–0 vs Iowa
8	Iowa	8–10	0–2 vs NW
9	Illinois	6–12	1–1 vs Minn	2–3 vs MSU, Mich, OSU
10	Minnesota	6–12	1–1 vs Ill	0–4 vs MSU, Mich, OSU
11	Nebraska	4–14	1–1 vs PSU	0–5 vs MSU, Mich, OSU	0–2 vs Wis	1–0 vs Ind
12	Penn St.	4–14	1–1 vs Neb	0–4 vs MSU, Mich, OSU	0–2 vs Wis	0–2 vs Ind

Schedule

Source^[3]

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	Score	attendance
First round - Thursday, March 8
1	1	11:30am	No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Illinois	BTN	64–61	17,936
1	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
2	4	8:00pm	No. 6 Purdue vs. No. 11 Nebraska	ESPN2	79–61	17,257
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9
3	5	12:00pm	No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Iowa	ESPN	92–75	18,484
3	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
4	8	9:00pm	No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Purdue	BTN	88–71	18,484
Semifinals - Saturday, March 10
5	9	1:40pm	No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Wisconsin	CBS	65–52	18,451
5	10	4:05pm	No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Ohio State	CBS	77–55	18,451
Championship - Sunday, March 11
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;^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] Total Tournament Attendance:107,737^[8]

Bracket

First round Thursday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN			Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 ESPN/BTN			Semifinals Saturday, March 10 CBS			Championship Sunday, March 11 CBS

			1	#8 Michigan State	92

			8	Iowa	75
8	Iowa	64

9	Illinois	61
						1	#8 Michigan State	65

						4	#14 Wisconsin	52



			4	#14 Wisconsin	79

			5	#15 Indiana	71
5	Indiana	75

12	Penn State	58
									1	#8 Michigan State	68

									3	#7 Ohio State	64



			2	#10 Michigan	73^OT

			10	Minnesota	69
7	Northwestern	68

10	Minnesota	75^OT
						2	#10 Michigan	55

						3	#7 Ohio State	77



			3	#7 Ohio State	88

			6	Purdue	71
6	Purdue	79

11	Nebraska	61

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

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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

^ "Big Ten 2011-2012 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
^ "2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
^ "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 9, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
^ Hutchens, Terry; Cavin, Curt (March 10, 2012). "Big Ten tournament 2012 notebook: Torn ACL ends Jones' IU career". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
^ "Ohio State-Purdue Game Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
^ "Ohio State-Michigan Postgame Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "A New Tourney Attendance Record". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
^ "Michigan State-Ohio State Postgame Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.

[1] "Big Ten 2011-2012 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[2] "2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

[3] "2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

[FESoBTMBTNSO-4] "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 9, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

[5] Hutchens, Terry; Cavin, Curt (March 10, 2012). "Big Ten tournament 2012 notebook: Torn ACL ends Jones' IU career". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 16, 2012.

[6] "Ohio State-Purdue Game Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2012.

[7] "Ohio State-Michigan Postgame Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2012.

[ANTAR-8] "A New Tourney Attendance Record". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

[9] "Michigan State-Ohio State Postgame Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.

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