2016 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
The 2016 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from March 9 through March 13 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana . It was the nineteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament and was the second tournament to feature 14 teams of the expanded Big Ten , including Maryland and Rutgers . The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Purdue in the championship game. As a result, Michigan State received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . The win marked Michigan State's fifth tournament championship, the most tournament championships by any team in the Big Ten (Ohio State has won five championships as well, but one has been vacated). It was Michigan State's third straight appearance in the championship game and their fourth appearance in the championship in the prior five years. Denzel Valentine was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
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. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.[ 1] Tiebreaking procedures were unchanged from the 2015 tournament .[ 2]
Schedule
Session
Game
Time*
Matchup
Score
Television
Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9
1
1
4:30 pm
No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Illinois
52–85
ESPN2
16,528
2
7:00 pm
No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Nebraska
72–89
BTN
Second round – Thursday, March 10
2
3
12:00 pm
No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Northwestern
72–70OT
BTN
15,707
4
2:30 pm
No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 12 Illinois
66–68
3
5
6:30 pm
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Penn State
79–75
ESPN2
15,751
6
9:00 pm
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 11 Nebraska
58–70
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
4
7
12:00 pm
No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 8 Michigan
69–72
ESPN
18,355
8
2:30 pm
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 12 Illinois
89–58
5
9
6:30 pm
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 7 Ohio State
81–54
BTN
15,942
10
9:00 pm
No. 3 Maryland vs. No. 11 Nebraska
97–86
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
6
11
1:00 pm
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 8 Michigan
76–59
CBS
18,339
12
3:30 pm
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 3 Maryland
64–61
Championship – Sunday, March 13
7
13
3:00 pm
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Purdue
66–62
CBS
16,429
*Game times in Eastern Time .[ a] Rankings denote tournament seed
Game summaries
First round
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 16,528Referees: Bill Ek, Paul Szeic, Bo Boroski
Second round
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 15,707Referees: Larry Scirotto, Paul Szeic, Bo Boroski
No. 7 Ohio State 79 , No. 10 Penn State 75
Scoring by half: 37–34, 38–45
Pts : Marc Loving 24Rebs : JaQuan Lyle 10Asts : JaQuan Lyle 5
Pts: Shep Garner 25Rebs: Brandon Taylor , Shep Garner 5Asts: Shep Garner 5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 15,751Referees: Bill Ek, D.J. Carstensen, Donnie Eppley
No. 6 Wisconsin 58, No. 11 Nebraska 70
Scoring by half: 21–26, 37–44
Pts : Ethan Happ 17Rebs : Vitto Brown 8Asts : Bronson Koenig 4
Pts: Shavon Shields 20Rebs: Shavon Shields 9Asts: Shavon Shields 2
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 15,751Referees: Terry Wymer, Lamont Simpson, Steve McJunkins
Quarterfinals
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 18,355Referees: Ted Valentine, Paul Szelc, Chris Beaver
No. 4 Purdue 89 , No. 12 Illinois 58
Scoring by half: 45–25, 44–33
Pts : Isaac Haas 16Rebs : Caleb Swanigan 12Asts : Johnny Hill 6
Pts: Maverick Morgan 17Rebs: Malcolm Hill 7Asts: Four tied 2
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 18,355Referees: Bill Ek, Lamont Simpson, D.J. Carstensen
No. 2 Michigan State 81 , No. 7 Ohio State 54
Scoring by half: 33–26, 48–28
Pts : Denzel Valentine 19Rebs : Denzel Valentine 9Asts : Denzel Valentine 8
Pts: JaQuan Lyle 10Rebs: Loving, Bates-Diop 6Asts: Three Tied 2
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 15,942Referees: Terry Wymer, Bo Boroski, Donnie Epley
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 15,942Referees: Larry Scirotto, Gene Steratore, Robert Riley
Semifinals
No. 4 Purdue 76 , No. 8 Michigan 59
Scoring by half: 38–30, 38–29
Pts : A. J. Hammons 27Rebs : A. J. Hammons 11Asts : Rapheal Davis 6
Pts: Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 15Rebs: Derrick Walton Jr. 6Asts: Derrick Walton Jr. 5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 18,339Referees: Larry Scirotto, D.J. Carstensen, Ted Valentine
No. 2 Michigan State 64 , No. 3 Maryland 61
Scoring by half: 41–33, 23–28
Pts : Denzel Valentine 18Rebs : Denzel Valentine 7Asts : Denzel Valentine 10
Pts: Robert Carter 18Rebs: Robert Carter 8Asts: Rasheed Sulaimon 3
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 18,339Referees: Terry Wymer, Gene Steratore, Bo Boroski
Championship
No. 2 Michigan State 66 , No. 4 Purdue 62
Scoring by half: 36–26, 30–36
Pts : Denzel Valentine 15Rebs : Denzel Valentine 10Asts : Denzel Valentine 9
Pts: Vincent Edwards 19Rebs: A. J. Hammons 9Asts: Rapheal Davis 3
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, INAttendance: 16,429Referees: Terry Wymer, Gene Steratore, Ted Valentine
Bracket
First round Wednesday, March 9 ESPN2/BTNSecond round Thursday, March 10 ESPN2/BTNQuarterfinals Friday, March 11 ESPN/BTNSemifinals Saturday, March 12 CBSChampionship Sunday, March 13 CBS1 Indiana 69 8 Michigan 72* 8 Michigan 72 9 Northwestern 70 8 Michigan 59 4 Purdue 76 4 Purdue 89 5 Iowa 66 12 Illinois 58 12 Illinois 85 12 Illinois 68 4 Purdue 62 13 Minnesota 52 2 Michigan State 66 2 Michigan State 81 7 Ohio State 79 7 Ohio State 54 10 Penn State 75 2 Michigan State 64 3 Maryland 61 3 Maryland 97 6 Wisconsin 58 11 Nebraska 86 11 Nebraska 89 11 Nebraska 70 14 Rutgers 72
* denotes overtime period
All-Tournament Team
See also
References
External links
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