College basketball tournament
The 2020 Big Ten 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]
The first round 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 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 2] [ 3]
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.[ 4] [ 5]
On March 12, the Big Ten announced the cancellation of the remainder of the tournament.[ 6]
The NCAA further announced that all remaining winter and spring championships for both men's and women's sports were canceled due to the pandemic.[ 7]
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.[ 8]
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 Quarterfinals Semifinals CBS Championship 1 Wisconsin 8 Rutgers 9 Michigan 4 Illinois 5 Iowa 12 Minnesota 72 12 Minnesota 13 Northwestern 57 2 Michigan State 7 Ohio State 10 Purdue 3 Maryland 6 Penn State 11 Indiana 89 11 Indiana 14 Nebraska 64
Game summaries
First round
No. 12 Minnesota 74 , No. 13 Northwestern 57
Scoring by half: 29 -31, 45 -26
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: P. Nance 15Rebs: R. Young 8Asts: P. Nance 3, R. Spencer 3
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No. 11 Indiana 89 , No. 14 Nebraska 64
Scoring by half: 43 -34, 46 -30
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: K. Cross 23Rebs: K. Cross 9Asts: J. Green 4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
See also
2020 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament
References
^ "2020 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Central" . Big Ten Conference . Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .^ Horner, Scott - Ten bans most fans for men's basketball tournament, starting Thursday . Indianapolis Star. March 11, 2020
^ Big Ten reverses course, bans fans from hoops tournament, as well as all spring sporting events . Detroit News, March 11, 2020^ 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 . ^ Blinder, Alan and Witz, Billy - Citing Coronavirus, Ivy League Cancels Basketball Tournaments . New York Times, March 10, 2020
^ "Big Ten Conference Statement" . Big Ten Conference the original on March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" (Press release). NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .^ "Big Ten Basketball Tournament Tiebreakers" . Big Ten Conference. October 26, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2016 .
Conference
Held to completion Started then curtailed Canceled outright
Postseason
