2021 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2021 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2020–21
Teams	14
Site	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN
Television	BTN, CBS
Big Ten men's basketball tournaments

2020–21 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Michigan	14	–	3		.824			23	–	5		.821
No. 2 Illinois †	16	–	4		.800			24	–	7		.774
No. 8 Iowa	14	–	6		.700			22	–	9		.710
No. 20 Purdue	13	–	6		.684			18	–	10		.643
No. 7 Ohio State	12	–	8		.600			21	–	10		.677
Wisconsin	10	–	10		.500			18	–	13		.581
Rutgers	10	–	10		.500			16	–	12		.571
Maryland	9	–	11		.450			17	–	14		.548
Michigan State	9	–	11		.450			15	–	13		.536
Indiana	7	–	12		.368			12	–	15		.444
Penn State	7	–	12		.368			11	–	14		.440
Northwestern	6	–	13		.316			9	–	15		.375
Minnesota	6	–	14		.300			14	–	15		.483
Nebraska	3	–	16		.158			7	–	20		.259
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament is an ongoing postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season scheduled for March 10–14, 2021. The tournament was originally to be held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. However, on February 9, the tournament was moved to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana to better deal with testing concerns raised by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The winner of the tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams receive a first round bye and the top four teams receive a double bye. Tiebreaking procedures remain unchanged from the 2020 tournament.

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreak 1
1	Michigan	14–3
2	Illinois	16–4
3	Iowa	14–6
4	Purdue	13–6
5	Ohio State	12–8
6	Wisconsin	10–10	1–0 vs. Rutgers
7	Rutgers	10–10	0–1 vs. Wisconsin
8	Maryland	9–11	1–0 vs. Michigan State
9	Michigan State	9–11	0–1 vs. Maryland
10	Indiana	7–12	1–0 vs. Penn State
11	Penn State	7–12	0–1 vs. Indiana
12	Northwestern	6–13
13	Minnesota	6–14
14	Nebraska	3–16

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television	Attendance	Score
First round – Wednesday, March 10
1	1	6:30 pm	No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Northwestern	BTN	5,909	51–46
	2	9:00 pm	No. 14 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Penn State			66–72
Second round – Thursday, March 11
2	3	11:30 am	No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Maryland	BTN	6,206	57–68
	4	2:00 pm	No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Ohio State			75–79
3	5	6:30 pm	No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Rutgers		6,769	50–61
	6	9:00 pm	No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 6 Wisconsin			74–75
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
4	7	11:30 am	No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 1 Michigan	BTN	7,634	66–79
	8	2:00 pm	No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Purdue			87–78OT
5	9	6:30 pm	No. 7 Rutgers vs. No. 2 Illinois		7,735	68–90
	10	9:00 pm	No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Iowa			57–62
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
6	11	1:00 pm	No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 5 Ohio State	CBS		67–68
	12	3:50 pm	No. 2 Illinois vs. No. 3 Iowa
Championship – Sunday, March 14
7	13	3:30 pm	No. 5 Ohio State vs. Game 12 Winner	CBS

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

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 10 BTN					Second round Thursday, March 11 BTN					Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 BTN					Semifinals Saturday, March 13 CBS					Championship Sunday, March 14 CBS
											1	Michigan	79
						8	Maryland	68			8	Maryland	66
						9	Michigan State	57								1	Michigan	67
																5	Ohio State	68
											4	Purdue	78
						5	Ohio State	79			5	Ohio State	87*
	12	Northwestern	46			13	Minnesota	75													5	Ohio State
	13	Minnesota	51
											2	Illinois	90
						7	Rutgers	61			7	Rutgers	68
						10	Indiana	50								2	Illinois
																3	Iowa
											3	Iowa	62
						6	Wisconsin	75			6	Wisconsin	57
	11	Penn State	72			11	Penn State	74
	14	Nebraska	66

Game summaries

First round

BTN

March 10 6:30 pm

Recap

No. 13 Minnesota 51, No. 12 Northwestern 46
Scoring by half: 27−20, 24−26
Pts: Tre' Williams, 14 Rebs: Eric Curry, 12 Asts: Marcus Carr, 6		Pts: Miller Kopp, 9 Rebs: Pete Nance, 11 Asts: Boo Buie, 3

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 5,909 Referees: Larry Scirotto, Bo Boroski, Rob Riley

BTN

March 10 9:00 pm

Recap

No. 14 Nebraska 66, No. 11 Penn State 72
Scoring by half: 37−23, 29−49
Pts: Trey McGowens, 13 Rebs: Derrick Walker, 7 Asts: Derrick Walker, 6		Pts: Jamari Wheeler, 19 Rebs: John Harrar, 14 Asts: John Harrar, 4

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 5,909 Referees: Kelly Pfeifer, D.J. Carstensen, Paul Szelc

Second round

BTN

March 11 11:30 am

Recap

No. 9 Michigan State 57, No. 8 Maryland 68
Scoring by half: 30−34, 27−34
Pts: Malik Hall, 19 Rebs: Aaron Henry, 9 Asts: Rocket Watts, 4		Pts: Eric Ayala, 21 Rebs: Eric Ayala, 9 Asts: Eric Ayala, 4

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 6,206 Referees: Steve McJunkins, Rob Riley, Bo Boroski

BTN

March 11 2:00 pm

Recap

No. 13 Minnesota 75, No. 5 Ohio State 79
Scoring by half: 27−39, 48−40
Pts: Marcus Carr, 24 Rebs: Tre' Williams, Brandon Johnson 8 Asts: Marcus Carr, Isaiah Ihnen 4		Pts: Duane Washington Jr., Justice Sueing, 16 Rebs: Justice Sueing, 7 Asts: CJ Walker, 6

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 6,206 Referees: Kelly Pfeifer, D.J. Carstensen, Paul Szelc

BTN

March 11 6:30 pm

Recap

No. 10 Indiana 50, No. 7 Rutgers 61
Scoring by half: 32−33, 18−28
Pts: Trayce Jackson-Davis, 19 Rebs: Trayce Jackson-Davis, 9 Asts: Rob Phinisee, 7		Pts: Ron Harper Jr., Jacob Young 13 Rebs: Myles Johnson, 13 Asts: Geo Baker, 7

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 6,769 Referees: Lewis Garrison, Courtney Green, Paul Szelc

BTN

March 11 9:00 pm

Recap

No. 11 Penn State 74, No. 6 Wisconsin 75
Scoring by half: 31−41, 43−34
Pts: Sam Sessoms, 18 Rebs: John Harrar, 10 Asts: Myreon Jones, 4		Pts: Aleem Ford, 17 Rebs: Tyler Wahl, 5 Asts: D'Mitrik Trice, 9

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 6,769 Referees: Donnie Eppley, Rob Kueneman, Larry Scirotto

Quarterfinals

BTN

March 12 11:30 am

Recap

No. 8 Maryland 66, No. 1 Michigan 79
Scoring by half: 38−40, 28−39
Pts: Eric Ayala, 19 Rebs: Aaron Wiggins, 7 Asts: Aaron Wiggins, 5		Pts: Mike Smith, 18 Rebs: Austin Davis, 8 Asts: Mike Smith, 15

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 7,634 Referees: Edwin Young, Donnie Eppley, Larry Scirotto

BTN

March 12 2:00 pm

Recap

No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Purdue  (OT)
Scoring by half: 49−31, 23−41 Overtime: 15−6
Pts: Duane Washington Jr., 20 Rebs: Justice Sueing, 10 Asts: CJ Walker, 7		Pts: Trevion Williams, 26 Rebs: Trevion Williams, 14 Asts: Trevion Williams, 5

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 7,634 Referees: Rob Kueneman, Courtney Green, Bo Boroski

BTN

March 12 6:30 pm

Recap

No. 7 Rutgers 68, No. 2 Illinois 90
Scoring by half: 28−47, 40−43
Pts: Ron Harper Jr., 21 Rebs: Myles Johnson, 5 Asts: Jaden Jones, 2		Pts: Ayo Dosunmu, 23 Rebs: Kofi Cockburn, 12 Asts: Ayo Dosunmu, 6

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 7,735 Referees: Steve McJunkins, Kelly Pfeifer, Paul Szelc

BTN

March 12 9:00 pm

Recap

No. 6 Wisconsin 57, No. 3 Iowa 62
Scoring by half: 32−26, 25−36
Pts: D'Mitrik Trice, 19 Rebs: Aleem Ford, Micah Potter, 8 Asts: Jonathan Davis, Brad Davison, 3		Pts: Luka Garza, 24 Rebs: Luka Garza, 9 Asts: Connor McCaffery, 6

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 7,735 Referees: Lewis Garrison, Rob Riley, D.J. Carstensen

Semifinals

CBS

March 13 1:00 pm

No. 1 Michigan 67, No. 5 Ohio State 68

Scoring by half: 27−26, 40−42

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN

CBS

March 13 3:30 pm

No. 2 Illinois vs. No. 3 Iowa

Scoring by half: 45−37

Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN