2018 Big Ten Conference men 's basketball Tournament - wikipedia 2018 Big Ten Conference men 's basketball Tournament 2018 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament Classification Division I Season 2017 -- 18 Teams 14 Site Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Champions Michigan ( 2nd title ) Winning coach John Beilein ( 2nd title ) MVP Moritz Wagner ( Michigan ) Attendance 106,157 Television BTN, CBS Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournaments ← 2017 2019 → 2017 -- 18 Big Ten Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT No. 5 Michigan State 16 --. 889 30 -- 5. 857 No. 11 Purdue 15 --. 833 30 -- 7. 811 No. 17 Ohio State 15 --. 833 25 -- 9. 735 No. 7 Michigan † 13 -- 5. 722 33 -- 8. 805 Nebraska 13 -- 5. 722 22 -- 11. 667 Penn State 9 -- 9. 500 26 -- 13. 667 Indiana 9 -- 9. 500 16 -- 15. 516 Maryland 8 -- 10. 444 19 -- 13. 594 Wisconsin 7 -- 11. 389 15 -- 18. 455 Northwestern 6 -- 12. 333 15 -- 17. 469 Minnesota -- 14. 222 15 -- 17. 469 Illinois -- 14. 222 14 -- 18. 438 Iowa -- 14. 222 14 -- 19. 424 Rutgers -- 15. 167 15 -- 19. 441 † 2018 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll The 2018 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men 's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2017 -- 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season. It was held from February 28 through March 4, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Due to the Big East 's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten Tournament took place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday. Michigan defeated Purdue in the championship game to win their second consecutive tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament was the second Big Ten Conference Tournament held outside the conference 's traditional heartland in the Midwest following the 2017 Tournament held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Contents 1 Seeds 2 Schedule 3 Bracket 4 Game summaries 4.1 First round 4.2 Second round 4.3 Quarterfinals 4.4 Semifinals 4.5 Championship 5 Sponsorship 6 All - Tournament Team 7 References 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. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye. Tiebreaking procedures remained unchanged from the 2017 Tournament. Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 4 Tiebreaker 5 Michigan State 16 -- 2 Ohio State 15 -- 3 1 -- 0 vs Pur Purdue 15 -- 3 0 -- 1 vs OSU Nebraska 13 -- 5 1 -- 0 vs Mich 5 Michigan 13 -- 5 0 -- 1 vs Neb 6 Indiana 9 -- 9 1 -- 0 vs PSU 7 Penn State 9 -- 9 0 -- 1 vs Ind 8 Maryland 8 -- 10 9 Wisconsin 7 -- 11 10 Northwestern 6 -- 12 11 Minnesota 4 -- 14 2 -- 1 vs Iowa / Ill 0 -- 1 vs MSU 0 -- 3 vs OSU / Pur 0 -- 4 vs Neb / Mich 1 -- 2 vs Ind / PSU 12 Iowa 4 -- 14 2 -- 1 vs Minn / Ill 0 -- 1 vs MSU 0 -- 3 vs OSU / Pur 0 -- 3 vs Neb / Mich 0 -- 4 vs Ind / PSU 13 Illinois 4 -- 14 0 -- 2 vs Minn / Iowa 14 Rutgers 3 -- 15 Schedule Session Game Time * Matchup Score Television Attendance First round -- Wednesday, February 28 5 : 30 pm No. 13 Illinois vs No. 12 Iowa 87 -- 96 BTN 14,681 8 : 00 pm No. 14 Rutgers vs No. 11 Minnesota 65 -- 54 Second round -- Thursday, March 1 12 : 00 pm No. 9 Wisconsin vs No. 8 Maryland 59 -- 54 BTN 13,815 2 : 30 pm No. 12 Iowa vs No. 5 Michigan 71 -- 77 5 6 : 30 pm No. 10 Northwestern vs No. 7 Penn State 57 -- 65 BTN 13,996 6 9 : 00 pm No. 14 Rutgers vs No. 6 Indiana 76 -- 69 Quarterfinals -- Friday, March 2 7 12 : 00 pm No. 9 Wisconsin vs No. 1 Michigan State 60 -- 63 BTN 14,260 8 2 : 30 pm No. 5 Michigan vs No. 4 Nebraska 77 -- 58 5 9 6 : 30 pm No. 7 Penn State vs No. 2 Ohio St. 69 -- 68 BTN 14,530 10 9 : 00 pm No. 14 Rutgers vs No. 3 Purdue 75 -- 82 Semifinals -- Saturday, March 3 6 11 2 : 00 pm No. 5 Michigan vs No. 1 Michigan State 75 -- 64 CBS 19,812 12 4 : 30 pm No. 7 Penn St. vs No. 3 Purdue 70 -- 78 Championship -- Sunday, March 4 7 13 4 : 30 pm No. 5 Michigan vs No. 3 Purdue 75 -- 66 CBS 15,063 * Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed Bracket First round Wednesday, February 28 BTN Second round Thursday, March 1 BTN Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 BTN Semifinals Saturday, March 3 CBS Championship Sunday, March 4 CBS Michigan State 63 9 Wisconsin 60 8 Maryland 54 9 Wisconsin 59 Michigan State 64 5 Michigan 75 Nebraska 58 5 Michigan 77 5 Michigan 77 * 12 Iowa 71 12 Iowa 96 13 Illinois 87 5 Michigan 75 Purdue 66 Ohio State 68 7 Penn State 69 7 Penn State 65 10 Northwestern 57 7 Penn State 70 Purdue 78 Purdue 82 14 Rutgers 75 6 Indiana 69 14 Rutgers 76 11 Minnesota 54 14 Rutgers 65 * denotes overtime period Game summaries First round BTN Feb 28 5 : 30 pm Recap No. 13 Illinois 87, No. 12 Iowa 96 Scoring by half : 31 -- 35, 56 -- 61 Pts : K. Nichols 31 Rebs : M. Finke 4 Asts : T. Lucas 8 Pts : J. Bohannon 25 Rebs : L. Garza 8 Asts : J. Bohannon 6 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 14,681 Referees : Terry Wymer, Bo Boroski, Lewis Garrison BTN Feb 28 8 : 00 pm Recap No. 14 Rutgers 65, No. 11 Minnesota 54 Scoring by half : 34 -- 27, 31 -- 27 Pts : C. Sanders 23 Rebs : D. Freeman 11 Asts : C. Sanders 2 Pts : I. Washington 18 Rebs : J. Murphy 9 Asts : D. McBrayer 3 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 14,681 Referees : Gene Steratore, Paul Szelc, Courtney Green Second round BTN Mar 1 12 : 00 pm Recap No. 9 Wisconsin 59, No. 8 Maryland 54 Scoring by half : 28 -- 26, 31 -- 28 Pts : E. Happ 14 Rebs : E. Happ 7 Asts : B. Davison 2 Pts : K. Huerter 20 Rebs : B. Fernando 9 Asts : A. Cowan Jr. 4 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 13,815 Referees : Terry Wymer, Lamont Simpson, Kelly Pfeifer BTN Mar 1 2 : 30 pm Recap No. 12 Iowa 71, No. 5 Michigan 77 ( OT ) Scoring by half : 40 -- 35, 27 -- 32 Overtime : 4 -- 10 Pts : R. Kriener 14 Rebs : L. Garza 8 Asts : J. Bohannon 5 Pts : C. Matthews 16 Rebs : J. Teske 9 Asts : M. Abdur - Rahkman / Z. Simpson 3 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 13,815 Referees : D.J. Carstensen, Courtney Green, Larry Scirotto BTN Mar 1 6 : 30 pm Recap No. 10 Northwestern 57, No. 7 Penn State 65 Scoring by half : 30 -- 30, 27 -- 35 Pts : D. Pardon 14 Rebs : B. Benson 9 Asts : B. McIntosh 5 Pts : T. Carr 25 Rebs : J. Reaves 8 Asts : T. Carr 4 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 13,996 BTN Mar 1 9 : 00 pm Recap No. 14 Rutgers 76, No. 6 Indiana 69 Scoring by half : 29 -- 28, 47 -- 41 Pts : C. Sanders 28 Rebs : D. Freeman 8 Asts : C. Sanders 3 Pts : J. Morgan 15 Rebs : J. Morgan 9 Asts : R. Johnson / J. Morgan 4 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 13,996 Quarterfinals BTN Mar 2 12 : 00 pm Recap No. 9 Wisconsin 60, No. 1 Michigan State 63 Scoring by half : 32 -- 28, 31 -- 32 Pts : E. Happ 22 Rebs : K. Iverson 5 Asts : B. Davison 5 Pts : M. Bridges 20 Rebs : M. Bridges 9 Asts : C. Winston 5 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 14,260 BTN Mar 2 2 : 30 pm Recap No. 5 Michigan 77, No. 4 Nebraska 58 Scoring by half : 34 -- 24, 43 -- 34 Pts : M. Abdur - Rahkman 21 Rebs : M. Wagner 13 Asts : Z. Simpson 6 Pts : J. Palmer / I. Roby 16 Rebs : I. Roby 7 Asts : G. Watson / J. Palmer 2 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 10,292 BTN Mar 2 6 : 30 pm Recap No. 7 Penn State 69, No. 2 Ohio State 68 Scoring by half : 33 -- 32, 36 -- 36 Pts : T. Carr 25 Rebs : J. Reaves / L. Stevens 7 Asts : T. Carr 5 Pts : K. Bates - Diop 25 Rebs : J. Tate 7 Asts : C. Jackson 6 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY BTN Mar 2 9 : 00 pm Recap No. 14 Rutgers 75, No. 3 Purdue 82 Scoring by half : 38 -- 35, 37 -- 47 Pts : G. Baker 25 Rebs : M. Williams 8 Asts : C. Sanders 4 Pts : C. Edwards / V. Edwards 26 Rebs : I. Hass 10 Asts : D. Mathias 7 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 14,530 Semifinals CBS Mar 3 2 : 00 pm Recap No. 1 Michigan State 64, No. 5 Michigan 75 Scoring by half : 29 -- 26, 35 -- 49 Pts : M. Bridges 17 Rebs : 3 tied with 7 Asts : C. Winston 5 Pts : 3 tied with 15 Rebs : M. Wagner 8 Asts : M. Abdur - Rahkman / C. Matthews 3 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 19,812 CBS Mar 3 4 : 30 pm Recap No. 7 Penn State 70, No. 3 Purdue 78 Scoring by half : 31 -- 33, 39 -- 45 Pts : S. Garner 33 Rebs : T. Carr 9 Asts : T. Carr 4 Pts : C. Edwards 27 Rebs : I. Hass 7 Asts : V. Edwards 5 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 19,812 Championship CBS Mar 4 4 : 30 pm Recap No. 5 Michigan 75, No. 3 Purdue 66 Scoring by half : 38 -- 33, 37 -- 33 Pts : M. Wagner 17 Rebs : Z. Simpson 5 Asts : Z. Simpson 5 Pts : I. Haas 23 Rebs : C. Edwards / I. Haas 8 Asts : C. Edwards / V. Edwards 2 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Attendance : 15,063 Sponsorship Financial firm SoFi acquired presenting sponsorship of the tournament as part of a multi-year deal, including signage, presenting sponsorship of BTN telecasts of the tournament, and on - site marketing presences. The Tournament was branded as the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament presented by SoFi for sponsorship reasons. All - Tournament Team Moritz Wagner, Michigan -- Most Outstanding Player Muhammad - Ali Abdur - Rahkman, Michigan Carsen Edwards, Purdue Tony Carr, Penn State Corey Sanders, Rutgers References College basketball portal Jump up ^ `` Big Ten tournament at MSG in 2018 ''. USA Today. Associated Press. December 9, 2014. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 06. Jump up ^ Rexrode, Joe ( December 9, 2014 ). `` Izzo concerned about ' 18 Big Ten tournament in New York ''. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Michigan wins Big Ten tournament : Wolverines at it again with 2nd straight title ''. CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Big Ten Basketball Tournament Tiebreakers ''. Big Ten Conference. October 26, 2015. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 05. Jump up ^ Bassam, Tom ( February 6, 2018 ). `` Big Ten hits from downtown with SoFi basketball deal ''. SportsPro. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 07. Jump up ^ `` 2018 All - Tournament Team ''. BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 4, 2018. 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