# 2022 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2022 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which took place March 9–13, 2022. The tournament was held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Iowa defeated Purdue in the championship game, 75–66, to win the tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

## 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 2021 tournament.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreak 1 | Tiebreak 2 |
| 1 | Illinois | 15–5 | 1–0 vs. Wisconsin | |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 15–5 | 0–1 vs. Illinois | |
| 3 | Purdue | 14–6 | | |
| 4 | Rutgers | 12–8 | 2–0 vs. Iowa/Ohio State | |
| 5 | Iowa | 12–8 | 1–1 vs. Ohio State/Rutgers | |
| 6 | Ohio State | 12–8 | 0–2 vs. Iowa/Rutgers | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 11–9 | 1–1 vs. Michigan | 1–3 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin |
| 8 | Michigan | 11–9 | 1–1 vs. Michigan State | 0–3 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin |
| 9 | Indiana | 9–11 | | |
| 10 | Maryland | 7–13 | 2–1 vs. Northwestern/Penn State | 1–2 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin |
| 11 | Penn State | 7–13 | 2–1 vs. Maryland/Northwestern | 0–2 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin |
| 12 | Northwestern | 7–13 | 1–3 vs. Maryland/Penn State | |
| 13 | Nebraska | 4–16 | 1–0 vs. Minnesota | |
| 14 | Minnesota | 4–16 | 0–1 vs. Nebraska | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance | Score |
| First round – Wednesday, March 9 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 13 Nebraska vs. No. 12 Northwestern | BTN | | 69–71 |
| 1 | 2 | 8:30 pm | No. 14 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Penn State | BTN | | 51–60 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 10 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:30 am | No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Michigan | BTN | | 74–69 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Iowa vs No. 12 Northwestern | BTN | | 112–76 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 10 Maryland vs No. 7 Michigan State | BTN | | 72–76 |
| 3 | 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 11 Penn State vs No. 6 Ohio State | BTN | | 71–68 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11:30 am | No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 1 Illinois | BTN | | 65–63 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 4 Rutgers | BTN | | 84–74 |
| 5 | 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Michigan St vs. No. 2 Wisconsin | BTN | 16,415 | 69–63 |
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 pm | No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 3 Purdue | BTN | 16,415 | 61–69 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 5 Iowa | CBS/Paramount+ | 17,762 | 77–80 |
| 6 | 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 3 Purdue | CBS/Paramount+ | 17,762 | 70–75 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 13 |||||||
| 7 | 13 | 3:30 pm | No. 5 Iowa vs No.3 Purdue | CBS/Paramount+ | 17,732 | 75–66 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 9 BTN/Fox Sports App | First round Wednesday, March 9 BTN/Fox Sports App | First round Wednesday, March 9 BTN/Fox Sports App | Second round Thursday, March 10 BTN/Fox Sports App | Second round Thursday, March 10 BTN/Fox Sports App | Second round Thursday, March 10 BTN/Fox Sports App | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 BTN/Fox Sports App | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 BTN/Fox Sports App | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 BTN/Fox Sports App | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBS/Paramount+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBS/Paramount+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBS/Paramount+ | Championship Sunday, March 13 CBS/Paramount+ | Championship Sunday, March 13 CBS/Paramount+ | Championship Sunday, March 13 CBS/Paramount+ |
| | | | | | | 1 | Illinois | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan | 69 | 9 | Indiana | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Indiana | 74 | | | | | | 9 | Indiana | 77 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Iowa | 80 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Rutgers | 74 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Iowa | 112 | 5 | Iowa | 84 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Northwestern | 71 | 12 | Northwestern | 76 | | | | | | | | 5 | Iowa | 75 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | Purdue | 66 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Wisconsin | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Michigan State | 76 | 7 | Michigan State | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Maryland | 72 | | | | | | 7 | Michigan State | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Purdue | 75 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Purdue | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ohio State | 68 | 11 | Penn State | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Penn State | 60 | 11 | Penn State | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Minnesota | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* BTN
* March 9 6:00 pm
* Recap
No. 13 Nebraska 69, No. 12 Northwestern 71 :
| Scoring by half: 39–25, 30–46 |||
| Pts: Alonzo Verge Jr., 21 Rebs: Lat Mayen, Alonzo Verge Jr., Derrick Walker, 7 Asts: Alonzo Verge Jr., 9 | Pts: Boo Buie, 16 Rebs: Pete Nance, 8 Asts: Pete Nance, 8 |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Steve McJunkins, Rob Riley, Paul Szelc
* BTN
* March 9 8:41 pm
* Recap
No. 14 Minnesota 51, No. 11 Penn State 60 :
| Scoring by half: 28–24, 23–36 |||
| Pts: Jamison Battle, 19 Rebs: Jamison Battle, Sean Sutherlin, 6 Asts: Eric Curry, 6 | Pts: Jalen Pickett, 22 Rebs: John Harrar, 12 Asts: Jalen Pickett, 4 |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Chris Beaver, Courtney Green, Kelly Pfeifer

### Second round

* BTN
* March 10 11:30 am
No. 9 Indiana 74, No. 8 Michigan 69 :
| Scoring by half: 28–41, 46–28 |||
| Pts: Jackson-Davis (24) Rebs: Jackson-Davis, Johnson (8) Asts: Johnson (7) | Pts: Jones (18) Rebs: Diabaté (12) Asts: Brooks, Houstan, Jones (3) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Paul Szelc, Robert Riley, Kelly Pfeifer
* BTN
* March 10 2:00 pm
No. 12 Northwestern 76, No. 5 Iowa 112 :
| Scoring by half: 31–64, 45–48 |||
| Pts: Young (14) Rebs: 6 tied (2) Asts: Greer (4) | Pts: Ke. Murray (26) Rebs: Rebrača (9) Asts: Perkins (6) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Bill Ek, Rob Kueneman
* BTN
* March 10 6:30 pm
No. 10 Maryland 72, No. 7 Michigan State 76 :
| Scoring by half: 34-43, 38-33 |||
| Pts: Russell (20) Rebs: Russell (7) Asts: Russell (6) | Pts: Christie (16) Rebs: Brown, Christie, Hall (6) Asts: Hoggard (6) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 14,331 Referees: Donnie Eppley, Terry Oglesby, Rob Kueneman
* BTN
* March 10 9:00 pm
No. 11 Penn State 71, No. 6 Ohio State 68 :
| Scoring by half: 24–33, 47–35 |||
| Pts: Sessoms (18) Rebs: Harrar (9) Asts: Pickett (5) | Pts: Liddell (25) Rebs: Liddell (8) Asts: Branham (4) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Lamont Simpson, Bo Boroski, Brandon Cruz

### Quarterfinals

* BTN
* March 11 11:30 am
No. 9 Indiana 65, No. 1 Illinois 63 :
| Scoring by half: 31–33, 34–30 |||
| Pts: Jackson-Davis (21) Rebs: Thompson (9) Asts: Johnson (6) | Pts: Cockburn (23) Rebs: Cockburn, Curbelo (10) Asts: Frazier (6) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Larry Scirotto, Rob Kueneman, Courtney Green
* BTN
* March 11 2:00 pm
No. 5 Iowa 84, No. 4 Rutgers 74 :
| Scoring by half: 41–32, 43–42 |||
| Pts: Ke. Murray (26) Rebs: Ke. Murray (8) Asts: McCaffery (5) | Pts: Baker (23) Rebs: Omoruyi (7) Asts: Mulcahy (9) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Bo Boroski, Brandon Cruz, Kelly Pfeifer
* BTN
* March 11 6:30 pm
No. 7 Michigan State 69, No. 2 Wisconsin 63 :
| Scoring by half: 24–22, 45–41 |||
| Pts: Bingham Jr. (19) Rebs: Bingham Jr. (11) Asts: Walker (7) | Pts: Davison (23) Rebs: Joh. Davis (11) Asts: Hepburn (4) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Lamont Simpson, D.J. Carstensen, Robert Riley
* BTN
* March 11 9:00 pm
No. 11 Penn State 61, No. 3 Purdue 69 :
| Scoring by half: 31–35, 30–34 |||
| Pts: Pickett (16) Rebs: Harrar (12) Asts: Pickett (6) | Pts: Ivey (17) Rebs: Ivey (7) Asts: Williams (5) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 16,415 Referees: Donnie Eppley, Bill Ek, Paul Szelc

### Semifinals

* CBS/Paramount+
* March 12 1:00 pm
No. 9 Indiana 77, No. 5 Iowa 80 :
| Scoring by half: 38–32, 39–48 |||
| Pts: Jackson-Davis (31) Rebs: Jackson-Davis (10) Asts: Johnson (9) | Pts: Ke. Murray (32) Rebs: Ke. Murray (9) Asts: Perkins (5) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Larry Scirotto, Rob Riley, Rob Kueneman
* CBS/Paramount+
* March 12 3:30 pm
No. 7 Michigan State 70, No. 3 Purdue 75 :
| Scoring by half: 20–27, 50–48 |||
| Pts: Hoggard (17) Rebs: Bingham Jr., Christie (6) Asts: Hoggard (10) | Pts: Ivey (22) Rebs: Edey (10) Asts: Ivey (5) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 17,762 Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Kelly Pfeifer, Lamont Simpson

### Championship

* CBS/Paramount+
* March 13 3:30 pm
No. 5 Iowa 75, No. 3 Purdue 66 :
| Scoring by half: 35–32, 40–34 |||
| Pts: Ke. Murray (19) Rebs: Ke. Murray (11) Asts: Perkins (4) | Pts: Ivey (20) Rebs: Edey (14) Asts: Ivey (6) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 17,732 Referees: Paul Szelc, Bo Boroski, Courtney Green

## All-Tournament Team

* Keegan Murray, Iowa – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
* Jordan Bohannon, Iowa
* Jaden Ivey, Purdue
* Trevion Williams, Purdue