# 2014 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2014 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from March 13 through March 16, 2014 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The tournament was the seventeenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament and third and final year to feature 12 teams. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Michigan 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 fourth tournament championship (tying them with Ohio State for the most championships) and second championship in three years. Branden Dawson was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

## Seeds

All 12 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 four teams received a first-round bye. Tiebreaking procedures were unchanged from the 2013 tournament.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | Michigan | 15–3 | | |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 12–6 | 1–0 vs MSU | |
| 3 | Michigan State | 12–6 | 0–1 vs Wisc | |
| 4 | Nebraska | 11–7 | | |
| 5 | Ohio State | 10–8 | | |
| 6 | Iowa | 9–9 | | |
| 7 | Minnesota | 8–10 | | |
| 8 | Indiana | 7–11 | 1–1 vs Ill | 1–1 vs Mich |
| 9 | Illinois | 7–11 | 1–1 vs Ind | 0–1 vs Mich |
| 10 | Penn State | 6–12 | 1–0 vs NW | |
| 11 | Northwestern | 6–12 | 0–1 vs PSU | |
| 12 | Purdue | 5–13 | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* BTN
* Mar 13 12:00 pm
* Recap
No. 9 Illinois 64, No. 8 Indiana 54 :
| Scoring by half: 30–28, 34–26 |||
| Pts: Tracy Abrams 25 Rebs: Tracy Abrams 7 Asts: four tied with 2 | Pts: Yogi Ferrell 14 Rebs: Jeremy Hollowell 6 Asts: Will Sheehey 5 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,596 Referees: Lamont Simpson; Larry Scirotto; Ray Perone
* BTN
* Mar 13 2:34 pm
* Recap
No. 5 Ohio State 63, No. 12 Purdue 61 :
| Scoring by half: 30–27, 33–34 |||
| Pts: LaQuinton Ross 19 Rebs: LaQuinton Ross 15 Asts: Aaron Craft 5 | Pts: A. J. Hammons 15 Rebs: A. J. Hammons 9 Asts: Terone Johnson 4 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,596 Referees: Gene Steratore; Mike Sanzere; Buddy Mayborg
* ESPN2
* Mar 13 6:33 pm
* Recap
No. 7 Minnesota 63, No. 10 Penn State 56 :
| Scoring by half: 30–25, 33–31 |||
| Pts: Austin Hollins 18 Rebs: two tied with 6 Asts: DeAndre Mathieu 5 | Pts: D. J. Newbill 16 Rebs: D. J. Newbill 7 Asts: Tim Frazier 5 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 16,028 Referees: Mike Kitts; Bo Boroski; Steve McJunkins
* ESPN2
* Mar 13 1:30 pm
* Recap
No. 11 Northwestern 67, No. 6 Iowa 62 :
| Scoring by half: 31–31, 36–31 |||
| Pts: Tre Demps 20 Rebs: two tied with 6 Asts: Drew Crawford 6 | Pts: Roy Devyn Marble 25 Rebs: Jarrod Uthoff 9 Asts: Roy Devyn Marble 4 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,596 Referees: Terry Wymer; D.J. Carstensen; Bill Ek

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN
* Mar 14 12:03 pm
* Recap
No. 1 Michigan 64, No. 9 Illinois 63 :
| Scoring by half: 38–33, 30–26 |||
| Pts: Nik Stauskas 19 Rebs: Jordan Morgan 4 Asts: Caris LeVert 13 | Pts: Tracy Abrams; Rayvonte Rice 11 Rebs: Tracy Abrams 4 Asts: Tracy Abrams 5 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,596 Referees: Mike Kitts; Ray Perone; D.J. Carstensen
* ESPN
* Mar 14 2:27 pm
* Recap
No. 5 Ohio State 71, No. 4 Nebraska 67 :
| Scoring by half: 28–31, 43–36 |||
| Pts: LaQuinton Ross 26 Rebs: LaQuinton Ross 13 Asts: Aaron Craft 6 | Pts: Terran Petteway 20 Rebs: David Rivers 9 Asts: Shavon Shields 4 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,596 Referees: Mike Sanzere; Jim Burr; Bill Ek
* BTN
* Mar 14 11:00 am
* Recap
No. 2 Wisconsin 80, No. 7 Minnesota 67 :
| Scoring by half: 34–22, 49–35 |||
| Pts: Ben Brust 29 Rebs: Frank Kaminsky 12 Asts: Traevon Jackson 4 | Pts: DeAndre Mathieu 18 Rebs: two tied with 7 Asts: DeAndre Mathieu 5 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,596 Referees: Lamont Simpson; Chris Beaver; Lewis Garrison
* BTN
* Mar 14 9:00 pm
* Recap
No. 3 Michigan State 64, No. 11 Northwestern 51 :
| Scoring by half: 40–22, 27–29 |||
| Pts: Branden Dawson 16 Rebs: Branden Dawson 9 Asts: Denzel Valentine 4 | Pts: Drew Crawford 21 Rebs: Tre Demps 7 Asts: Tre Demps 5 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,596 Referees: Bo Boroski; Gene Steratore; Larry Scirotto

### Semifinals

* CBS
* Mar 15 1:43 pm
* Recap
No. 1 Michigan 72, No. 5 Ohio State 69 :
| Scoring by half: 42–40, 42–33 |||
| Pts: Nik Stauskas 18 Rebs: Caris LeVert 8 Asts: Derrick Walton Jr. 4 | Pts: LaQuinton Ross 19 Rebs: Aaron Craft 7 Asts: two tied with 6 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,626 Referees: Lamont Simpson; Mike Kitts; Larry Scirotto
* CBS
* Mar 15 4:23 pm
* Recap
No. 3 Michigan State 83, No. 2 Wisconsin 75 :
| Scoring by half: 43–26, 40–49 |||
| Pts: Adreian Payne 18 Rebs: two tied with 7 Asts: Keith Appling 7 | Pts: Frank Kaminsky 28 Rebs: Sam Dekker 7 Asts: Traevon Jackson 5 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,626 Referees: Terry Wymer; Gene Steratore; Bo Boroski

### Championship

* CBS
* Mar 16 3:36 pm
* Recap
No. 3 Michigan State 69, No. 1 Michigan 55 :
| Scoring by half: 38–29, 31–26 |||
| Pts: Adreian Payne 18 Rebs: Adreian Payne 9 Asts: Travis Trice 4 | Pts: Nik Sauskas 17 Rebs: Jordan Morgan 6 Asts: Caris LeVert 4 |
* Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,582 Referees: Mike Kitts; Terry Wymer; Gene Steratore
* Attendance for the six sessions was 111,592.

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 13 ESPN2/BTN | First round Thursday, March 13 ESPN2/BTN | First round Thursday, March 13 ESPN2/BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 ESPN/BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 ESPN/BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 ESPN/BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 16 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 16 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 16 CBS |
| | | | 1 | #8 Michigan | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Illinois | 63 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Indiana | 54 | 9 | Illinois | 63 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois | 64 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Illinois | 64 | | | | 1 | #8 Michigan | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | #24 Ohio State | 69 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Nebraska | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | #24 Ohio State | 71 | | | | | | |
| 5 | #24 Ohio State | 63 | 5 | #24 Ohio State | 71 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Purdue | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Purdue | 61 | | | | | | | 1 | #8 Michigan | 55 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | #22 Michigan State | 69 |
| | | | 2 | #12 Wisconsin | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Minnesota | 57 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Minnesota | 63 | 7 | Minnesota | 57 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Penn State | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Penn State | 56 | | | | 2 | #12 Wisconsin | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | #22 Michigan State | 83 | | | |
| | | | 3 | #22 Michigan State | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Northwestern | 51 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Iowa | 62 | 11 | Northwestern | 51 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Northwestern | 67 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

* Branden Dawson, Michigan State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Gary Harris, Michigan State
* Adreian Payne, Michigan State
* Nik Stauskas, Michigan
* LaQuinton Ross, Ohio State