# 2011 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2011 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 10 through March 13, 2011 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the fourteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Penn State in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Ohio State's fourth tournament championship and second consecutive (one championship has been vacated).

## Seeds

All Big Ten schools played 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 five teams received a first round bye.
| Seed | School | Conf | 1st tiebreak | 2nd tiebreak | 3rd tiebreak | 4th tiebreak | 5th tiebreak | 6th tiebreak | 7th tiebreak |
| 1 | Ohio State | 16–2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Purdue | 14–4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 13–5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Michigan | 9–9 | 4–1 vs Ill, PSU, MSU | | | | | | |
| 5 | Illinois | 9–9 | 3–2 vs Mich, PSU, MSU | | | | | | |
| 6 | Penn State | 9–9 | 2–4 vs Mich, Ill, MSU | 0–2 vs OSU | 0–2 vs Pur | 1–1 vs Wis | 2–0 vs NW | 2–0 vs Minn | 1–0 vs Iowa |
| 7 | Michigan State | 9–9 | 2–4 vs Mich, Ill, PSU | 0–1 vs OSU | 0–2 vs Pur | 1–1 vs Wis | 2–0 vs NW | 2–0 vs Minn | 1–1 vs Iowa |
| 8 | Northwestern | 7–11 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Minnesota | 6–12 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Iowa | 4–14 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Indiana | 3–15 | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Score |
| First round - Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:30pm | #9 Minnesota vs. #8 Northwestern | ESPN2 | 65–75 |
| 1 | 2 | 5:00pm | #10 Iowa vs. #7 Michigan State | ESPN2 | 61–66 |
| 1 | 3 | 7:30pm | #11 Indiana vs. #6 Penn State | BTN | 55–61 |
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 11 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00pm | #8 Northwestern vs. #1 Ohio State | ESPN | 61–67 OT |
| 2 | 5 | 2:30pm | #5 Illinois vs. #4 Michigan | ESPN | 55–60 |
| 3 | 6 | 6:30pm | #7 Michigan State vs. #2 Purdue | BTN | 74–56 |
| 3 | 7 | 9:00pm | #6 Penn State vs. #3 Wisconsin | BTN | 36–33 |
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 12 ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 1:40pm | #4 Michigan vs. #1 Ohio State | CBS | 61–68 |
| 4 | 9 | 4:00pm | #7 Michigan State vs. #6 Penn State | CBS | 48–61 |
| Championship - Sunday, March 13 ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 3:30pm | #6 Penn State vs. #1 Ohio State | CBS | 60–71 |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 10 | First round Thursday, March 10 | First round Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Championship Sunday, March 13 | Championship Sunday, March 13 | Championship Sunday, March 13 |
| | | | 1 | #1 Ohio State | 67$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Northwestern | 61 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northwestern | 75 | 8 | Northwestern | 61 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Minnesota | 65 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Minnesota | 65 | | | | 1 | #1 Ohio State | 68 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Michigan | 61 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Michigan | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Illinois | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | #1 Ohio State | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Penn State | 60 |
| | | | 2 | #9 Purdue | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Michigan State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 66 | 7 | Michigan State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Iowa | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Iowa | 61 | | | | 7 | Michigan State | 48 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Penn State | 61 | | | |
| | | | 3 | #13 Wisconsin | 33 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Penn State | 36 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Penn State | 61 | 6 | Penn State | 36 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Indiana | 55 | | | | | | | | | |

## Honors
### All-Tournament Team

* Jared Sullinger, Ohio State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Kalin Lucas, Michigan State
* Michael Thompson, Northwestern
* Jon Diebler, Ohio State
* William Buford, Ohio State
* Talor Battle, Penn State