# 2017 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from March 8 through March 12, 2017 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first Big Ten men's basketball tournament held outside the conference's traditional heartland in the Midwest. The championship was won by Michigan, which defeated Wisconsin in the championship game. As a result, Michigan received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The championship was Michigan's first (after having their win of the inaugural tournament vacated) and they became the lowest-seeded team ever to win the Big Ten 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 2016 tournament.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Purdue | 14–4 | |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 12–6 | 1–0 vs Maryland |
| 3 | Maryland | 12–6 | 0–1 vs Wisconsin |
| 4 | Minnesota | 11–7 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 10–8 | 3–1 vs Northwestern, Iowa, Michigan |
| 6 | Northwestern | 10–8 | 2–1 vs Michigan State, Iowa, Michigan |
| 7 | Iowa | 10–8 | 1–2 vs Michigan State, Northwestern, Michigan |
| 8 | Michigan | 10–8 | 1–3 vs Michigan State, Northwestern, Iowa |
| 9 | Illinois | 8–10 | |
| 10 | Indiana | 7–11 | 1–0 vs Ohio State |
| 11 | Ohio State | 7–11 | 0–1 vs Indiana |
| 12 | Nebraska | 6–12 | 1–0 vs Penn State |
| 13 | Penn State | 6–12 | 0–1 vs Nebraska |
| 14 | Rutgers | 3–15 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 8 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4:30 pm | No. 13 Penn State vs. No. 12 Nebraska | 76–67$^{OT}$ | ESPN2 | |
| 1 | 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Ohio State | 66–57 | BTN | |
| Second round – Thursday, March 9 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 8 Michigan | 55–75 | BTN | 12,189 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:45 pm | No. 13 Penn State vs. No. 5 Michigan State | 51–78 | BTN | 12,189 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Iowa | 95–73 | ESPN2 | 12,408 |
| 3 | 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 6 Northwestern | 61–83 | ESPN2 | 12,408 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 1 Purdue | 74–70$^{OT}$ | ESPN | 12,334 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Minnesota | 58–63 | ESPN | 12,334 |
| 5 | 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 2 Wisconsin | 60–70 | BTN | 15,624 |
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Northwestern vs. No. 3 Maryland | 72–64 | BTN | 15,624 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 4 Minnesota | 84–77 | CBS | 13,984 |
| 6 | 12 | 3:30 pm | No 6 Northwestern vs. No. 2 Wisconsin | 48-76 | CBS | 13,984 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 12 |||||||
| 7 | 13 | 3:00 pm | No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 2 Wisconsin | 71–56 | CBS | 12,902 |
| *Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed |||||||
* ↑ The United States began Daylight saving time at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 12. As a result, times through the semifinal games are in Eastern Standard Time while the Championship game time is in Eastern Daylight Time.

## Game summaries
### First round

* ESPN2
* Mar 8 4:30 pm
* Recap
No. 12 Nebraska 67, No. 13 Penn State 76 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 33–38, 27–22 Overtime: 7–16 |||
| Pts: E. Taylor 15 Rebs: E. Morrow Jr. 10 Asts: G. Watson Jr./T. Webster 3 | Pts: M. Watkins 18 Rebs: M. Watkins 11 Asts: T. Carr 6 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Referees: Lamont Simpson, Terry Oglesby, Rob Riley
* BTN
* Mar 8 7:00 pm
* Recap
No. 11 Ohio State 57, No. 14 Rutgers 66 :
| Scoring by half: 32–29, 25–37 |||
| Pts: J. Tate 18 Rebs: T. Thompson 11 Asts: C. J. Jackson 6 | Pts: N. Johnson 21 Rebs: M. Wiliams 9 Asts: C. Sanders 3 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Referees: Gene Steratore, Paul Szelc, Steve McJunkins

### Second round

* BTN
* Mar 9 Noon
* Recap
No. 8 Michigan 75, No. 9 Illinois 55 :
| Scoring by half: 40–29, 35–26 |||
| Pts: D. Walton Jr. 19 Rebs: Z. Irvin 7 Asts: D. Walton Jr. 5 | Pts: T. Abrams 23 Rebs: M. Finke 7 Asts: T. Lucas 3 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,189 Referees: Terry Oglesby, Chris Beaver, Kelly Pfeifer
* BTN
* Mar 9 2:45 pm
* Recap
No. 5 Michigan State 78, No. 13 Penn State 51 :
| Scoring by half: 45–27, 33–24 |||
| Pts: M. Bridges/N. Ward 15 Rebs: M. Bridges/N. Ward 9 Asts: L. Nairn Jr. 9 | Pts: T. Carr/L. Stevens 16 Rebs: S. Garner 7 Asts: T. Carr 3 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,189 Referees: Terry Wymer, Larry Scirotto, Paul Szelc
* ESPN2
* Mar 9 6:30 pm
* Recap
No. 7 Iowa 73, No. 10 Indiana 95 :
| Scoring by half: 40–43, 33–52 |||
| Pts: J. Bohannon 24 Rebs: C. Pemsl 11 Asts: J. Bohannon 10 | Pts: J. Blackmon Jr. 23 Rebs: J. Blackmon Jr./J. Morgan 8 Asts: J. Blackmon Jr./R. Johnson 4 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,408 Referees: D. J. Carstensen, Bo Boroski, Steve McJunkins
* ESPN2
* Mar 9 9:00 pm
* Recap
No. 6 Northwestern 83, No. 14 Rutgers 61 :
| Scoring by half: 42–24, 41–37 |||
| Pts: V. Law/S. Lindsey 16 Rebs: D. Pardon 8 Asts: V. Law/S. Lindsey 4 | Pts: N. Johnson 21 Rebs: D. Freeman/C. J. Gettys 5 Asts: C. Sanders 3 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,408 Referees: Lamont Simpson, Rob Riley, Donnie Eppley

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN
* Mar 10 Noon
* Recap
No. 1 Purdue 70, No. 8 Michigan 74 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 37–38, 29–28 Overtime: 4–8 |||
| Pts: C. Edwards/I. Haas 17 Rebs: C. Swanigan 13 Asts: C. Swanigan 5 | Pts: D. J. Wilson 26 Rebs: D. J. Wilson 8 Asts: D. Walton Jr. 4 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,189 Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Paul Szelc, Rob Riley
* ESPN
* Mar 10 2:25 pm
* Recap
No. 4 Minnesota 63, No. 5 Michigan State 58 :
| Scoring by half: 28–26, 35–32 |||
| Pts: R. Lynch 16 Rebs: J. Murphy 13 Asts: N. Mason 3 | Pts: M. Bridges 20 Rebs: N. Ward 11 Asts: K. Goins 3 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,189 Referees: Terry Wymer, Larry Scirotto, Paul Szelc
* BTN
* Mar 10 6:30 pm
* Recap
No. 2 Wisconsin 70, No. 10 Indiana 60 :
| Scoring by half: 33–27, 37–33 |||
| Pts: B. Koenig 16 Rebs: E. Happ 12 Asts: B. Koenig 5 | Pts: J. Blackmon Jr. 17 Rebs: J. Blackmon Jr. 8 Asts: J. Newkirk 3 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 15,624 Referees: Lamont Simpson, Larry Scirotto, Lewis Garrison
* BTN
* Mar 10 8:55 pm
* Recap
No. 3 Maryland 64, No. 6 Northwestern 72 :
| Scoring by half: 36–34, 28–38 |||
| Pts: M. Trimble 20 Rebs: M. Trimble 6 Asts: K. Huerter/M. Trimble 4 | Pts: V. Law/S. Lindsey 17 Rebs: D. Pardon 8 Asts: B. McIntosh 6 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 15,624 Referees: Terry Wymer, Terry Oglesby, Kelly Pfeifer

### Semifinals

* CBS
* Mar 11 1:00 pm
* Recap
No. 4 Minnesota 77, No. 8 Michigan 84 :
| Scoring by half: 36–47, 41–37 |||
| Pts: N. Mason 23 Rebs: J. Murphy 9 Asts: A. Coffey/N. Mason 4 | Pts: D. Walton Jr. 29 Rebs: Z. Irvin/D. Walton Jr. 5 Asts: D. Walton Jr. 9 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 13,984 Referees: Gene Steratore, Paul Szelc, Rob Riley
* CBS
* Mar 11 3:30 pm
* Recap
No. 2 Wisconsin 76, No. 6 Northwestern 48 :
| Scoring by half: 38–21, 38–27 |||
| Pts: N. Hayes 18 Rebs: N. Hayes 10 Asts: D. Trice 3 | Pts: S. Lindsey 16 Rebs: D. Pardon 7 Asts: J. Ash/I. Brown/V. Law/B. McIntosh/N. Taphorn 1 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 13,984 Referees: Terry Wymer, Terry Oglesby, Larry Scirotto

### Championship

* CBS
* Mar 12 3:00 pm
* Recap
No. 2 Wisconsin 56, No. 8 Michigan 71 :
| Scoring by half: 32–33, 24–38 |||
| Pts: B. Koenig 15 Rebs: N. Hayes/E. Happ 11 Asts: E. Happ/D. Trice 3 | Pts: D. Walton, Jr. 22 Rebs: Z. Irvin 7 Asts: D. Walton, Jr. 7 |
* Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,902 Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Lamont Simpson, Bo Boroski

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN | First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN | First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN | Second round Thursday, March 9 ESPN2/BTN | Second round Thursday, March 9 ESPN2/BTN | Second round Thursday, March 9 ESPN2/BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN/BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN/BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN/BTN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS |
| | | | | | | 1 | Purdue | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan | 75 | 8 | Michigan | 74* | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Illinois | 55 | | | | | | 8 | Michigan | 84 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Minnesota | 77 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Minnesota | 63 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Michigan State | 78 | 5 | Michigan State | 58 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nebraska | 67 | 13 | Penn State | 51 | | | | | | | | 8 | Michigan | 71 |
| 13 | Penn State | 76* | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 2 | Wisconsin | 56 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Wisconsin | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Iowa | 73 | 10 | Indiana | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Indiana | 95 | | | | | | 2 | Wisconsin | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Northwestern | 48 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Maryland | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Northwestern | 83 | 6 | Northwestern | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ohio State | 57 | 14 | Rutgers | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rutgers | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period

## All-Tournament Team

* Derrick Walton, Michigan – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Zak Irvin, Michigan
* Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
* Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin
* Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin