# 2010 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2010 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 11 through March 14 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the thirteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Minnesota 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 third tournament championship (one prior 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 | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Ohio State | 14–4 | 2–1 vs Pur, MSU |
| 2 | Purdue | 14–4 | 2–2 vs OSU, MSU |
| 3 | Michigan State | 14–4 | 1–2 vs OSU, Pur |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 13–5 | |
| 5 | Illinois | 10–8 | |
| 6 | Minnesota | 9–9 | |
| 7 | Northwestern | 7–11 | 2–0 vs Mich |
| 8 | Michigan | 7–11 | 0–2 vs NW |
| 9 | Iowa | 4–14 | 2–0 vs Ind |
| 10 | Indiana | 4–14 | 0–2 vs Iowa |
| 11 | Penn State | 3–15 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Score |
| Opening round – Thursday, March 11 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:30 PM | #8 Michigan vs #9 Iowa | ESPN2 | 59–52 |
| 1 | 2 | 5:00 PM | #7 Northwestern vs #10 Indiana | ESPN2 | 73–58 |
| 1 | 3 | 8:30 PM | #6 Minnesota vs #11 Penn State | BTN | 76–55 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00 PM | #1 Ohio State vs #8 Michigan | ESPN | 69–68 |
| 2 | 5 | 2:30 PM | #4 Wisconsin vs #5 Illinois | ESPN | 54–58 |
| 3 | 6 | 6:30 PM | #2 Purdue vs #7 Northwestern | BTN | 69–61 |
| 7 | | 9:00 PM | #3 Michigan State vs #6 Minnesota | BTN | 67–72 (OT) |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 13 ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 1:40 PM | #1 Ohio State vs. #5 Illinois | CBS | 88–81 (2OT) |
| 4 | 9 | 4:05 PM | #2 Purdue vs. #6 Minnesota | CBS | 42–69 |
| Championship Game – Sunday, March 14 ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 3:30 PM | #1 Ohio State vs. #6 Minnesota | CBS | 90–61 |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| Opening round Thursday, March 11 | Opening round Thursday, March 11 | Opening round Thursday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 | Semifinals Saturday, March 13 | Semifinals Saturday, March 13 | Semifinals Saturday, March 13 | Championship Sunday, March 14 | Championship Sunday, March 14 | Championship Sunday, March 14 |
| | | | 1 | #5 Ohio State | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan | 68 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michigan | 59 | 8 | Michigan | 68 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Iowa | 52 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Iowa | 52 | | | | 1 | #5 Ohio State | 88$^{2OT}$ | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Illinois | 81 | | | |
| | | | 4 | #13 Wisconsin | 54 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Illinois | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | #5 Ohio State | 90 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Minnesota | 61 |
| | | | 2 | #6 Purdue | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Northwestern | 61 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Northwestern | 73 | 7 | Northwestern | 61 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Indiana | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Indiana | 58 | | | | 2 | #6 Purdue | 42 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Minnesota | 69 | | | |
| | | | 3 | #11 Michigan State | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Minnesota | 72$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 6 | Minnesota | 76 | 6 | Minnesota | 72$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 11 | Penn State | 55 | | | | | | | | | |

## Honors
### All-Tournament Team

* Evan Turner, Ohio State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Demetri McCamey, Illinois
* William Buford, Ohio State
* David Lighty, Ohio State
* Devoe Joseph, Minnesota