2011_Big_Ten_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

2011 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2011 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

College 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).[3][4]

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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.

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Schedule

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Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 10 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 12 		Championship
Sunday, March 13
            
1 #1 Ohio State 67OT
8 Northwestern 61
8 Northwestern 75
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
10 Iowa 61
7 Michigan State 48
6 Penn State 61
3 #13 Wisconsin 33
6 Penn State 36
6 Penn State 61
11 Indiana 55

Honors

All-Tournament Team

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References

  1. [1]
    "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Ohio State-Penn State Postgame Notes". Big Ten. March 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Ohio State Wins Big Ten tournament: Buckeyes Outdistance Penn State, 71-60, in title game". Big Ten. March 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  5. [5]
    "MBB: All-Tournament Team Announced". Big Ten. March 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
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