2014 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2014 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
2014 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2013–14
Teams	12
Site	Bankers Life Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Michigan State (4th title)
Winning coach	Tom Izzo (4th title)
MVP	Branden Dawson (Michigan State)
Attendance	111,592
Television	BTN, ESPN/2, CBS
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2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Michigan	15	–	3	.833	28	–	9	.757
No. 12 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	30	–	8	.789
No. 11 Michigan State†	12	–	6	.667	29	–	9	.763
Nebraska	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
No. 22 Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	25	–	10	.714
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	25	–	13	.658
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	20	–	15	.571
Indiana	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Penn State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Northwestern	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Purdue	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469

† 2014 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2014 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 13 through March 16 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[1] The tournament was the 16th annual Big Ten 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 Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The win marked Michigan State fourth tournament championship and second championship in three years.

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^[2] 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

#9 Illinois 64, #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

#5 Ohio State 63, #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

#7 Minnesota 63, #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

#11 Northwestern 67, #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

#1 Michigan 64, #9 Illinois 63
Scoring by half: 38–33, 30–26
Pts: Nik Sauskas 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

#5 Ohio State 71, #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

#2 Wisconsin 80, #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

#3 Michigan State 64, #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

#1 Michigan 72, #5 Ohio State 69
Scoring by half: 42–40, 42–33
Pts: Nik Sauskas 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

#3 Michigan State 83, #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

#3 Michigan State 69, #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 6 sessions was 111,592.^[3]

Bracket

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First round Thursday, March 13 ESPN2/BTN			Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 ESPN/BTN			Semifinals Saturday, March 15 CBS			Championship Sunday, March 16 CBS

			1	Michigan	64

			9	Illinois	63
8	Indiana	54

9	Illinois	64
						1	Michigan	72

						5	Ohio State	69



			4	Nebraska	67

			5	Ohio State	71
5	Ohio State	63

12	Purdue	61
									1	Michigan	55

									3	Michigan State	69



			2	Wisconsin	83

			7	Minnesota	57
7	Minnesota	63

10	Penn State	56
						2	Wisconsin	75

						3	Michigan State	83



			3	Michigan State	67

			11	Northwestern	51
6	Iowa	62

11	Northwestern	67

All-Tournament Team

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

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References

^ "Big Ten 2013-2014 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
^ "2014 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
^ "Michigan State-Michigan Postgame Notes". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
^ "2014 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). bigten.org. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
^ "Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-17.

External links

Tournament results at BigTen.org

[1] "Big Ten 2013-2014 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2012.

[2] "2014 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

[3] "Michigan State-Michigan Postgame Notes". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-17.

[4] "2014 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). bigten.org. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[5] "Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-17.

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Seeds

Game summaries

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Bracket

All-Tournament Team

See also

References

External links