The 2024 Big Ten men's basketball tournament (branded as the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which took place from March 13–17, 2024. The tournament was held at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the first year in which the first round is broadcast by Peacock.[1] As the tournament winner, Illinois received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| 2024 Big Ten men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Site | Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Champions | Illinois (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Brad Underwood (2nd title) |
| MVP | Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois) |
| Television | Peacock, BTN, CBS/Paramount+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Purdue | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 34 | – | 5 | .872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Illinois † | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 29 | – | 9 | .763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This was the last season in the current tournament format as the conference will expand to 18 teams the following year.[2] The conference announced that only 15 teams will participate in future tournaments with the bottom three teams not qualifying for the tournament.[3]
Seeds
editAll 14 Big Ten schools are participating 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.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreak 1 | Tiebreak 2 | Tiebreak 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 17–3 | |||
| 2 | Illinois | 14–6 | |||
| 3 | Nebraska | 12–8 | 1–1 vs. Northwestern | 1–0 vs. Purdue | |
| 4 | Northwestern | 12–8 | 1–1 vs. Nebraska | 1–1 vs. Purdue | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 11–9 | |||
| 6 | Indiana | 10–10 | 2–0 vs. Iowa/Michigan State | ||
| 7 | Iowa | 10–10 | 1–1 vs. Indiana/Michigan State | ||
| 8 | Michigan State | 10–10 | 0–2 vs. Indiana/Iowa | ||
| 9 | Minnesota | 9–11 | 3–1 vs. Ohio State/Penn State | ||
| 10 | Ohio State | 9–11 | 2–2 vs. Minnesota/Penn State | ||
| 11 | Penn State | 9–11 | 1–3 vs. Minnesota/Ohio State | ||
| 12 | Maryland | 7–13 | 1–1 vs. Rutgers | 0–1 vs. Purdue | 1–1 vs. Illinois |
| 13 | Rutgers | 7–13 | 1–1 vs. Maryland | 0–2 vs. Purdue | 0–2 vs. Illinois |
| 14 | Michigan | 3–17 |
Schedule
edit| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 13 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:30 pm | No. 12 Maryland vs. No. 13 Rutgers | 65–51 | Peacock | 12,379 |
| 2 | 25 mins after Game 1 | No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 14 Michigan | 66–57 | |||
| Second round – Thursday, March 14 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 9 Minnesota | 77–67 | BTN | 12,338 |
| 4 | 25 mins after Game 3 | No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 Maryland | 87−56 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 5:30 pm | No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Ohio State | 78–90 | 12,338 | |
| 6 | 25 mins after Game 5 | No. 6 Indiana vs. No. 11 Penn State | 61–59 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 8 Michigan State | 67–62 | BTN | 12,498 |
| 8 | 25 mins after Game 7 | No. 4 Northwestern vs. No. 5 Wisconsin | 61–70 | 12,609 | ||
| 5 | 9 | 5:30 pm | No. 2 Illinois vs. No. 10 Ohio State | 77–74 | 12,625 | |
| 10 | 25 mins after Game 9 | No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 6 Indiana | 93–66 | 12,625 | ||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 16 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 5 Wisconsin | 75–76OT | CBS | 14,138 |
| 12 | 25 mins after Game 11 | No. 2 Illinois vs. No. 3 Nebraska | 98–87 | |||
| Championship – Sunday, March 17 | ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 2 Illinois | 87–93 | CBS | 13,991 |
*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. [4]
Bracket
edit| First round Wednesday, March 13 Peacock | Second round Thursday, March 14 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 17 CBS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Purdue | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Michigan State | 77 | 8 | Michigan State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Minnesota | 67 | 1 | Purdue | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 76* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 87 | 5 | Wisconsin | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Maryland | 65 | 12 | Maryland | 56 | 5 | Wisconsin | 87 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Rutgers | 51 | 2 | Illinois | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Illinois | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Iowa | 78 | 10 | Ohio State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ohio State | 90 | 2 | Illinois | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nebraska | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nebraska | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Indiana | 61 | 6 | Indiana | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Penn State | 66 | 11 | Penn State | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Michigan | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
Game summaries
editFirst round
editPeacock
|
March 13
5:30 pm |
| No. 13 Rutgers 51, No. 12 Maryland 65 | ||
| Scoring by half: 22–36, 29–29 | ||
| Pts: Gavin Griffiths, 16 Rebs: Aundre Hyatt, 6 Asts: Derek Simpson, 4 |
Pts: Donta Scott, 16 Rebs: Jahmir Young, 8 Asts: Jahmir Young, 7 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 12,379 |
Peacock
|
March 13
8:00 pm |
| No. 14 Michigan 57, No. 11 Penn State 66 | ||
| Scoring by half: 22–33, 35–33 | ||
| Pts: Terrance Williams II, 15 Rebs: Tarris Reed Jr., 8 Asts: Dug McDaniel, 6 |
Pts: Zach Hicks, 20 Rebs: Qudus Wahab, 8 Asts: Ace Baldwin Jr., 6 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 12,379 |
Second round
editBTN
|
March 14
11:00 am |
| No. 9 Minnesota 67, No. 8 Michigan State 77 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34−32, 33−43 | ||
| Pts: Dawson Garcia, 19 Rebs: tied, 4 Asts: Elijah Hawkins, 7 |
Pts: A.J. Hoggard, 17 Rebs: Jaden Akins, 7 Asts: A.J. Hoggard, 6 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Referees: Brian Dorsey, DJ Carstensen, John Lloyd |
BTN
|
March 14
1:30 pm |
| No. 12 Maryland 56, No. 5 Wisconsin 87 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26−47, 30−40 | ||
| Pts: Jahmir Young, 18 Rebs: Julian Reese, 5 Asts: DeShawn Harris-Smith, 3 |
Pts: John Blackwell, 18 Rebs: Tied, 5 Asts: Chucky Hepburn, 8 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 12,338 Referees: Rob Riley, Kelly Pfeifer, Earl Walton |
BTN
|
March 14
5:30 pm |
| No. 10 Ohio State 90, No. 7 Iowa 78 | ||
| Scoring by half: 43−38, 47−40 | ||
| Pts: Jamison Battle, 23 Rebs: Jamison Battle, 9 Asts: Bruce Thorton, 9 |
Pts: Payton Sandford, 19 Rebs: Owen Freeman, 9 Asts: Tony Perkins, 7 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Referees: Bill Ek, Tim Comer, Paul Szelic |
BTN
|
March 14
8:00 pm |
| No. 11 Penn State 59, No. 6 Indiana 61 | ||
| Scoring by half: 27−32, 32−29 | ||
| Pts: Puff Johnson, 16 Rebs: Qudus Wahab, 9 Asts: Ace Baldwin Jr., 6 |
Pts: Kel'el Ware, 18 Rebs: Kel'el Ware, 14 Asts: Xavier Johnson, 5 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 12,338 Referees: Andy O'Brien, Courtney Green, Jeff Anderson |
Quarterfinals
editBTN
|
March 15
11:00 am |
| No. 8 Michigan State 62, No. 1 Purdue 67 | ||
| Scoring by half: 27−34, 35−33 | ||
| Pts: Tyson Walker, 15 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: A.J. Hoggard, 10 |
Pts: Zach Edey, 29 Rebs: Zach Edey, 12 Asts: Braden Smith, 8 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 12,498 Referees: Paul Szelc, Earl Walton, Courtney Green |
BTN
|
March 15
1:30 pm |
| No. 5 Wisconsin 70, No. 4 Northwestern 61 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33−29, 37−32 | ||
| Pts: AJ Storr, 30 Rebs: Steven Crowl, 7 Asts: Max Klesmit, 7 |
Pts: Boo Buie, 29 Rebs: Brooks Barnhizer, 14 Asts: Tied, 3 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 12,609 Referees: Bill Ek, Kelly Pfeifer, Jeff Anderson |
BTN
|
March 15
5:30 pm |
| No. 10 Ohio State 74, No. 2 Illinois 77 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29−31, 45−46 | ||
| Pts: Jamison Battle, 21 Rebs: Felix Okpara, 10 Asts: Bruce Thornton, 10 |
Pts: Terrence Shannon, 28 Rebs: Ty Rodgers, 10 Asts: Marcus Domask, 4 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 12,625 Referees: Brian Dorsey, Rob Riley, Rob Kueneman |
BTN
|
March 15
8:00 pm |
| No. 6 Indiana 66, No. 3 Nebraska 93 | ||
| Scoring by half: 27−50, 39−43 | ||
| Pts: CJ Gunn, 17 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: Xavier Johnson, 5 |
Pts: Tied, 23 Rebs: Josiah Allick, 9 Asts: Rienk Mast, 7 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 12,625 Referees: DJ Cartensen, Tim Comer, Edwin Young |
Semifinals
editCBS
|
March 16
12:00 pm |
| No. 1 Purdue 75, No. 5 Wisconsin 76 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 36−36, 30−30 Overtime: 9−10 | ||
| Pts: Chucky Hepburn, 22 Rebs: AJ Storr, 6 Asts: Max Klesmit, 5 |
Pts: Zach Edey, 28 Rebs: Zach Edey, 11 Asts: Braden Smith, 10 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 14,138 Referees: Jeff Anderson, Brian Dorsey, Rob Riley |
CBS
|
March 16
2:30 pm |
| No. 2 Illinois 98, No. 3 Nebraska 87 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40−51, 58−36 | ||
| Pts: Brice Williams, 23 Rebs: Josiah Allick, 7 Asts: Tied, 3 |
Pts: Terrence Shannon, 40 Rebs: Ty Rodgers, 13 Asts: Marcus Domask, 8 | |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 14,138 Referees: Paul Szelc, Earl Watson, DJ Carstensen |
Championship
editCBS
|
March 17
2:30 pm |
| No. 5 Wisconsin 87, No. 2 Illinois 93 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40−41, 47−52 |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 13,991 |
References
edit- ^ "Big Ten Unveils 2023-24 Men's Basketball Broadcast Schedule". Big Ten Conference. October 3, 2023. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Big Ten expanding to 18 teams with Oregon and Washington". Fox 8 Cleveland WJW. August 4, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Big Ten Tournament won't include all teams starting next season; will stay with 20-game conference schedule". CBSSports.com. January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tips-off March 13 - 17". Minnesota Sports and Events. Retrieved November 10, 2023.