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1998 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Inaugural tournament
The 1998 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the inaugural postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played from March 5 through March 8, 1998 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The championship was won by Michigan who defeated Purdue in the championship game.[1] As a result, Michigan received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Due to the Michigan basketball scandal, Michigan has vacated the records from this tournament.[2] Similarly, due to the Minnesota academic scandal, Minnesota's appearance in this tournament was vacated.[3]