1999_Big_Ten_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

1999 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

1999 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 1999 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the second annual postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played from March 4 through March 7, 1999, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Illinois in the championship game.[2] As a result, Michigan State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

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Due to Michigan basketball scandal, Michigan has vacated the records from this tournament.[3] Similarly, due to the Minnesota academic scandal, Minnesota's appearance in this tournament was vacated.[4] Ohio State also vacated its appearance in the tournament due to NCAA Sanctions.[5]

Seeds

All 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 five teams received a first round bye.

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Bracket

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Opening round
March 4 		Quarterfinals
March 5 		Semifinals
March 6 		Championship
March 7
            
1 #2 Michigan State 61
8 Northwestern 59
8 Northwestern 54
9 Penn State 44
1 #2 Michigan State 56
4 #19 Wisconsin 41
4 #19 Wisconsin 74
5 #20 Iowa 60
1 #2 Michigan State 67
11 Illinois 50
2 #11 Ohio State 87
10 Michigan 69
7 Purdue 73
10 Michigan 79
2 #11 Ohio State 77
11 Illinois 79
3 #17 Indiana 66
11 Illinois 82
6 #23 Minnesota 64
11 Illinois 67

All-Tournament Team

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References

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    "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
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    "Michigan State Wins Big Ten tournament – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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    "Big Ten tournament All-Time Results" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Minnesota Stripped Of Conference Championship". CBS. Associated Press. November 11, 2000. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
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    Guerrieri, Vince (March 10, 2006). "NCAA slaps Ohio State with severe probation". USA Today.
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    "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  7. [7]
    "Past Big Ten tournament Results". SpartanTailgate.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
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