2002_Big_Ten_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played from March 7 through March 10, 2002 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Iowa in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

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Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State was forced to vacate the championship.[1]

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

Opening round
March 7 		Quarterfinals
March 8 		Semifinals
March 9 		Championship
March 10
            
1 Wisconsin 56
9 Iowa 58
8 Purdue 72
9 Iowa 87
9 Iowa 62
4 #23 Indiana 60
4 #23 Indiana 67
5 Michigan State 56
9 Iowa 64
2 #21 Ohio State 81
2 #21 Ohio State 75
10 Michigan 68
7 Northwestern 51
10 Michigan 72
2 #21 Ohio State 94
3 #10 Illinois 88
3 #10 Illinois 92
6 Minnesota 76
6 Minnesota 84
11 Penn State 60

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All-Tournament team

References

  1. [1]
    Guerrieri, Vince (March 10, 2006). "NCAA slaps Ohio State with severe probation". USA Today.
  2. [2]
    "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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