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2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
The 2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 8 through March 11 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[1] This was the first tournament to feature 12 teams of the expanded Big Ten, with Nebraska making its debut. The tournament was the fifteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Ohio State in the championships game. As a result, Michigan State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Michigan State's third tournament championship and first since 2000.
Quick Facts tournament, Classification ...
| 2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2011–12 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Champions | Michigan State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Tom Izzo (3rd title) |
| MVP | Draymond Green (Michigan State) |
| Attendance | 107,737 |
| Television | BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Michigan State† | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Michigan | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Ohio State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 31 | – | 8 | .795 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Wisconsin | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Indiana | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 23 | – | 15 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All Big Ten schools played 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. A new tie-breaking procedure was announced for the 2012 tournament for teams with identical conference records.[2] The top 4 teams received a first-round bye.
More information Seed, School ...
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 | Tiebreaker 4 |
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| 1 | Michigan St. | 13–5 | 2–2 vs Mich, OSU | 2–0 vs Wis | 1–1 vs Ind | 2–0 vs Pur |
| 2 | Michigan | 13–5 | 2–2 vs MSU, OSU | 1–0 vs Wis | 1–1 vs Ind | 1–1 vs Pur |
| 3 | Ohio St. | 13–5 | 2–2 vs MSU, Mich | 1–1 vs Wis | ||
| 4 | Wisconsin | 12–6 | ||||
| 5 | Indiana | 11–7 | ||||
| 6 | Purdue | 10–8 | ||||
| 7 | Northwestern | 8–10 | 2–0 vs Iowa | |||
| 8 | Iowa | 8–10 | 0–2 vs NW | |||
| 9 | Illinois | 6–12 | 1–1 vs Minn | 2–3 vs MSU, Mich, OSU | ||
| 10 | Minnesota | 6–12 | 1–1 vs Ill | 0–4 vs MSU, Mich, OSU | ||
| 11 | Nebraska | 4–14 | 1–1 vs PSU | 0–5 vs MSU, Mich, OSU | 0–2 vs Wis | 1–0 vs Ind |
| 12 | Penn St. | 4–14 | 1–1 vs Neb | 0–4 vs MSU, Mich, OSU | 0–2 vs Wis | 0–2 vs Ind |
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Source[3]
More information Session, Game ...
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Score | attendance |
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| First round - Thursday, March 8 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:30am | No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Illinois | BTN | 64–61 | 17,936 |
| 2 | 2:00pm | No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 12 Penn State | BTN | 75–58 | 17,936 | |
| 2 | 3 | 5:30pm | No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Minnesota | ESPN2 | 75–68 OT | 17,257 |
| 4 | 8:00pm | No. 6 Purdue vs. No. 11 Nebraska | ESPN2 | 79–61 | 17,257 | |
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00pm | No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Iowa | ESPN | 92–75 | 18,484 |
| 6 | 2:30pm | No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Indiana | ESPN | 79–71 | 18,484 | |
| 4 | 7 | 6:30pm | No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 10 Minnesota | BTN | 73–69 OT | 18,484 |
| 8 | 9:00pm | No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Purdue | BTN | 88–71 | 18,484 | |
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 10 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:40pm | No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Wisconsin | CBS | 65–52 | 18,451 |
| 10 | 4:05pm | No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Ohio State | CBS | 77–55 | 18,451 | |
| Championship - Sunday, March 11 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 3:30pm | No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 3 Ohio State | CBS | 68–64 | 17,125 |
| *Game times in Eastern Time. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
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Attendance figures;[4][5][6][7][8] Total Tournament Attendance:107,737[8]
| First round Thursday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 ESPN/BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 11 CBS | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #8 Michigan State | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Iowa | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Iowa | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Illinois | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #8 Michigan State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #14 Wisconsin | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #14 Wisconsin | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #15 Indiana | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Indiana | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Penn State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #8 Michigan State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #7 Ohio State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #10 Michigan | 73OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Minnesota | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northwestern | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Minnesota | 75OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #10 Michigan | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #7 Ohio State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #7 Ohio State | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Purdue | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Purdue | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Nebraska | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
- Draymond Green, Michigan State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Brandon Wood, Michigan State
- Andre Hollins, Minnesota
- Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
- Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State
- For the third year in a row, the No. 1 seed won the Big Ten tournament, but this would be the last time for years to come.
- There were only two upsets in this tournament, the biggest being No. 10 seed, Minnesota, over No. 7 seed, Northwestern.
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- "2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- "2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- "Friday Evening Session of Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Now Sold Out: Tickets remain for Sunday's championship game; Saturday's semifinals previously sold out". Big Ten Conference. March 9, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- Hutchens, Terry; Cavin, Curt (March 10, 2012). "Big Ten tournament 2012 notebook: Torn ACL ends Jones' IU career". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- "Ohio State-Purdue Game Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- "Ohio State-Michigan Postgame Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- "A New Tourney Attendance Record". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- "Michigan State-Ohio State Postgame Notes". Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.