2006 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2006 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2005–06
Teams	11
Site	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Iowa Hawkeyes (2nd title)
Winning coach	Steve Alford (2nd title)
MVP	Jeff Horner (Iowa)
Big Ten men's basketball tournaments

2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Ohio State	12	–	4		.750			26	–	6		.813
No. 15 Iowa †	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
No. 13 Illinois	11	–	5		.688			26	–	7		.788
Wisconsin	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Indiana	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Michigan State	8	–	8		.500			22	–	12		.647
Michigan	8	–	8		.500			22	–	11		.667
Penn State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Northwestern	6	–	10		.375			14	–	15		.483
Minnesota	5	–	11		.313			16	–	15		.516
Purdue	3	–	13		.188			9	–	19		.321
† 2006 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 14, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2006 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 9 and March 12, 2006 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the ninth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. For the third straight year, the top two seed met in the championship game. The championship was won by Iowa Hawkeyes who defeated Ohio State to win the championship. As a result, Iowa received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. This marked Iowa's second tournament championship in three appearances.

Seeds

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. The top five teams received a first round bye.

Seed	School	Conference	1st Tiebreaker	2nd Tiebreaker
1	Ohio State	12–4
2	Iowa	11–5	1–0 vs. OSU
3	Illinois	11–5	0–1 vs. OSU
4	Wisconsin	9–7	1–0 vs. Ind
5	Indiana	9–7	0–1 vs. Wis
6	Michigan State	8–8	1–1 vs. Mich	1–1 vs. OSU
7	Michigan	8–8	1–1 vs. MSU	0–1 vs OSU
8	Penn State	6–10	2–0 vs. NU
9	Northwestern	6–10	0–2 vs. PSU
10	Minnesota	5–11
11	Purdue	3–13

Game summaries

ESPN2

Mar 9 12:00 pm

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#8 Penn State 60, #9 Northwestern 42
Scoring by half: 31–21, 29–21
Pts: Geary Claxton 17 Rebs: Geary Claxton 10 Asts: Will Leiner 4		Pts: Mohamed Hachad 16 Rebs: Tim Doyle 5 Asts: Mohamed Hachad 3

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 16,982 Referees: Ed Hightower; J.D. Collins; Sid Rodeheffer

ESPN2

Mar 9 2:30 pm

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#10 Minnesota 59, #7 Michigan 55
Scoring by half: 23–27, 36–28
Pts: Maurice Hargrow 15 Rebs: Zach Puchtel 15 Asts: Maurice Hargrow 4		Pts: Dion Harris 16 Rebs: Brent Petway 6 Asts: two tied with 5

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 16,982 Referees: Donnee Gray; Zelton Steed; Tom Clark

ESPN2

Mar 9 5:05 pm

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#6 Michigan State 70, # 11 Purdue 58
Scoring by half: 31–26, 39–32
Pts: Maurice Ager 20 Rebs: Paul Davis 7 Asts: two tied with 4		Pts: Gary Ware 20 Rebs: Matt Kiefer 7 Asts: four tied with 2

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 16,982 Referees: Mike Sanzere; Paul Janssen; Art McDonald

ESPN

Mar 10 12:00 pm

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#1 Ohio State 63, #8 Penn State 56
Scoring by half: 24–27, 39–29
Pts: Terence Dials 13 Rebs: Terence Dials 10 Asts: four tied with 4		Pts: Geary Claxton 18 Rebs: Geary Claxton 12 Asts: Ben Luber 9

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,730 Referees: Donnee Gray, Sid Rodeheffer; Steve Skiles

ESPN

Mar 10 2:30 pm

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#5 Indiana 61, Wisconsin 56
Scoring by half: 15–19, 46–37
Pts: Marco Killingsworth 20 Rebs: Marco Killingsworth 12 Asts: two tied with 4		Pts: Alando Tucker 18 Rebs: Brian Butch 9 Asts: two tied with 1

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,730 Referees: Ed Hightower; Art McDonald; Glen Mayborg

ESPN Plus

Mar 10 6:40 pm

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#2 Iowa 67, #10 Minnesota 57
Scoring by half: 30–30, 37–27
Pts: Jeff Horner 26 Rebs: Erek Hansen 8 Asts: Jeff Horner 6		Pts: Vincent Grier 29 Rebs: Zach Puchtel 9 Asts: two tied with 2

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,730 Referees: Mike Sanzere; J.D. Collins; Zelton Steed

ESPN Plus

Mar 10 9:10 pm

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#6 Michigan State 61, #3 Illinois 56
Scoring by half: 36–29, 25–27
Pts: Paul Davis; Drew Neitzel 16 Rebs: Goran Suton 10 Asts: Drew Neitzel 5		Pts: James Augustine 16 Rebs: James Augustine 15 Asts: Dee Brown 7

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,730 Referees: Ted Hillary; Paul Janssen; Dan Chrisman

CBS

Mar 11 1:40 pm

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#2 Iowa 53, #6 Michigan State 48
Scoring by half: 25–22, 31–23
Pts: Jeff Horner 14 Rebs: two tied with 5 Asts: three tied with 2		Pts: Maurice Ager 21 Rebs: Paul Davis 10 Asts: Drew Neitzel 6

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,730 Referees: Ed Hightower; Donnee Gray; J.D. Collins

CBS

Mar 11 4:05 pm

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#1 Ohio State 52, #5 Indiana 48
Scoring by half: 26–25, 27–25
Pts: J.J. Sullinger 19 Rebs: J.J. Sullinger 13 Asts: James Butler 5		Pts: Roderick Wilmont 16 Rebs: Marco Killingsworth 10 Asts: Earl Calloway 6

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 18,730 Referees: Ted Hillary; Mike Sanzere; Paul Janssen

CBS

Mar 12 3:30 pm

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#2 Iowa 67, #1 Ohio State 60
Scoring by half: 26–25, 27–25
Pts: Jeff Horner 16 Rebs: two tied with 2 Asts: Jeff Horner 10		Pts: Jamar Butler 19 Rebs: J.J. Sullinger 7 Asts: Jamar Butler 6

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 17,591 Referees: Ed Hightwoer; Ted Hillary; Donnee Gray

Bracket

	Opening Round March 9					Quarterfinals March 10					Semifinals March 11					Championship March 12
						1	#7 Ohio State	63
	8	Penn State	60			8	Penn State	56
	9	Northwestern	42								1	#7 Ohio State	52
											5	Indiana	51
						4	Wisconsin	56
						5	Indiana	61
																1	#7 Ohio State	60
																2	#20 Iowa	67
						2	#20 Iowa	67
	7	Michigan	55			10	Minnesota	57
	10	Minnesota	59								2	#20 Iowa	53
											6	Michigan State	48
						3	#9 Illinois	56
	6	Michigan State	70			6	Michigan State	61
	11	Purdue	58

All-Tournament Team

• Jeff Horner, Iowa – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
• Maurice Ager, Michigan State
• Greg Brunner, Iowa
• Jamar Butler, Ohio State
• J. J. Sullinger, Ohio State

Source:[2]

References

1. "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
2. "All-Tournament Team". Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2006.

External links

• Official site