2009 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2009 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsPurdue (1st title)
Winning coachMatt Painter (1st title)
MVPRobbie Hummel (Purdue)
TelevisionBTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS
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2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Michigan State 15 – 3   .833 31 – 7   .816
No. 17 Purdue† 11 – 7   .611 27 – 10   .730
Illinois 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706
Penn State 10 – 8   .556 27 – 11   .711
Ohio State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667
Wisconsin 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Minnesota 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Michigan 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Northwestern 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548
Iowa 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Indiana 1 – 17   .056 6 – 25   .194
† 2009 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2009 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 12 and March 15, 2009 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the twelfth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Purdue who defeated Ohio State in the championship game. As a result, Purdue received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Purdue's first tournament championship in only their second appearance.

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 Tiebreaker
1 Michigan St 15–3
2 Illinois 11–7 2–0 vs Pur
3 Purdue 11–7 0–2 vs Ill
4 Wisconsin 10–8 3–0 vs PSU, OSU
5 Ohio St 10–8 1–1 vs Wisc, PSU
6 Penn St 10–8 0–3 vs Wisc, OSU
7 Michigan 9–9 2–0 vs Minn.
8 Minnesota 9–9 0–2 vs Mich.
9 Northwestern 8–10
10 Iowa 5–13
11 Indiana 1–17

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup# Score Television Attendance
Opening round – Thursday, March 12
1 1 12:00 PM #8 Minnesota vs #9 Northwestern 66–53 BTN 12,174[1]
2 2:30 PM #7 Michigan vs #10 Iowa 73–45 BTN
3 5:00 PM #6 Penn State vs #11 Indiana 66–51 ESPN
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
2 4 12:00 PM #1 Michigan State vs #8 Minnesota 64–56 ESPN 13,023[2]
5 2:30 PM #4 Wisconsin vs #5 Ohio State 57–61 ESPN
3 6 6:30 PM #2 Illinois vs #7 Michigan 60–50 BTN 14,647[3]
7 9:00 PM #3 Purdue vs #6 Penn State 79–54 BTN
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
4 8 1:40 PM #1 Michigan State vs #5 Ohio State 70–82 CBS 15,728[4]
9 4:05 PM #2 Illinois vs #3 Purdue 56–66 CBS
Championship Game – Sunday, March 15
5 10 3:30 PM #5 Ohio State vs #3 Purdue 61–65 CBS 12,526[5]
Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Opening round
Thursday, March 12 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 14 		Championship
Sunday, March 15
            
1 #7 Michigan State 64
8 Minnesota 56
8 Minnesota 66
9 Northwestern 53
1 #7 Michigan State 70
5 Ohio State 82
4 Wisconsin 57
5 Ohio State 61
5 Ohio State 61
3 #24 Purdue 65
2 Illinois 60
7 Michigan 50
7 Michigan 73
10 Iowa 45
2 Illinois 56
3 #24 Purdue 66
3 #24 Purdue 79
6 Penn State 65
6 Penn State 66
11 Indiana 51

Source[6]

Honors

All-Tournament Team

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References

  1. ^ "Indiana Hoosiers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions – Box Score". ESPN. March 12, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  2. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Box Score". ESPN. March 13, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  3. ^ "Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Purdue Boilermakers – Box Score". ESPN. March 13, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "Purdue Boilermakers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini – Box Score". ESPN. March 14, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  5. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Purdue Boilermakers – Box Score". ESPN. March 15, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  6. ^ "Tournament Bracket". Big Ten CSTV. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  7. ^ "Men's Basketball Live Tournament Coverage". CBS Interactive. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2009.