The 2010 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament was played Thursday, March 11 through Sunday, March 14 at the Conseco Fieldhouse

Conseco Fieldhouse

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 in Indianapolis, Indiana

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. All 10 games aired nationally on ESPN, ESPN2, the Big Ten Network and CBS Sports. ESPN2 carried the first two games on Thursday and the Big Ten Network aired the final game of the evening. On Friday, ESPN broadcast the first two quarterfinal games, while the Big Ten Network aired the remaining two contests. CBS Sports televised the semifinal and championship games on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The winner (Ohio State) received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament

2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...

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Evan Turner

Evan Turner

Evan Marcel Turner , nicknamed The Villain, is an American basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner is a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball...

 of the champion Buckeyes, was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. He was joined on the All-Tournament team by Ohio State teammates William Buford and David Lighty

David Lighty

David Maurice Lighty, Jr. is an American basketball player for Bennet Cantu of Italy in the Euroleague. Lighty played college basketball for at Ohio State.-High school years:...

, former high school teammate Demetri McCamey

Demetri McCamey

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 of Illinois and Devoe Joseph of Minnesota. Turner led Ohio State with a half court buzzer beater against Michigan and helped them to a double overtime victory against Illinois in the first two games and a championship game record total number of points in the finals.

Seeds

All Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2009–10 Big Ten Conference season

2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

The 2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season marked the continuation of competitive basketball among Big Ten Conference members that began in 1904...

 record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 5 teams received a first round bye

Bye (sports)

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The seeding for the tournament was as follows:

Seed	School	Conf	Overall	Tiebreaker
#1	Ohio State	14–4	24–7	2–1 vs. PUR & MSU
#2	Purdue 2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team The 2009–10 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his fifth season with the Boilers...	14–4	26–4	2–2 vs. OSU & MSU
#3	Michigan State 2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team The 2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 15th year. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI and are...	14–4	24–7	1–2 vs. OSU & PUR
#4	Wisconsin 2009–10 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team The 2009–10 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, in his ninth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference...	13–5	23–7
#5	Illinois 2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team The 2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's seventh season at the school. They are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at...	10–8	18–13
#6	Minnesota 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith in his third year. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis,...	9–9	17–12
#7	Northwestern 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team The 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's tenth season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena...	7–11	19–12	2–0 vs. MICH
#8	Michigan 2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team The 2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the Crisler Arena, which has a capacity of 13,751, for the forty-third consecutive year...	7–11	14–16	0–2 vs. NW
#9	Iowa 2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team The 2009-10 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2009-10 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Todd Lickliter and team played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which has been their home since 1983. They are members of the Big Ten...	4–14	10–20	2–0 vs. IND
#10	Indiana 2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team The 2009–10 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2009-10 college basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his second season with the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and is a member of the Big...	4–14	10–20	0–2 vs. IOWA
#11	Penn State 2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team The 2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head Coach Ed DeChellis was in his seventh season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,000, for the...	3–15	11–19

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television	Score
First Round – Thursday, March 11
1	1	2:30 PM	#8 Michigan vs #9 Iowa	ESPN2	59–52
	2	5:00 PM	#7 Northwestern vs #10 Indiana	ESPN2	73–58
	3	8:30 PM	#6 Minnesota vs #11 Penn State	BTN	76–55
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
2	4	12:00 PM	#1 Ohio State vs #8 Michigan	ESPN	69–68
	5	2:30 PM	#4 Wisconsin vs #5 Illinois	ESPN	58–54
3	6	6:30 PM	#2 Purdue vs #7 Northwestern	BTN	69–61
7		9:00 PM	#3 Michigan State vs #6 Minnesota	BTN	72–67 (OT)
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
4	8	1:40 PM	#1 Ohio State vs. #5 Illinois	CBS	88–81 (2OT)
	9	4:05 PM	#2 Purdue vs. #6 Minnesota	CBS	69–42
Championship Game – Sunday, March 14
5	10	3:30 PM	#1 Ohio State vs. #6 Minnesota	CBS	90–61
*Game Times in ET Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time... . #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

All game times are ET.