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Big Ten Men's Tournament: 2023 Pairings, Schedule, Results

The Big Ten men's basketball tournament is Wednesday through Sunday at the United Center in Chicago. Here's the full schedule, with game times and TV information, plus a lot of great stats and newsy nuggets on the tournament.
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Updated Friday, March 10, 9 p.m. ET

The 2023 Big Ten Tournament runs Wednesday through Sunday in Chicago, and Purdue has the No. 1 seed after winning the league regular-season title by three games. 

As expected, it's been a wild tournament already, with the lower seed winning the first five game. Only Maryland has won as the higher seed. There is the roundup from Thursday's games, with Michigan, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota all sent packing.

Purdue, Northwestern (No. 2 seed), Indiana (No. 3 seed) and Michigan State (No. 4 seed) earned the double-byes and finally get into action on Friday. 

Here is the complete schedule, starting with the first-round games on Wednesday night through Sunday's championship game, plus a lot of great stats and newsy nuggets on the tournament.

Bookmark this story folder, and we will update it daily throughout the tournament. 

Wednesday, March 8

FIRST ROUND

  • GAME 1: No. 13 Ohio State 65, No. 12 Wisconsin 57. Ohio State was a 1.5-point favorite.
  • GAME 2: No. 14 Minnesota 78, No. 11 Nebraska 75. Minnesota was a 6-point underdog.

Thursday, March 9

SECOND ROUND

  • GAME 3: No. 9 Rutgers 62, No. 8 Michigan 50. Rutgers was a 3-point underdog.
  • GAME 4: No. 13 Ohio State 73, No. 5 Iowa 69. Ohio State was a 2.5-point underdog.
  • GAME 5: No. 10 Penn State 79, No. 7 Illinois 75. Penn State was a 2.5-point underdog.
  • GAME 6: No. 6 Maryland 70, vs. No. 14 Minnesota 54. Maryland was a 12.5-point favorite.

Friday, March 10

QUARTERFINALS

  • GAME 7: No. 1 Purdue 70, No. 9 Rutgers 65. Purdue was a 6.5-point favorite.
  • GAME 8: No. 13 Ohio State 68, No. 4 Michigan State 58. Ohio State was a 4.5-point underdog. 
  • GAME 9: No. 10 Penn State 67, No. 2 Northwestern 65. Penn State was a 1.5-point underdog. 
  • GAME 10: No. 3 Indiana 70, No. 6 Maryland 60. Indiana was a 2.5-point favorite. 

Saturday, March 11

SEMIFINALS

  • GAME 11: No. 1 Purdue 80,  No. 13 Ohio State 66. Purdue was a 6.5-point favorite.
  • GAME 12: No 10 Penn State 77,  vs. No. 3 Indiana 73. Penn State was a 3.5-point underdog. 

Sunday, March 12

FINALS

  • GAME 13: No. 1 Purdue 67, No. 10 Penn State 65. Purdue was a 6.5-point favorite.

Big Ten Tournament history

  • Since 1998
  • MOST TITLES (25): Michigan State (6), Ohio State (5), Illinois (3), Wisconsin (3), Iowa (3), Michigan (3), Purdue (2). Indiana, Rutgers, Northwestern, Nebraska Minnesota Penn State and Maryland have never won a title.

Champions by year

  • 1998 — Michigan
  • 1999 — Michigan State
  • 2000 — Michigan State
  • 2001 — Iowa
  • 2002 — Ohio State
  • 2003 Illinois
  • 2004 Wisconsin
  • 2005 Illinois
  • 2006 Iowa
  • 2007 — Ohio State
  • 2008 — Wisconsin
  • 2009 — Purdue
  • 2010 Ohio State
  • 2011 Ohio State
  • 2012 Michigan State
  • 2013 Ohio State
  • 2014 Michigan State
  • 2015 Wisconsin
  • 2016 Michigan State
  • 2017 — Michigan
  • 2018 — Michigan
  • 2019 — Michigan State
  • 2020 Cancelled (COVID)
  • 2021 Illinois
  • 2022 Iowa
  • 2023 — Purdue