Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket: Gophers No. 9
Minnesota is locked into the No. 9 seed and will face the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans in the second round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday.
Minnesota is No. 9 due to the tiebreaker with Ohio State and Penn State. Minnesota went 3-1 combined against the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions to win the tiebreaker.
- Purdue 17-3
- Illinois 13-6
- Nebraska 12-8
- Northwestern 12-8
- Wisconsin 11-9
- Indiana 10-10
- Iowa 10-10
- Michigan State 10-10
- Minnesota 9-11
- Ohio State 9-11
- Penn State 9-11
- Maryland 7-13
- Rutgers 7-13
- Michigan 3-17
If the Gophers defeat Michigan State on Thursday, they'll advance to the Big Ten quarterfinals on Friday against No. 1 Purdue. That game would also tip off at 11 a.m. CT and be televised on Big Ten Network.
If the Gophers upset Purdue, they would play Saturday at 4 p.m. CT in the conference semifinals. The Big Ten Championship Game is set for Sunday at 5:30 p.m. CT. The semifinals and championship will be televised on CBS.
All tournament games will be played at Target Center in Minneapolis.
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Feb 6, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers guard Cam Christie (24) shoots as Michigan State Spartans guard A.J. Hoggard (11) defends during the first half at Williams Arena.
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