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2014 Big Ten men's basketball tournament


The 2014 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from March 13 through March 16, 2014 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] The tournament was the seventeenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament and third and final year to feature 12 teams. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Michigan in the championship game. As a result, Michigan State received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Michigan State's fourth tournament championship (tying them with Ohio State for the most championships) and second championship in three years. Branden Dawson was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

2014 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams12
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsMichigan State (4th title)
Winning coachTom Izzo (4th title)
MVPBranden Dawson (Michigan State)
Attendance111,592
TelevisionBTN, ESPN/2, CBS
← 2013
2015 →
2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Michigan 15 – 3   .833 28 – 9   .757
No. 12 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667 30 – 8   .789
No. 11 Michigan State† 12 – 6   .667 29 – 9   .763
Nebraska 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
No. 22 Ohio State 10 – 8   .556 25 – 10   .714
Iowa 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
Minnesota 8 – 10   .444 25 – 13   .658
Illinois 7 – 11   .389 20 – 15   .571
Indiana 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Penn State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 18   .471
Northwestern 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Purdue 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
† 2014 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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All 12 Big Ten schools participated 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 four teams received a first-round bye. Tiebreaking procedures[2] were unchanged from the 2013 tournament.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Michigan 15–3
2 Wisconsin 12–6 1–0 vs MSU
3 Michigan State 12–6 0–1 vs Wisc
4 Nebraska 11–7
5 Ohio State 10–8
6 Iowa 9–9
7 Minnesota 8–10
8 Indiana 7–11 1–1 vs Ill 1–1 vs Mich
9 Illinois 7–11 1–1 vs Ind 0–1 vs Mich
10 Penn State 6–12 1–0 vs NW
11 Northwestern 6–12 0–1 vs PSU
12 Purdue 5–13

Game summaries

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First round

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BTN
Mar 13
12:00 pm
No. 9 Illinois 64, No. 8 Indiana 54
Scoring by half: 30–28, 34–26
Pts: Tracy Abrams 25
Rebs: Tracy Abrams 7
Asts: four tied with 2		 Pts: Yogi Ferrell 14
Rebs: Jeremy Hollowell 6
Asts: Will Sheehey 5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,596
Referees: Lamont Simpson; Larry Scirotto; Ray Perone
BTN
Mar 13
2:34 pm
No. 5 Ohio State 63, No. 12 Purdue 61
Scoring by half: 30–27, 33–34
Pts: LaQuinton Ross 19
Rebs: LaQuinton Ross 15
Asts: Aaron Craft 5		 Pts: A. J. Hammons 15
Rebs: A. J. Hammons 9
Asts: Terone Johnson 4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,596
Referees: Gene Steratore; Mike Sanzere; Buddy Mayborg
ESPN2
Mar 13
6:33 pm
No. 7 Minnesota 63, No. 10 Penn State 56
Scoring by half: 30–25, 33–31
Pts: Austin Hollins 18
Rebs: two tied with 6
Asts: DeAndre Mathieu 5		 Pts: D. J. Newbill 16
Rebs: D. J. Newbill 7
Asts: Tim Frazier 5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,028
Referees: Mike Kitts; Bo Boroski; Steve McJunkins
ESPN2
Mar 13
1:30 pm
No. 11 Northwestern 67, No. 6 Iowa 62
Scoring by half: 31–31, 36–31
Pts: Tre Demps 20
Rebs: two tied with 6
Asts: Drew Crawford 6		 Pts: Roy Devyn Marble 25
Rebs: Jarrod Uthoff 9
Asts: Roy Devyn Marble 4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,596
Referees: Terry Wymer; D.J. Carstensen; Bill Ek

Quarterfinals

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ESPN
Mar 14
12:03 pm
No. 1 Michigan 64, No. 9 Illinois 63
Scoring by half: 38–33, 30–26
Pts: Nik Stauskas 19
Rebs: Jordan Morgan 4
Asts: Caris LeVert 13		 Pts: Tracy Abrams; Rayvonte Rice 11
Rebs: Tracy Abrams 4
Asts: Tracy Abrams 5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,596
Referees: Mike Kitts; Ray Perone; D.J. Carstensen
ESPN
Mar 14
2:27 pm
No. 5 Ohio State 71, No. 4 Nebraska 67
Scoring by half: 28–31, 43–36
Pts: LaQuinton Ross 26
Rebs: LaQuinton Ross 13
Asts: Aaron Craft 6		 Pts: Terran Petteway 20
Rebs: David Rivers 9
Asts: Shavon Shields 4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,596
Referees: Mike Sanzere; Jim Burr; Bill Ek
BTN
Mar 14
11:00 am
No. 2 Wisconsin 80, No. 7 Minnesota 67
Scoring by half: 34–22, 49–35
Pts: Ben Brust 29
Rebs: Frank Kaminsky 12
Asts: Traevon Jackson 4		 Pts: DeAndre Mathieu 18
Rebs: two tied with 7
Asts: DeAndre Mathieu 5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,596
Referees: Lamont Simpson; Chris Beaver; Lewis Garrison
BTN
Mar 14
9:00 pm
No. 3 Michigan State 64, No. 11 Northwestern 51
Scoring by half: 40–22, 27–29
Pts: Branden Dawson 16
Rebs: Branden Dawson 9
Asts: Denzel Valentine 4		 Pts: Drew Crawford 21
Rebs: Tre Demps 7
Asts: Tre Demps 5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,596
Referees: Bo Boroski; Gene Steratore; Larry Scirotto

Semifinals

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CBS
Mar 15
1:43 pm
No. 1 Michigan 72, No. 5 Ohio State 69
Scoring by half: 42–40, 42–33
Pts: Nik Stauskas 18
Rebs: Caris LeVert 8
Asts: Derrick Walton Jr. 4		 Pts: LaQuinton Ross 19
Rebs: Aaron Craft 7
Asts: two tied with 6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,626
Referees: Lamont Simpson; Mike Kitts; Larry Scirotto
CBS
Mar 15
4:23 pm
No. 3 Michigan State 83, No. 2 Wisconsin 75
Scoring by half: 43–26, 40–49
Pts: Adreian Payne 18
Rebs: two tied with 7
Asts: Keith Appling 7		 Pts: Frank Kaminsky 28
Rebs: Sam Dekker 7
Asts: Traevon Jackson 5
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,626
Referees: Terry Wymer; Gene Steratore; Bo Boroski

Championship

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CBS
Mar 16
3:36 pm
No. 3 Michigan State 69, No. 1 Michigan 55
Scoring by half: 38–29, 31–26
Pts: Adreian Payne 18
Rebs: Adreian Payne 9
Asts: Travis Trice 4		 Pts: Nik Sauskas 17
Rebs: Jordan Morgan 6
Asts: Caris LeVert 4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,582
Referees: Mike Kitts; Terry Wymer; Gene Steratore
  • Attendance for the six sessions was 111,592.[3]

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 13
ESPN2/BTN 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 14
ESPN/BTN 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
CBS 		Championship
Sunday, March 16
CBS
            
1 #8 Michigan 64
9 Illinois 63
8 Indiana 54
9 Illinois 64
1 #8 Michigan 72
5 #24 Ohio State 69
4 Nebraska 67
5 #24 Ohio State 71
5 #24 Ohio State 63
12 Purdue 61
1 #8 Michigan 55
3 #22 Michigan State 69
2 #12 Wisconsin 83
7 Minnesota 57
7 Minnesota 63
10 Penn State 56
2 #12 Wisconsin 75
3 #22 Michigan State 83
3 #22 Michigan State 67
11 Northwestern 51
6 Iowa 62
11 Northwestern 67

All-Tournament Team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten 2013-2014 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "2014 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Michigan State-Michigan Postgame Notes". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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