2016 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2016 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
2016 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	14
Site	Bankers Life Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Michigan State (5th title)
Winning coach	Tom Izzo (5th title)
MVP	Denzel Valentine (Michigan State)
Attendance	117,051
Television	BTN, ESPN/2, CBS
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2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
No. 2 Michigan State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	6	.829
No. 18 Maryland	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
No. 12 Purdue	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
No. 25 Iowa	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	22	–	13	.629
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	14	.600
Michigan	10	–	8	.556	23	–	13	.639
Northwestern	8	–	10	.444	20	–	12	.625
Penn State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Nebraska	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Illinois	5	–	13	.278	15	–	19	.441
Minnesota	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355
Rutgers	1	–	17	.056	7	–	25	.219

† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from March 9 through March 13 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the nineteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament and was the second tournament to feature 14 teams of the expanded Big Ten, including Maryland and Rutgers. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Purdue 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 fifth tournament championship, the most tournament championships by any team in the Big Ten (Ohio State has won five championships as well, but one has been vacated). It was Michigan State's third straight appearance in the championship game and their fourth appearance in the championship in the prior five years. Denzel Valentine was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Seeds

All 14 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 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.^[1] Tiebreaking procedures were unchanged from the 2015 tournament.^[2]

Seed	School	Conf.	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2	Tiebreaker 3	Tiebreaker 4
1	Indiana	15–3
2	Michigan State	13–5
3	Maryland	12–6	3–2 vs Pur, Iowa, Wis
4	Purdue	12–6	3–3 vs MD, Iowa, Wis	0–1 vs Ind	1–0 vs MSU	1–0 vs OSU
5	Iowa	12–6	2–2 vs MD, Pur, Wis	0–2 vs Ind	2–0 vs MSU	0–1 vs OSU
6	Wisconsin	12–6	2–3 vs MD, Pur, Iowa
7	Ohio State	11–7
8	Michigan	10–8
9	Northwestern	8–10
10	Penn State	7–11
11	Nebraska	6–12
12	Illinois	5–13
13	Minnesota	2–16
14	Rutgers	1–17

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9
1	1	4:30 pm	No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Illinois	52–85	ESPN2	16,528
1	2	7:00 pm	No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Nebraska	72–89	BTN	16,528
Second round – Thursday, March 10
2	3	12:00 pm	No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Northwestern	72–70^OT	BTN	15,707
2	4	2:30 pm	No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 12 Illinois	66–68	BTN	15,707
3	5	6:30 pm	No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Penn State	79–75	ESPN2	15,751
3	6	9:00 pm	No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 11 Nebraska	58–70	ESPN2	15,751
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
4	7	12:00 pm	No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 8 Michigan	69–72	ESPN	18,355
4	8	2:30 pm	No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 12 Illinois	89–58	ESPN	18,355
5	9	6:30 pm	No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 7 Ohio State	81–54	BTN	15,942
5	10	9:00 pm	No. 3 Maryland vs. No. 11 Nebraska	97–86	BTN	15,942
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
6	11	1:00 pm	No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 8 Michigan	76–59	CBS	18,339
6	12	3:30 pm	No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 3 Maryland	64–61	CBS	18,339
Championship – Sunday, March 13
7	13	3:00 pm	No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Purdue	66–62	CBS	16,429
*Game times in Eastern Time.^[a] Rankings denote tournament seed

^ The United States begins Daylight saving time at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 13. As a result, times through the semifinal games are in Eastern Standard Time while the Championship game time is in Eastern Daylight Time.

Game summaries

First round

ESPN2

Mar 9
4:30 pm

Recap

No. 12 Illinois 85, No. 13 Minnesota 52
Scoring by half: 38–22, 47–30
Pts: Michael Finke 17 Rebs: Malcolm Hill 6 Asts: Jaylon Tate 4		Pts: Charles Buggs 12 Rebs: Jordan Murphy 9 Asts: Jordan Murphy 3

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,528
Referees: Larry Scirotto, D.J. Carstensen, Chris Beaver

BTN

Mar 9
7:00 pm

Recap

No. 11 Nebraska 89, No. 14 Rutgers 72
Scoring by half: 37–33, 52–39
Pts: Shavon Shields 20 Rebs: Shavon Shields 11 Asts: Glynn Watson Jr. 5		Pts: Mike Williams 14 Rebs: Jonathan Laurent, Greg Lewis 7 Asts: Bishop Daniels, Corey Sanders 4

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,528
Referees: Bill Ek, Paul Szeic, Bo Boroski

Second round

BTN

Mar 10
12:00 pm

Recap

No. 8 Michigan 72, No. 9 Northwestern 70 (OT)
Scoring by half: 34–25, 26–35 Overtime: 12–10
Pts: Duncan Robinson 21 Rebs: Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Zak Irvin 8 Asts: Derrick Walton Jr. 5		Pts: Tre Demps 21 Rebs: Alex Olah 13 Asts: Bryant McIntosh 5

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,707
Referees: Gene Steratore, Chris Beaver, Ted Valentine

BTN

Mar 10
2:30 pm

Recap

No. 5 Iowa 66, No. 12 Illinois 68
Scoring by half: 35–37, 31–31
Pts: Peter Jok 29 Rebs: Adam Woodbury 10 Asts: Mike Gesell 8		Pts: Jalen Coleman-Lands 17 Rebs: Maverick Morgan 7 Asts: Malcolm Hill 5

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,707
Referees: Larry Scirotto, Paul Szeic, Bo Boroski

ESPN2

Mar 10
6:30 pm

Recap

No. 7 Ohio State 79, No. 10 Penn State 75
Scoring by half: 37–34, 38–45
Pts: Marc Loving 24 Rebs: JaQuan Lyle 10 Asts: JaQuan Lyle 5		Pts: Shep Garner 25 Rebs: Brandon Taylor, Shep Garner 5 Asts: Shep Garner 5

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,751
Referees: Bill Ek, D.J. Carstensen, Donnie Eppley

ESPN2

Mar 10
9:00 pm

Recap

No. 6 Wisconsin 58, No. 11 Nebraska 70
Scoring by half: 21–26, 37–44
Pts: Ethan Happ 17 Rebs: Vitto Brown 8 Asts: Bronson Koenig 4		Pts: Shavon Shields 20 Rebs: Shavon Shields 9 Asts: Shavon Shields 2

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,751
Referees: Terry Wymer, Lamont Simpson, Steve McJunkins

Quarterfinals

ESPN

Mar 11
12:00 pm

Recap

No. 1 Indiana 69, No. 8 Michigan 72
Scoring by half: 37–36, 32–36
Pts: Troy Williams 16 Rebs: Thomas Bryant 7 Asts: Yogi Ferrell 8		Pts: Zak Irvin 17 Rebs: Zak Irvin 5 Asts: Derrick Walton Jr. 12

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,355
Referees: Ted Valentine, Paul Szelc, Chris Beaver

ESPN

Mar 11
2:30 pm

Recap

No. 4 Purdue 89, No. 12 Illinois 58
Scoring by half: 45–25, 44–33
Pts: Isaac Haas 16 Rebs: Caleb Swanigan 12 Asts: Johnny Hill 6		Pts: Maverick Morgan 17 Rebs: Malcolm Hill 7 Asts: Four tied 2

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,355
Referees: Bill Ek, Lamont Simpson, D.J. Carstensen

BTN

Mar 11
6:30 pm

Recap

No. 2 Michigan State 81, No. 7 Ohio State 54
Scoring by half: 33–26, 48–28
Pts: Denzel Valentine 19 Rebs: Denzel Valentine 9 Asts: Denzel Valentine 8		Pts: JaQuan Lyle 10 Rebs: Loving, Bates-Diop 6 Asts: Three Tied 2

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,942
Referees: Terry Wymer, Bo Boroski, Donnie Epley

BTN

Mar 11
9:00 pm

Recap

No. 3 Maryland 97, No. 11 Nebraska 86
Scoring by half: 54–37, 43–49
Pts: Jake Layman 26 Rebs: Diamond Stone 8 Asts: Melo Trimble 8		Pts: Andrew White 25 Rebs: Michael Jacobson 6 Asts: Glynn Watson Jr. 3

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,942
Referees: Larry Scirotto, Gene Steratore, Robert Riley

Semifinals

CBS

Mar 12
1:00 pm

Recap

No. 4 Purdue 76, No. 8 Michigan 59
Scoring by half: 38–30, 38–29
Pts: A. J. Hammons 27 Rebs: A. J. Hammons 11 Asts: Rapheal Davis 6		Pts: Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 15 Rebs: Derrick Walton Jr. 6 Asts: Derrick Walton Jr. 5

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,339
Referees: Larry Scirotto, D.J. Carstensen, Ted Valentine

CBS

Mar 12
3:30 pm

Recap

No. 2 Michigan State 64, No. 3 Maryland 61
Scoring by half: 41–33, 23–28
Pts: Denzel Valentine 18 Rebs: Denzel Valentine 7 Asts: Denzel Valentine 10		Pts: Robert Carter 18 Rebs: Robert Carter 8 Asts: Rasheed Sulaimon 3

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 18,339
Referees: Terry Wymer, Gene Steratore, Bo Boroski

Championship

CBS

Mar 13
3:00 pm

No. 2 Michigan State 66, No. 4 Purdue 62
Scoring by half: 36–26, 30–36
Pts: Denzel Valentine 15 Rebs: Denzel Valentine 10 Asts: Denzel Valentine 9		Pts: Vincent Edwards 19 Rebs: A. J. Hammons 9 Asts: Rapheal Davis 3

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,429
Referees: Terry Wymer, Gene Steratore, Ted Valentine

Bracket


First round Wednesday, March 9 ESPN2/BTN			Second round Thursday, March 10 ESPN2/BTN			Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 ESPN/BTN			Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBS			Championship Sunday, March 13 CBS



						1	Indiana	69

			8	Michigan	72*	8	Michigan	72

			9	Northwestern	70				8	Michigan	59

									4	Purdue	76

						4	Purdue	89

			5	Iowa	66	12	Illinois	58

12	Illinois	85	12	Illinois	68							4	Purdue	62

13	Minnesota	52										2	Michigan State	66

						2	Michigan State	81

			7	Ohio State	79	7	Ohio State	54

			10	Penn State	75				2	Michigan State	64

									3	Maryland	61

						3	Maryland	97

			6	Wisconsin	58	11	Nebraska	86

11	Nebraska	89	11	Nebraska	70

14	Rutgers	72

* denotes overtime period

All-Tournament Team

Denzel Valentine, Michigan State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player^[3]
Zak Irvin, Michigan
Shavon Shields, Nebraska
Vincent Edwards, Purdue
A. J. Hammons, Purdue

References

^ "2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
^ "2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures Big Ten Conference Official Site". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
^ "2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 13, 2016. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

External links

Tournament results at BigTen.org

[fn1-3] The United States begins Daylight saving time at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 13. As a result, times through the semifinal games are in Eastern Standard Time while the Championship game time is in Eastern Daylight Time.

[1] "2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2016.

[2] "2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures Big Ten Conference Official Site". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

[4] "2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 13, 2016. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

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Postseason	NCAA NIT CBI CIT Vegas 16

Seeds

Schedule

Game summaries

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Bracket

All-Tournament Team

See also

References

External links