2009 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2009 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 12 and March 15, 2009 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the twelfth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Purdue who defeated Ohio State in the championship game. As a result, Purdue received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Purdue's first tournament championship in only their second appearance.

2009 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsPurdue (1st title)
Winning coachMatt Painter (1st title)
MVPRobbie Hummel (Purdue)
TelevisionBTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS
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2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Michigan State153 .833317 .816
No. 17 Purdue117 .6112710 .730
Illinois117 .6112410 .706
Penn State108 .5562711 .711
Ohio State108 .5562211 .667
Wisconsin108 .5562013 .606
Minnesota99 .5002211 .667
Michigan99 .5002114 .600
Northwestern810 .4441714 .548
Iowa513 .2781517 .469
Indiana117 .056625 .194
2009 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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All Big Ten schools played 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 five teams received a first round bye.

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Michigan St15–3
2Illinois11–72–0 vs Pur
3Purdue11–70–2 vs Ill
4Wisconsin10–83–0 vs PSU, OSU
5Ohio St10–81–1 vs Wisc, PSU
6Penn St10–80–3 vs Wisc, OSU
7Michigan9–92–0 vs Minn.
8Minnesota9–90–2 vs Mich.
9Northwestern8–10
10Iowa5–13
11Indiana1–17

Schedule

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SessionGameTimeMatchup#ScoreTelevisionAttendance
Opening round – Thursday, March 12
1112:00 PM#8 Minnesota vs #9 Northwestern66–53BTN12,174[1]
22:30 PM#7 Michigan vs #10 Iowa73–45BTN
35:00 PM#6 Penn State vs #11 Indiana66–51ESPN
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
2412:00 PM#1 Michigan State vs #8 Minnesota64–56ESPN13,023[2]
52:30 PM#4 Wisconsin vs #5 Ohio State57–61ESPN
366:30 PM#2 Illinois vs #7 Michigan60–50BTN14,647[3]
79:00 PM#3 Purdue vs #6 Penn State79–54BTN
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
481:40 PM#1 Michigan State vs #5 Ohio State70–82CBS15,728[4]
94:05 PM#2 Illinois vs #3 Purdue56–66CBS
Championship Game – Sunday, March 15
5103:30 PM#5 Ohio State vs #3 Purdue61–65CBS12,526[5]
Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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Opening round
Thursday, March 12
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
Championship
Sunday, March 15
            
1#7 Michigan State64
8Minnesota56
8Minnesota66
9Northwestern53
1#7 Michigan State70
5Ohio State82
4Wisconsin57
5Ohio State61
5Ohio State61
3#24 Purdue65
2Illinois60
7Michigan50
7Michigan73
10Iowa45
2Illinois56
3#24 Purdue66
3#24 Purdue79
6Penn State65
6Penn State66
11Indiana51

Source[6]

Honors

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All-Tournament Team

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References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Hoosiers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions – Box Score". ESPN. March 12, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  2. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Box Score". ESPN. March 13, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  3. ^ "Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Purdue Boilermakers – Box Score". ESPN. March 13, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "Purdue Boilermakers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini – Box Score". ESPN. March 14, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  5. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Purdue Boilermakers – Box Score". ESPN. March 15, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  6. ^ "Tournament Bracket". Big Ten CSTV. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  7. ^ "Men's Basketball Live Tournament Coverage". CBS Interactive. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
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