2015 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2015 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
2015 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2014–15
Teams	14
Site	United Center; Chicago, Illinois
Champions	Wisconsin (3rd title)
Winning coach	Bo Ryan (3rd title)
MVP	Frank Kaminsky (Wisconsin)
Attendance	118,496
Television	BTN, ESPN/2, CBS
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2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin †	16	–	2	.889	36	–	4	.900
No. 12 Maryland	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
No. 23 Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	27	–	12	.692
Iowa	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Purdue	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
Indiana	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Illinois	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Michigan	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Minnesota	6	–	12	.333	18	–	15	.545
Northwestern	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Nebraska	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	18	–	16	.529
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	10	–	22	.313

† 2015 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2015 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 11 through March 15 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. This was the eighteenth annual Big Ten tournament and was the first tournament to feature 14 teams of the expanded Big Ten to include Maryland and Rutgers. The championship was won by Wisconsin who defeated Michigan State in the championship game. As a result, Wisconsin received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Wisconsin's third tournament championship and first since 2008.

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. Tiebreaking procedures^[1] were unchanged from the 2014 tournament.

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

Game summaries

First round

ESPN2

Mar 11
3:30 pm

Recap

#13 Penn State 68, #12 Nebraska 65
Scoring by half: 34–29, 34–36
Pts: D. J. Newbill 26 Rebs: Devin Foster 8 Asts: two tied with 2		Pts: Tai Webster 29 Rebs: Shavon Shields 10 Asts: Shavon Shields 4

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 16,098
Referees: DJ Carstensen; Paul Szelc; Buddy Mayborg

BTN

Mar 11
6:00 pm

Recap

#11 Minnesota 80, #14 Rutgers 68
Scoring by half: 30–27, 50–41
Pts: Joey King 20 Rebs: Maurice Walker 10 Asts: DeAndre Mathieu 8		Pts: Kadeem Jack 18 Rebs: Junior Etou 9 Asts: Myles Mack 3

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 16,098
Referees: Larry Scirotto; Bill Ek; Kelly Pfeifer

Second round

BTN

Mar 12
11:00 am

Recap

#9 Michigan 73, #8 Illinois 55
Scoring by half: 40–23, 33–32
Pts: Aubrey Dawkins 18 Rebs: Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 8 Asts: Zak Irvin 6		Pts: Malcolm Hill 13 Rebs: Rayvonte Rice 9 Asts: Jaylon Tate 2

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 16,028
Referees: Terry Wymer; Larry Scirotto; Glen Mayborg

BTN

Mar 12
1:30 pm

Recap

#13 Penn State 67, #5 Iowa 58
Scoring by half: 19–27, 48–31
Pts: D. J. Newbill 18 Rebs: Ross Travis 7 Asts: Geno Thorpe 3		Pts: Aaron White 21 Rebs: Aaron White 13 Asts: Mike Gesell 5

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 16,028
Referees: Lamont Simpson; Bill Ek; Paul Szelc

ESPN2

Mar 12
5:30 pm

Recap

#7 Indiana 71, #10 Northwestern 56
Scoring by half: 36–22, 35–34
Pts: James Blackmon Jr. 25 Rebs: Troy Williams 12 Asts: James Blackmon Jr. 7		Pts: Bryant McIntosh 13 Rebs: Alex Olah 7 Asts: Bryant McIntosh 5

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 16,549
Referees: Gene Steratore; Ray Perone; Chris Beaver

ESPN2

Mar 12
8:00 pm

Recap

#6 Ohio State 79, #11 Minnesota 73
Scoring by half: 35–35, 44–38
Pts: D'Angelo Russell 23 Rebs: Sam Thompson 7 Asts: Shannon Scott 6		Pts: DeAndre Mathieu 16 Rebs: Andre Hollins 5 Asts: Andre Hollins 4

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 16,549
Referees: DJ Carstensen; Steve McJunkins; Rob Riley

Quarterfinals

ESPN

Mar 13
11:00 am

Recap

#1 Wisconsin 71, #9 Michigan 60
Scoring by half: 31–26, 40–34
Pts: Sam Dekker 17 Rebs: Frank Kaminsky 12 Asts: Sam Dekker 6		Pts: Zak Irvin 21 Rebs: Zak Irvin 11 Asts: Max Bielfeldt 4

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 17,290
Referees: Lamont Simpson; Chris Beaver; Lewis Garrison

ESPN

Mar 13
1:30 pm

Recap

#4 Purdue 64, #13 Penn State 59
Scoring by half: 32–37, 32–22
Pts: A. J. Hammons 23 Rebs: Jon Octeus 11 Asts: Dakota Mathias		Pts: D. J. Newbill 19 Rebs: Ross Travis 9 Asts: D. J. Newbill 3

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 17,290
Referees: Terry Wymer; Terry Oglesby; Rob Riley

BTN

Mar 13
5:30 pm

Recap

#2 Maryland 75, #7 Indiana 69
Scoring by half: 42–40, 42–33
Pts: Dez Wells 22 Rebs: Jake Layman 9 Asts: two tied with 3		Pts: Yogi Ferrell 18 Rebs: Emmitt Holt 12 Asts: Yogi Ferrell 3

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 17,230
Referees: DJ Carstensen; Paul Szelc; Ray Perone

BTN

Mar 13
8:00 pm

Recap

#3 Michigan State 76, #6 Ohio State 67
Scoring by half: 36–28, 40–39
Pts: Denzel Valentine 23 Rebs: Branden Dawson 8 Asts: two tied with 7		Pts: D'Angelo Russell 19 Rebs: two tied with 8 Asts: Shannon Scott 9

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 17,230
Referees: Gene Steratore; Larry Scirotto; Kelly Pfeifer

Semifinals

CBS

Mar 14
12:00 pm

Recap

#1 Wisconsin 71, #4 Purdue 51
Scoring by half: 30–35, 41–16
Pts: Bronson Koenig 19 Rebs: Sam Dekker 8 Asts: two tied with 5		Pts: A. J. Hammons 10 Rebs: two tied with 7 Asts: Jon Octeus 4

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 18,088
Referees: Gene Steratore; Lemont Simpson; Terry Oglesby

CBS

Mar 14
2:30 pm

Recap

#3 Michigan State 62, #2 Maryland 58
Scoring by half: 25–33, 37–25
Pts: Travis Trice 20 Rebs: Branden Dawson 8 Asts: Denzel Valentine 7		Pts: Melo Trimble 22 Rebs: Dez Wells 7 Asts: Jake Layman 5

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 18,088
Referees: Terry Wymer; DJ Carsetensen; Paul Szelc

Championship

CBS

Mar 15
2:30 pm

Recap

#1 Wisconsin 80, #3 Michigan State 69 (OT)
Scoring by half: 31–32, 38–37 Overtime: 11–0
Pts: Nigel Hayes 25 Rebs: two tied with 5 Asts: Bronson Koenig 9		Pts: Branden Dawson; Denzel Valentine 16 Rebs: Denzel Valentine 8 Asts: Denzel Valentine 6

United Center
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 17,213
Referees: Lamont Simpson; Terry Wymer; Gene Steratore

Bracket


First round Wednesday, March 11 ESPN2/BTN			Second round Thursday, March 12 ESPN2/BTN			Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 ESPN/BTN			Semifinals Saturday, March 14 CBS			Championship Sunday, March 15 CBS



						1	Wisconsin	71

			8	Illinois	55	9	Michigan	60

			9	Michigan	73				1	Wisconsin	71

									4	Purdue	51

						4	Purdue	64

			5	Iowa	58	13	Penn State	59

12	Nebraska	65	13	Penn State	67							1	Wisconsin	80^OT

13	Penn State	68										3	Michigan State	69

						2	Maryland	75

			7	Indiana	71	7	Indiana	69

			10	Northwestern	56				2	Maryland	58

									3	Michigan State	62

						3	Michigan State	76

			6	Ohio State	79	6	Ohio State	67

11	Minnesota	80	11	Minnesota	73

14	Rutgers	68

All-Tournament Team

Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
Branden Dawson, Michigan State
Travis Trice, Michigan State
D. J. Newbill, Penn State
Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin

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References

^ "2015 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
^ "2015 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

External links

Tournament results at BigTen.org

[1] "2015 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

[2] "2015 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

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Postseason	NCAA NIT CBI CIT

Seeds

Game summaries

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Bracket

All-Tournament Team

See also

References

External links