Big Ten Tournament 2018: Bracket, schedule, scores, teams, and more

Michigan State and Purdue will be looking to make a deep run to lock up potential high seeds in the NCAA Tournament.

The Big Ten Tournament is coming to the Big Apple. The conference is moving its annual postseason showcase up a week from last year to accommodate a move to New York City for the first time in tournament history. The Big Ten will now be playing under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden, with first-round action tipping off Wednesday, Feb. 28. The champion will be crowned Sunday, March 4, with it an automatic ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

The stakes

Michigan State and Purdue will be looking to make a deep run in the Big Ten tourney to lock up potential high seeds in the NCAA Tournament and also stake their claim that they are best in the Midwest. Meanwhile, Penn State and Nebraska need to impress in New York City to possibly snag an at-large spot in the field of 68.

The format

The Big 10 tournament is single elimination, featuring all 14 conference teams. The top four seeds receive a double-bye and face the winners of the No. 5/No. 12 or No. 13, No 6./No. 11 or No. 14, No. 7/No. 10, and No. 8/No. 9 matchups. From there, it just takes three victories to win the title.

The bracket and schedule

Here is the full tournament bracket and day-by-day schedule. Game times subject to change. We’ll be updating it with results along the way.

Source: B1G

Wednesday, Feb. 28 — First Round

Game 1: No. 12 Iowa, 96, No. 13 Illinois, 87

Game 2: No. 14 Rutgers 65, No. 11 Minnesota 54

Thursday, March 1 — Second Round

Game 3: Wisconsin 59, vs. No. 8 Maryland 54

Game 4: No. 12 Iowa 71, vs. No. 5 Michigan 77 (OT)

Game 5: No. 10 Northwestern vs. No. 7 Penn State, 6:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network

Game 6: No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 6 Indiana, 8:55 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network

Friday, March 2 — Quarterfinals

Game 7: No. 9 Wisconsin vs. No. 1 Michigan State, 12 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network

Game 8: Winner of Game 4 vs. No. 4 Nebraska, 2:25 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network

Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. No. 2 Ohio State, 6:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network

Game 10: Winner of Game 6 vs. No. 3 Purdue, 8:55 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network

Saturday, March 3 — Semifinals

Game 11: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8, 2 p.m. ET, CBS

Game 12: Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS

Sunday, March 4 — Championship Game

Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS