Big 10 Basketball Tournament Dates, Location, TV & History

The Big 10 Basketball Tournament is just around the corner with a handful of regular season games left. Here is your guide to the games.
Feb 6, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Maryland Terrapins forward Donta Scott (24) shoots a layup.
Feb 6, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Maryland Terrapins forward Donta Scott (24) shoots a layup. / Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
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Maryland men's basketball is going to need help if they want to make it into the NCAA Tournament. Currently, the Terrapins are sitting in twelfth place in the conference and it is looking like they are not going to be in the NCAA Tournament.

Of course, however, if they can win the Big 10 Tournament, then they would get an automatic bid to the big dance. They have a lot of work to do, but as we all know, crazy things happen in March when it comes to college basketball.

The Big 10 Men's Basketball Tournament will take place from March 13 through March 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The games will be played in the Target Center, home of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The first four seeds get a double bye to start the tournament.

Here is the schedule of all the games with dates and times.

First Round: Wednesday, March 13

Game 1: No. 12 Seed vs. No. 13 Seed, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 2: No. 11 Seed vs. No. 14 Seed, approximately 25 minutes after Game 1 ends

Second Round: Thursday, March 14

Game 3: No. 8 Seed vs. No. 9 Seed, 11:00 a.m. CT
Game 4: No. 5 Seed vs. Game 1 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 3 ends
Game 5: No. 7 Seed vs. No. 10 Seed, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 6: No. 6 Seed vs. Game 2 Winner, approximately 35 minutes after Game 5 ends

Quarterfinals: Friday, March 15

Game 7: No. 1 Seed vs. Game 3 Winner, 11:00 a.m. CT
Game 8: No. 4 Seed vs. Game 4 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 7 ends
Game 9: No. 2 Seed vs. Game 5 Winner, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 10: No. 3 Seed vs. Game 6 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 9 ends

Semifinals: Saturday, March 16

Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, Noon CT
Game 12: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 11 ends

Championship: Sunday, March 17

Game 13: Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 2:30 p.m. CT

Here is who won the Big 10 in the regular season and in the tournament in the last 10 years.

Year

Regular Season Champion

Tournament Champion

2023

Purdue

Purdue

2022

Illinois/Wisconsin

Iowa

2021

Michigan

Illinois

2020

Maryland/Michigan State/Wisconsin

No champion*

2019

Michigan State/Purdue

Michigan State

2018

Michigan State

Michigan

2017

Purdue

Michigan

2016

Indiana

Michigan State

2015

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

2014

Michigan

Michigan State

*: There was no tournament champion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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