2014 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament


The 2014 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from March 13 through March 16, 2014 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The tournament was the 16th annual Big Ten Tournament and third and final year to feature 12 teams. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Michigan 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 fourth tournament championship and second championship in three years. Branden Dawson was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Seeds

All 12 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 four teams received a first-round bye. Tiebreaking procedures were unchanged from the 2013 Tournament.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2
1Michigan15–3
2Wisconsin12–61–0 vs MSU
3Michigan State12–60–1 vs Wisc
4Nebraska11–7
5Ohio State10–8
6Iowa9–9
7Minnesota8–10
8Indiana7–111–1 vs Ill1–1 vs Mich
9Illinois7–111–1 vs Ind0–1 vs Mich
10Penn State6–121–0 vs NW
11Northwestern6–120–1 vs PSU
12Purdue5–13

Game summaries

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

All-Tournament Team