Scores updated below.
The 2018 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament begins today in New York.
All games will be held at Madison Square Garden through Sunday. Action kicks off today with the bottom four seeds, as No. 12 Iowa and No. 13 Illinois tip off at 4:30 p.m. CT before No. 11 Minnesota and No. 14 Rutgers. All games through Friday will air on BTN; Saturday’s semifinal games and Sunday’s championship game will air on CBS.
Wisconsin fans can see the Badgers in action on Thursday, when the No. 9 Badgers begin that day’s action against No. 8 Maryland at 11 a.m. Should the Badgers advance, they would play No. 1 Michigan State on Friday at 11 a.m. The Spartans knocked off the Badgers 68–63 in Madison last Sunday.
For quick scanning, here are this week’s TV match-ups. All BTN games can be streamed on BTN2Go; CBS games can be streamed on a variety of services.
2018 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule
Wed., Feb. 28
- 4:30 p.m. CT: No. 12 Iowa Hawkeyes 96, No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini 87
- 25 min. after Game 1: No. 14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 65, No. 11 Minnesota Golden Gophers 54
Thurs. March 1
- 11 a.m.: No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers 59, No. 8 Maryland Terrapins 54
- 25 min. after Game 3: No. 5 Michigan Wolverines 77, No. 12 Iowa 71 (OT)
- 5:30 p.m.: No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions 65, No. 10 Northwestern Wildcats 57
- 25 min. after Game 5: No. 14 Rutgers 76, vs. No. 6 Indiana Hoosiers 69
Fri., March 2
- 11 a.m.: No. 1 Michigan State Spartans 63, No. 9 Wisconsin 60
- 25 min. after Game 7: No. 5 Michigan 77, No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers 58
- 5:30 p.m.: No. 7 Penn State 69, No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes 68
- 25 min. after Game 9: No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers 82, No. 14 Rutgers 75
Sat., March 3 (games on CBS)
- 1 p.m.: No. 5 Michigan 75, No. 2 Michigan State 64
- 3:30 p.m.: No. 3 Purdue 78, No. 7 Penn State 70
Sun., March 4 (game on CBS)
- 3:30 p.m.: No. 5 Michigan 75, No. 3 Purdue 66
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