The 2019 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball
tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
for the
Big Ten Conference
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of the
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament returned to its more traditional Midwest roots as it will be held at the
United Center
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in
Chicago, Illinois
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. The tournament was held from March 13 through March 17, 2019.
Michigan State defeated
Michigan
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65–60 in the championship game to win the tournament, marking the school's sixth tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the
NCAA tournament.
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. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye. Tiebreaking procedures remain unchanged from the 2018 tournament.
Schedule
*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
* denotes overtime period
Game summaries
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
All-Tournament Team
*
Cassius Winston, Michigan State –
Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
*
Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan
*
Zavier Simpson, Michigan
*
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
*
James Palmer Jr., Nebraska
References
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A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
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