The 2024 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament begins today, Wednesday, March 13 and goes through Sunday, March 17 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. For the second straight year, Purdue holds the No. 1 seed. Follow along here all tournament for the bracket, scores and updates.
Purdue defeated Penn State 67-65 in the 2023 Big Ten championship game last season. You can track all conferences and 2024 auto-bids here.
2024 Big Ten tournament bracket
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2024 Big Ten tournament schedule, scores
Here is the schedule and TV info for the Big Ten tournament. All times Eastern.
Wednesday, March 13 | First round
Thursday, March 14 | Second round
Friday, March 15 | Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 16 | Semifinals
- Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 1 p.m. | CBS
- Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 25 minutes after Game 11 | CBS
Sunday, March 17 | Championship
- Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
Big Ten tournament champions, history
Purdue is the defending conference champion, seeking its third Big Ten tournament title all-time.
Michigan State has won the most titles, with six. The Spartans last won the Big Ten tournament in 2019.
| YEAR | WINNER | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Michigan (vacated) | 76-67 | Purdue | Chicago |
| 1999 | Michigan State | 67-50 | Illinois | Chicago |
| 2000 | Michigan State | 76-61 | Illinois | Chicago |
| 2001 | Iowa | 63-61 | Indiana | Chicago |
| 2002 | Ohio State (vacated) | 81-64 | Iowa | Indianapolis |
| 2003 | Illinois | 72-59 | Ohio State | Chicago |
| 2004 | Wisconsin | 70-53 | Illinois | Indianapolis |
| 2005 | Illinois | 54-43 | Wisconsin | Chicago |
| 2006 | Iowa | 67-60 | Ohio State | Indianapolis |
| 2007 | Ohio State | 66-49 | Wisconsin | Chicago |
| 2008 | Wisconsin | 61-48 | Illinois | Indianapolis |
| 2009 | Purdue | 65-61 | Ohio State | Indianapolis |
| 2010 | Ohio State | 90-61 | Minnesota | Indianapolis |
| 2011 | Ohio State | 71-60 | Penn State | Indianapolis |
| 2012 | Michigan State | 68-64 | Ohio State | Indianapolis |
| 2013 | Ohio State | 50-43 | Wisconsin | Chicago |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 69-55 | Michigan | Indianapolis |
| 2015 | Wisconsin | 80-69 (OT) | Michigan State | Chicago |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 66-62 | Purdue | Indianapolis |
| 2017 | Michigan | 71-56 | Wisconsin | Washington, D.C. |
| 2018 | Michigan | 75-66 | Purdue | New York City |
| 2019 | Michigan State | 65-60 | Michigan | Chicago |
| 2021 | Illinois | 91-88 (OT) | Ohio State | Indianapolis |
| 2022 | Iowa | 75-66 | Purdue | Indianapolis |
| 2023 | Purdue | 67-65 | Penn State | Minneapolis |
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