Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced

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Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced

Tournament to be held at United Center in Chicago from March 13 – March 17

2019 Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Michigan State, Purdue, Michigan and Wisconsin are the top four seeds in the 2019 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, the conference office announced on Sunday evening. The 22nd annual event will be played from March 13 — March 17 at the United Center in Chicago.

 

Michigan State and Purdue finished with a 16-4 conference record and shared the regular-season title on Saturday afternoon. Michigan State earned the No. 1 seed, while Purdue earned the No. 2 seed. The Spartans will play Friday at 11:30 a.m. CT and the Boilermakers will play at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

 

Michigan earned the No. 3 seed finishing 15-5 in the regular-season standings, while Wisconsin earned the No. 4 seed and the final double-bye of the tournament finishing 14-6 in the regular season.

 

The tournament begins on Wednesday with two opening-round games of No. 13 Nebraska vs. No. 12 Rutgers at 5:30 p.m. CT followed by No. 11 Illinois vs. No. 14 Northwestern. BTN will broadcast games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with CBS set to televise the semifinals on Saturday and championship game on Sunday.

 

All-session tickets currently remain available at the United Center box office, Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000. Single-session tickets are now on sale.

 

For more information on the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, go to www.BigTen.org/MBBT.

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