Big Ten Tournament Day 3: Live Updates

After a thrilling second day of action in the Big Ten Tournament, Day 3 kicked off at noon EST. Friday had four more matchups on the schedule, including the top four seeds in action. All of this is going to be followed up with the semifinal round on Saturday before the Big Ten champion is crowned on Sunday.

The stars for Indiana — Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jalen Hood-Schifino — lived up to the billing, putting together a second-half surge to beat Maryland, 70-60, and advance to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Jackson-Davis scored 24 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished seven assists, while Hood-Schifino scored 19, including a clutch 3 with around two minutes to play that put Indiana up by nine. With the win, the Hoosiers will face Penn State on Saturday afternoon in the semis.

On Saturday, the first semifinal game — between Purdue and Ohio State — tips off at 1 p.m. EST on Friday. The second semifinal, with the Nittany Lions and Hoosiers, will tip approximately 25 minutes after that game ends.

2023 Big Ten Tournament schedule, results

All times eastern

Wednesday, March 8
First Round

No. 13 Ohio State 65, No. 12 Wisconsin 57
No. 14 Minnesota 78, No. 11 Nebraska 75

Thursday, March 9
Second Round

No. 9 Rutgers 62, No. 8 Michigan 50
No. 13 Ohio State 73, No. 5 Iowa 69
No. 10 Penn State 79, No. 7 Illinois 76
No. 6 Maryland 70, No. 14 Minnesota 54

Friday, March 10
Quarterfinals

12:00 p.m. – No. 1 Purdue 70, No. 9 Rutgers 65
25 minutes after Game 7 – No. 13 Ohio State 68 vs. No. 4 Michigan State 58
6:30 p.m. – No. 10 Penn State 67 vs. No. 2 Northwestern 65 (OT)
25 minutes after Game 9 – No. 6 Maryland 60 vs. No. 3 Indiana 70

Saturday, March 11
Semifinals

1:00 p.m. – No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 13 Ohio State
25 minutes after Game 11 – No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 3 Indiana

Sunday, March 12
Big Ten Championship

3:30 p.m – Game 11 vs. Game 12 winner

Purdue 70 Rutgers 65

The first game of the day, between Rutgers and top-seeded Purdue, was incredibly physical. The Scarlet Knights started hot before the Boilermakers fought their way back into the game, taking a one point lead into the half. That physicality continued into the second half, where Purdue built a small lead. The Boilermakers still held that lead when Rutgers’ Caleb McConnell fouled out with just over two minutes left. From there, Purdue increased its lead slightly on the way to a win.

Purdue’s Mason Gillis led all scorers with 20 points. Meanwhile, Zach Edey had a double-double, scoring 18 points with 13 rebounds.

Ohio State 68, Michigan State 58

Ohio State took the court against Michigan State looking to pull off another upset in a surprising run and did just that. The Buckeyes took a 33-24 lead on the back of eight point performances from Justice Sueing and Bruce Thornton. Thornton continued to star in the second half, finishing with 21 points as the Buckeyes won 68-58 without top scorer Brice Sensabaugh. The Buckeyes, a No. 13 seed, are the lowest seeded team to reach the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.

Penn State 67, Northwestern 65 (OT)

It was only right that a game with a one-point margin at half time and where each team traded blows in the second half went to overtime, and that’s just what happened between Northwestern and Penn State. After being knotted at 56 at the end of regulation, it was Penn State taking the win, 67-65 in overtime, behind 16 points from Seth Lundy and 15 points from Jalen Pickett, who scored six in overtime. A Chase Audige heave in the final seconds of OT didn’t fall and with the win, Penn State is on to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.