LIVE: 2022 Big Ten tournament: Bracket, schedule, game times, more

The 2022 Big Ten Tournament is underway from Indianapolis, which runs from March 9-13 from Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Michigan Wolverines came into the tournament as a No. 8 seed looking to build on a 17-13 (11-9 Big Ten) recording during the 2021-22 season. Unfortunately, they lost their first game to Indiana and were out less than 24 hours into the event.

Illinois comes into the tournament as the defending champion and top overall seed. The Illini, Wisconsin, Purdue and Rutgers are the Big Ten Tournament’s top-four seeds and have a double-bye into Friday.

Below is the full Big Ten Tournament bracket and schedule for the weekend, which will be updated with each game result.

2022 Big Ten Tournament recap, schedule

All times Eastern, all games on Big Ten Network unless otherwise noted

First Round — Wednesday, March 9

No. 12 Northwestern 71, No. 13 Nebraska 69

The Wildcats survived the opening-round game in Indianapolis thanks to Boo Buie scoring 14 of 16 points in the second half. He also drew a massive charge with 10.5 seconds left that helped Northwestern – who trailed by 15 points in the second half – advance in the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament. They will play Iowa on Thursday afternoon.

No. 11 Penn State 60, No. 14 Minnesota 51

The Nittany Lions were able to get back in the win column after losing three straight heading into Indianapolis. Penn State and Minnesota went after it for both halves in a low-scoring game, but the Gophers ran out of gas. Minnesota played its starters together for all but 51 seconds of game action.

Second Round — Thursday, March 10

No. 9 Indiana 74, No. 8 Michigan 69

Michigan was a one-and-done in this year’s Big Ten Tournament, blowing a 17-point second-half lead and going nearly 12 minutes without a field goal. Indiana center Trayce Jackson-Davis was dominant down the stretch, finishing the game with 24 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.

No. 5 Iowa 112, No. 13 Northwestern 76

Some believe Iowa could be the team to beat during this tournament and its performance on Thursday could add some credibility to that. The Hawkeyes’ 112 points scored are a Big Ten Tournament record and allowed them to advance to Friday’s quarterfinal against No. 4 Rutgers.

No. 7 Michigan State 76, No. 10 Maryland 72

The Spartans did their best to imitate Michigan’s second-half collapse, nearly blowing a 20-point second-half lead. Maryland got the deficit down to 74-72 with 16 seconds left. MSU ultimately held on to advance to the quarterfinals against Wisconsin.

No. 11 Penn State 71, No. 6 Ohio State 68

The Buckeyes were another team that had a decent-sized lead in the second half on Thursday and let it slip away. Penn State was led by 18 points from Sam Sessoms and became the fifth team in seven years to advance to Friday after starting the tournament on Wednesday.

Friday, March 11

No. 9 Indiana 65, No. 1 Illinois 63

Indiana continued its hot Big Ten Tournament run with an upset win over the Illini to kick off Friday’s games. This likely moves them off the NCAA Tournament bubble.

No. 5 Iowa 84, No. 4 Rutgers 74

Iowa cooled off offensively from its 112 points in its first game of the tournament, relatively speaking. The Hawkeyes now have a legitimate shot at making it to Sunday with a game against the Hoosiers on tap.

No. 7 Michigan State 69, No. 2 Wisconsin 63

Death. Taxes. Tom Izzo in March. The Spartans are on the verge of a Big Ten title game appearance after grinding out a win over the Badgers on Friday night in Indianapolis.

No. 3 Purdue 69, No. 11 Penn State 61

Penn State gave Purdue all it could handle, but the Boilermakers pulled it together late to advance to the semifinals.

Saturday, March 12 (CBS)

No. 5 Iowa 80, No. 9 Indiana 77

The Hoosiers became masters of drama throughout this tournament and darn-near advanced to the first championship game in program history. Jordan Bohannon’s bank-shot before time expired prevented that, sending the Hawkeyes into Sunday.

No. 3 Purdue 75, No. 7 Michigan State 70

Purdue held the advantage throughout most of the afternoon and was able to hold up its end of the bargain on Saturday, setting up a championship game between Keegan Murray and Jaden Ivey that should be must-watch TV.

Sunday, March 13 (CBS)

No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 3 Purdue, 3:30 p.m.