Big Ten Tournament: Updated bracket, schedule, game results, more
The 2023 Big Ten Tournament kicks off on Wednesday evening, starting with a pair of games between 13-seed Ohio State and 12-seed Wisconsin. No. 14 Minnesota and No. 11 Nebraska follow as an appetizer heading into the full slate on Thursday, where No. 8 Michigan takes on No. 9 Nebraska attempting to play itself off the NCAA Tournament bubble.
Purdue, Northwestern, Indiana and Michigan State get the double-byes to Friday.
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Heading into the event, Michigan (17-14, 11-9 B1G) needs to add at least one win to put itself on the NCAA Tournament bubble and two victories if it wants a chance to hear its name on Selection Sunday. The work begins now with the margin of error zapped away.
Here is the full schedule of games, set to kick off on March 8 from United Center in Chicago. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday games will be televised on Big Ten Network. Saturday and Sunday will take place on CBS.
Betting odds via DraftKings Sportsbook
March 8 – First Round
Game 1: No. 13 Ohio State 65, No. 12 Wisconsin 57
Odds: Ohio State -1.5, over/under 130.5
Game 2: No. 14 Minnesota 77, No. 11 Nebraska 74
Odds: Nebraska -5.5, over/under 138
March 9 – Second Round
Game 3: No. 9 Rutgers 62, No. 8 Michigan 50
Odds: Michigan -3, over/under 132
Game 4: No. 13 Ohio State 73, No. 5 Iowa 69
Odds: Iowa -2, over/under 155.5
Game 5: No. 10 Penn State 79, No. 7 Illinois 76
Odds: Illinois -3, over/under 141.5
Game 6: No. 6 Maryland 70, No. 14 Minnesota 54
Odds: Maryland -13, over/under 133
March 10 – Quarterfinals
Game 7: No. 1 Purdue 70, No. 9 Rutgers 65
Odds: Purdue -7, over/under 127.5
Game 8: No. 13 Ohio State 68, No. 4 Michigan State 58
Odds: Michigan State -4.5, over/under 137.5
Game 9: No. 10 Penn State 67, No. 2 Northwestern 65 (OT)
Odds: Northwestern -2, over/under 130
Game 10: No. 3 Indiana 70, No. 6 Maryland 60
Odds: Indiana -2, over/under 135.5
March 11 – Semifinals
Game 11: No. 13 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Purdue, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Odds: Purdue -7.5, over/under 133.5
Game 12: No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 3 Indiana, 25 minutes after Game 11 on CBS
Odds: Indiana -4, over/under 139.5
March 12 – Championship game
Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS
Odds: TBD
