2025 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

Season2024–25

Teams15

SiteGainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana

2025 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2024–25
Teams	15
Site	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Michigan (3rd title)
Winning coach	Dusty May (1st title)
MVP	Vladislav Goldin (Michigan)
Television	Peacock, BTN, CBS/Paramount+
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2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Michigan State	17	–	3	.850	30	–	7	.811
No. 9 Maryland	14	–	6	.700	27	–	9	.750
No. 10 Michigan †	14	–	6	.700	27	–	10	.730
UCLA	13	–	7	.650	23	–	11	.676
No. 16 Wisconsin	13	–	7	.650	27	–	10	.730
No. 14 Purdue	13	–	7	.650	24	–	12	.667
Illinois	12	–	8	.600	22	–	13	.629
Oregon	12	–	8	.600	25	–	10	.714
Indiana	10	–	10	.500	19	–	13	.594
Ohio State	9	–	11	.450	17	–	15	.531
Rutgers	8	–	12	.400	15	–	17	.469
Minnesota	7	–	13	.350	15	–	17	.469
Northwestern	7	–	13	.350	17	–	16	.515
USC	7	–	13	.350	17	–	18	.486
Iowa	7	–	13	.350	17	–	16	.515
Nebraska	7	–	13	.350	21	–	14	.600
Penn State	6	–	14	.300	16	–	15	.516
Washington	4	–	16	.200	13	–	18	.419

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2025 Big Ten men's basketball tournament (branded as the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament took place from March 12–16, 2025 and was held at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. As the tournament winner, Michigan received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

This was the first edition since the conference expanded to 18 teams.^[1] Only 15 teams participated, with the bottom three teams not qualifying.^[2]

The top 15 schools in the Big Ten standings qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top nine teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreak 1	Tiebreak 2	Tiebreak 3
1	Michigan State	17–3
2	Maryland	14–6	1–0 vs. Michigan
3	Michigan	14–6	0–1 vs. Maryland
4	UCLA	13–7	1–1 vs. Purdue/Wisconsin	1–0 vs. Michigan State
5	Wisconsin	13–7	1–1 vs. Purdue/UCLA	0–1 vs. Michigan State	1–0 vs. Purdue
6	Purdue	13–7	1–1 vs. UCLA/Wisconsin	0–1 vs. Michigan State	0–1 vs. Wisconsin
7	Illinois	12–8	1–0 vs. Oregon
8	Oregon	12–8	0–1 vs. Illinois
9	Indiana	10–10
10	Ohio State	9–11
11	Rutgers	8–12
12	Minnesota	7–13	3–1 vs. NW/USC/Iowa/Nebraska
13	Northwestern	7–13	3–2 vs. Minnesota/USC/Iowa/Nebraska
14	USC	7–13	2–2 vs. Minnesota/NW/Iowa/Nebraska	1–0 vs. Iowa
15	Iowa	7–13	3–3 vs. Minnesota/NW/USC/Nebraska	0–1 vs. USC
DNQ	Nebraska	7–13	1–4 vs. Minnesota/NW/USC/Iowa
DNQ	Penn State	6–14
DNQ	Washington	4–16

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 12
1	1	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Northwestern vs. No. 12 Minnesota	72–64	Peacock	12,922
	2	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 Iowa vs. No. 10 Ohio State	77–70
	3	8:30 p.m.	No. 14 USC vs. No. 11 Rutgers	97–89 ^2OT
Second round – Thursday, March 13
2	4	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Oregon	59–72	BTN	13,216
2	5	2:30 p.m.	No. 13 Northwestern vs. No. 5 Wisconsin	63–70		13,216
3	6	6:30 p.m.	No. 15 Iowa vs. No. 7 Illinois	94–106		13,411
3	7	9:00 p.m.	No. 14 USC vs. No. 6 Purdue	71–76		13,411
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14
4	8	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 1 Michigan State	64–74	BTN	13,298
4	9	2:42 p.m.	No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 4 UCLA	86–70		13,298
5	10	6:30 p.m.	No. 7 Illinois vs. No. 2 Maryland	65–88		13,951
5	11	9:00 p.m.	No. 6 Purdue vs. No. 3 Michigan	68–86		13,951
Semifinals – Saturday, March 15
6	12	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 1 Michigan State	77–74	CBS	13,612
6	13	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 2 Maryland	81–80	CBS	13,612
Championship – Sunday, March 16
7	14	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Michigan	53–59	CBS	13,824

*Game times in EDT. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. ^[3]

Bracket


First round Wednesday, March 12 Peacock			Second round Thursday, March 13 BTN			Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 BTN			Semifinals Saturday, March 15 CBS			Championship Sunday, March 16 CBS



						1	Michigan State	74

			8	Oregon	72	8	Oregon	64

			9	Indiana	59				1	Michigan State	74

									5	Wisconsin	77

						4	UCLA	70

			5	Wisconsin	70	5	Wisconsin	86

12	Minnesota	64	13	Northwestern	63							5	Wisconsin	53

13	Northwestern	72										3	Michigan	59

						2	Maryland	88

			7	Illinois	106	7	Illinois	65

10	Ohio State	70	15	Iowa	94				2	Maryland	80

15	Iowa	77							3	Michigan	81

						3	Michigan	86

			6	Purdue	76	6	Purdue	68

11	Rutgers	89	14	USC	71

14	USC	97^2OT

Game summaries

First round

Peacock

March 12
3:30 pm

No. 13 Northwestern 72, No. 12 Minnesota 64
Scoring by half: 32–29, 40–35
Pts: Nick Martinelli, 28 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: Tied, 4		Pts: Dawson Garcia, 22 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: Femi Odukale, 4

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 12,922
Referees: Tim Comer, Michael Reed, Larry Scirotto

Peacock

March 12
6:00 pm

No. 15 Iowa 77, No. 10 Ohio State 70
Scoring by half: 37–37, 40–33
Pts: Payton Sandfort, 17 Rebs: Ladji Dembele, 9 Asts: Josh Dix, 4		Pts: Bruce Thornton, 24 Rebs: Devin Royal, 6 Asts: Bruce Thornton, 9

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 12,922
Referees: Brian Dorsey, DJ Carstensen, Earl Walton

Peacock

March 12
8:30 pm

No. 14 USC 97, No. 11 Rutgers 89 (OT)
Scoring by half: 41–30, 32–43 Overtime: 8–8, 16-8
Pts: Desmond Claude, 28 Rebs: Rashaun Agee, 11 Asts: Desmond Claude, 8		Pts: Dylan Harper, 27 Rebs: Dylan Harper, 8 Asts: Dylan Harper, 8

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 12,922
Referees: Randy Richardson, Keith Kimble, Paul Szelc

Second round

BTN

March 13
12:00 pm

No. 9 Indiana 59, No. 8 Oregon 72
Scoring by half: 29−37, 30−35
Pts: Malik Reneau, 19 Rebs: Tied, 8 Asts: Trey Galloway, 9		Pts: Jackson Shelstad, 18 Rebs: Nate Bittle, 8 Asts: Nate Bittle, 6

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Referees: Jeffrey Anderson, Michael Reed, Kelly Pfeiffer

BTN

March 13
2:30 pm

No. 13 Northwestern 63, No. 5 Wisconsin 70
Scoring by half: 30-37, 33-33
Pts: Nick Martinelli, 22 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: K.J. Windham, 5		Pts: Tied, 18 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: Steven Crowl, 3

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,216
Referees: Earl Walton, Keith Kimble, John Floyd

BTN

March 13
6:30 pm

No. 15 Iowa 94, No. 7 Illinois 106
Scoring by half: 45–49, 49–57
Pts: Payton Sandfort, 30 Rebs: Tied, 4 Asts: Drew Thelwell, 6		Pts: Kylan Boswell, 24 Rebs: Tomislav Ivišić, 10 Asts: Kylan Boswell, 7

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,411
Referees: Larry Scirotto, Brian Dorsey, Randy Richardson

BTN

March 13
9:00 pm

No. 14 USC 71, No. 6 Purdue 76
Scoring by half: 35–35, 36–41
Pts: Desmond Claude, 18 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: Saint Thomas, 4		Pts: Trey Kaufman-Renn, 30 Rebs: Camden Heide, 11 Asts: Braden Smith, 9

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,411
Referees: Paul Szelc, D.J. Carstensen, Tim Comer

Quarterfinals

BTN

March 14
12:00 pm

No. 8 Oregon 64, No. 1 Michigan State 74
Scoring by half: 32–32, 32–42
Pts: Nate Bittle, 22 Rebs: Nate Bittle, 14 Asts: TJ Bamba, 5		Pts: Jase Richardson, 17 Rebs: Coen Carr, 8 Asts: Jeremy Fears Jr., 5

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,298
Referees: Jeff Anderson, Randy Richardson, Larry Scirotto

BTN

March 14
2:30 pm

No. 5 Wisconsin 86, No. 4 UCLA 70
Scoring by half: 48–29, 38–41
Pts: John Tonje, 26 Rebs: John Tonje, 9 Asts: Tied, 4		Pts: Sebastian Mack, 18 Rebs: Tyler Bilodeau, 9 Asts: Tied, 2

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,298
Referees: Keith Kimble, Tim Comer, Andy O'Brien

BTN

March 14
6:30 pm

No. 7 Illinois 65, No. 2 Maryland 88
Scoring by half: 31–57, 34–31
Pts: Tied, 15 Rebs: Kasparas Jakučionis, 10 Asts: Kasparas Jakučionis, 4		Pts: Rodney Rice, 26 Rebs: Derik Queen, 10 Asts: Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 9

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,951
Referees: Paul Szelc, D.J. Carstensen, Edwin Young

BTN

March 14
9:00 pm

No. 6 Purdue 68, No. 3 Michigan 86
Scoring by half: 36–40, 32–46
Pts: Trey Kaufman-Renn, 24 Rebs: Trey Kaufman-Renn, 9 Asts: Braden Smith, 6		Pts: Danny Wolf, 18 Rebs: Danny Wolf, 11 Asts: Danny Wolf, 6

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,951
Referees: Brian Dorsey, Kelly Pfeifer, John Floyd

Semifinals

CBS

March 15
1:00 pm

No. 5 Wisconsin 77, No. 1 Michigan State 74
Scoring by half: 37–33, 40–41
Pts: John Tonje, 32 Rebs: Steven Crowl, 8 Asts: Carter Gilmore, 5		Pts: Jase Richardson, 21 Rebs: Carson Cooper, 10 Asts: Jeremy Fears Jr., 6

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,612
Referees: Keith Kimble, Brian Dorsey, Randy Richardson

CBS

March 15
3:30 pm

No. 3 Michigan 81, No. 2 Maryland 80
Scoring by half: 38–34, 43–46
Pts: Vladislav Goldin, 25 Rebs: Danny Wolf, 14 Asts: Tre Donaldson, 9		Pts: Derik Queen, 31 Rebs: Julian Reese, 5 Asts: Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 9

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,612
Referees: Jeff Anderson, D.J. Carstensen, Larry Scirotto

Championship

CBS

March 16
3:30 pm

No. 5 Wisconsin 53, No. 3 Michigan 59
Scoring by half: 23–21, 30–38
Pts: John Blackwell, 18 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: Max Klesmit, 3		Pts: Tied, 11 Rebs: Danny Wolf, 8 Asts: Tre Donaldson, 8

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 13,824
Referees: Keith Kimble, Brian Dorsey, Jeff Anderson

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2025 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

Schedule

Bracket

Game summaries

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

All-Tournament Team

References

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