Big Ten Tournament 2023: Bracket, schedule and scores

The Big Ten has been the second greatest convention in males’s school basketball for the 2022-2023 season, according to KenPom. The Purdue Boilermakers have been the highest staff within the convention all season, however a six-team race for second place into the ultimate days of the common season put big stakes on each recreation of the stretch run. Now the bracket for the 2023 Big Ten event is ready, with the sphere invading the United Center in Chicago from March 8-12.

The Boilermakers have a lot to play for coming into the convention event as they attempt to safe a No. 1 seed to the NCAA event. Purdue was shaky to shut convention play, ending the common season 4-4 within the final eight video games, but it surely nonetheless has the most effective resumes in America. Purdue’s 13-0 begin included wins over Marquette, Gonzaga, and Duke and set the course for the most effective seasons in program historical past. Everything begins with Zach Edey, the 7’4 heart prone to be nationwide participant of the 12 months, who’s a dominant power as an inside scorer and rebounded. Purdue wants large contributions from freshmen Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer if it desires to make the Final Four for the primary time beneath head coach Matt Painter.

Indiana additionally has large goals this 12 months. The Hoosiers are led by senior star Trayce Jackson-Davis, an explosive 6’9 heart who can assault the rim, hit the glass, and block pictures. Freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino has been the staff’s breakout star, positioning himself as a attainable NBA draft first spherical choose this 12 months with a mixture of measurement (6’6), shot-making, and playmaking. Indiana’s protection has been susceptible this season, coming into the event ranked No. 46 within the nation. The offense has one of many lowest three-point charges within the DI, however their three-point proportion ranks within the top-25 nationwide.

A 12 months in the past, Iowa gained the Big Ten event behind star ahead Keegan Murray. Now it’s his twin brother Kris Murray main the way in which for the Hawkeyes after Keegan was the No. 4 general choose within the 2022 NBA Draft. Kris Murray has had a breakout season by carrying the scoring load for Iowa, although his three-point shot struggled a bit on the finish of the season.

Illinois feels just like the boom-or-bust staff of the Big Ten. The Illini are loaded with expertise because of transfers Terrence Shannon Jr. and Matthew Mayer, however their play has been wildly inconsistent all 12 months. Shannon’s athleticism and shot-making offers Illinois an opportunity at a event title, however he’ll want his teammates to hit pictures round him. Illinois has been one of many worst three-point capturing groups within the Big Ten all 12 months.

Our newest bracketology projection has 10 Big Ten within the 2023 males’s NCAA event — greater than any convention in America. Here’s the bracket, schedule, and a prediction for what’s going to occur in Chicago.

2023 Big Ten event bracket

2023 Big Ten event predictions

We picked Purdue to win the Big Ten event. From our convention event predictions submit:

Our choose: Purdue Boilermakers. It’s virtually unimaginable to lose a top-five NBA draft choose (Jaden Ivey) and the most effective large males within the convention (Trevion Williams) and get even higher, however that’s precisely what Purdue has carried out this season. The Boilermakers have been thought of an elite staff since incomes victories over Duke, Gonzaga, and Marquette early within the season, and for probably the most half Matt Painter’s staff has remained among the many nation’s greatest ever since. Everything Purdue does is constructed round star heart Zach Edey, the 7’4 behemoth poised to be school basketball’s nationwide participant of the 12 months. With two standout freshmen (Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith) and a few savvy vets round him, Purdue’s items simply match higher this 12 months even when the expertise isn’t as overwhelming. Now it’s time for Painter to show it in March and get to his first Final Four ever. — Ricky O’Donnell

2023 Big Ten Tournament schedule

March 8 First Round

Game 1: No. 13 Ohio State 65, No. 12 Wisconsin 57

Game 2: No. 14 Minnesota 78, No. 11 Nebraska 75

March 9 Second Round

Game 3: No. 9 Rutgers 62, No. 8 Michigan 50

Game 4: No. 13 Ohio State 73, No. 5 Iowa 69

Game 5: No. 10 Penn State 79, No. 7 Illinois 76

Game 6: No. 14 Minnesota vs. No. 6 Maryland, 9:00 p.m., BTN

March 10 Quarterfinals

Game 7: No. 9 Rutgers vs. No. 1 Purdue, midday, BTN

Game 8: No. 13 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Michigan State, 2:30 p.m., BTN

Game 9: No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 2 Northwestern, 6:30 p.m., BTN

Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. No. 3 Indiana, 9:00 p.m., BTN

March 11 Semifinals

Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 1 p.m., CBS

Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 3:30 p.m., CBS

March 12 Championship

Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 3:30 p.m., CBS

Purdue +150
Indiana +550
Michigan State +600
Maryland +650
Northwestern +900
Illinois +1200
Rutgers +2000
Iowa +2200
Penn State +2500
Michigan +2500
Wisconsin +6000
Ohio State +6000
Nebraska +25000
Minnesota +100000