The 2022 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which took place March 9–13, 2022. The tournament was held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Iowa defeated Purdue in the championship game, 75–66, to win the tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.
Seeds All 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye. Tiebreaking procedures remained unchanged from the 2021 tournament.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreak 1Tiebreak 21Illinois15–51–0 vs. Wisconsin2Wisconsin15–50–1 vs. Illinois3Purdue14–64Rutgers12–82–0 vs. Iowa/Ohio State5Iowa12–81–1 vs. Ohio State/Rutgers6Ohio State12–80–2 vs. Iowa/Rutgers7Michigan State11–91–1 vs. Michigan1–3 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin8Michigan11–91–1 vs. Michigan State0–3 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin9Indiana9–1110Maryland7–132–1 vs. Northwestern/Penn State1–2 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin11Penn State7–132–1 vs. Maryland/Northwestern0–2 vs. Illinois/Wisconsin12Northwestern7–131–3 vs. Maryland/Penn State13Nebraska4–161–0 vs. Minnesota14Minnesota4–160–1 vs. Nebraska
Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendanceScore First round – Wednesday, March 911 6:00 pmNo. 13 Nebraska vs. No. 12 NorthwesternBTN69–7128:30 pmNo. 14 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Penn State51–60 Second round – Thursday, March 102311:30 amNo. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 MichiganBTN74–6942:00 pmNo. 5 Iowa vs No. 12 Northwestern112–76356:30 pmNo. 10 Maryland vs No. 7 Michigan State 72–7669:00 pmNo. 11 Penn State vs No. 6 Ohio State71–68 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 114711:30 amNo. 9 Indiana vs. No. 1 IllinoisBTN65–6382:00 pmNo. 5 Iowa vs. No. 4 Rutgers84–74596:30 pmNo. 7 Michigan St vs. No. 2 Wisconsin16,41569–63109:00 pmNo. 11 Penn State vs. No. 3 Purdue61–69 Semifinals – Saturday, March 126111:00 pmNo. 9 Indiana vs. No. 5 IowaCBS/Paramount+17,76277–80123:30 pmNo. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 3 Purdue70–75 Championship – Sunday, March 137133:30 pmNo. 5 Iowa vs No.3 PurdueCBS/Paramount+17,73275–66 *Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
Game summaries
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
All-Tournament Team Keegan Murray, Iowa – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana Jordan Bohannon, Iowa Jaden Ivey, Purdue Trevion Williams, Purdue Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23
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