The final day of the Big Ten regular season may have proven that this week’s conference tournament in Indianapolis should be quite the treat. Sunday’s postseason appetizer began with Nebraska, a 12.5-point road underdog, stunning No. 10 Wisconsin and spoiling the Badgers’ chance to secure the outright regular-season title, and ended with Illinois overcoming a 15-point deficit at home to Iowa. In the process, the Illini clinched the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tourney and a co-championship with Wisconsin.
Nebraska’s darling run under the sun dried up Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament opener, though, with its three-game winning streak getting snapped by Northwestern in the first round, 71-69. It was the first of the day’s doubleheader that finished with Penn State sending Minnesota home. Thus far, the bracket has gone chalk.
But if we’ve learned anything from this league it’s that chaos happens with frequency. That makes the rest of this week’s tournament especially intriguing because from top to bottom, it still feels like any team can best another in any game. So buckle up and prepare yourself by checking out the full schedule and tip times for the tournament below.
2022 Big Ten Tournament schedule, scores
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, Indiana
Live stream: fuboTV (Try for free) | Follow live: CBS Sports App
All times Eastern; some start times approximated
Second round — Thursday, March 10
Game 3: No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Indiana | 11:30 a.m. on Big Ten Network
Game 4: No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 12 Northwestern | 2 p.m. on Big Ten Network
Game 5: No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Maryland | 6:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network
Game 6: No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Penn State | 9 p.m. on Big Ten Network
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 11
Game 7: No. 1 Illinois vs. Game 3 winner | 11:30 a.m. on Big Ten Network
Game 8: No. 4 Rutgers vs. Game 4 winner | 2 p.m. on Big Ten Network
Game 9: No. 2 Wisconsin vs. Game 5 winner | 6:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network
Game 10: No. 3 Purdue vs. Game 6 winner | 9 p.m. on Big Ten Network
Semifinals — Saturday, March 12
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 1 p.m. on CBS, CBSSports.com, Paramount+
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 3:30 p.m. on CBS, CBSSports.com, Paramount+
Big Ten Tournament Championship Game — Sunday, March 13
Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | 3:30 p.m. on CBS, CBSSports.com, Paramount+
First round — Wednesday, March 9
Game 1: No. 12 Northwestern 71, No. 13 Nebraska 69 | Recap
Game 2: No. 11 Penn State 60, No. 14 Minnesota 51 | Recap
Follow below for updates, analysis and highlights throughout the event.
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First round: Penn State 60, Minnesota 51
The final game of the first round of this week’s Big Ten Tournament came to a merciful end Wednesday night with Penn State edging Minnesota in a low-scoring affair, 60-51. The Nittany Lions trailed early by as many as seven points and had a four-point halftime deficit before rallying to outscore the Golden Gophers 36-23 in the second half.
Penn State senior guard Jalen Pickett led the charge to victory with a game-high 22 points while playing all 40 minutes. Thirteen of his 22 came in the second half. He finished an efficient 9 of 14 shooting from the floor with seven rebounds.
Minnesota had four players finish in double figures despite the low points total led by Jamison Battle’s 19 points. But despite taking more shots than Penn State, it shot just 37% from the floor and 26% from distance in the loss.
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First round: Northwestern 71, Nebraska 69
The No. 12 seed Wildcats got a stop in the final seconds as Alonzo Verge’s drive while down two came up empty. Northwestern had great defense down the stretch, and it will advance to face No. 5 seed Iowa tomorrow. The No. 13 seed Cornhuskers led by 15 early in the second half, but Northwestern shot 53.3% in the second half to keep its season alive for at least one more day. Boo Buie led the way with 16 for Northwestern and Pete Nance added 14.
The Cornhuskers had won three straight entering the league tournament and looked great in the first half, but ultimately their season comes to an end with a 10-22 record. The administration has signaled that coach Fred Hoiberg will be back for a fourth season, despite the fact that he’s just 15-64 in league play thus far.
