Big Ten Tournament Bracket Set
By Zach Langdon
The Boiling Point: The Big Ten Tournament seedings are locked in. Purdue will play at 6:30 p.m. Friday as a No. 2-seed.
First Round (Thursday)
Game 1: No. 8 Northwestern Wildcats vs. No. 9 Minnesota Golden Gophers, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
Game 2: No. 7 Michigan State Spartans vs. No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes, 25 minutes following Game 1 conclusion, ESPN2
Game 3: No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers, 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Second Round (Friday)
Game 4: No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Game 1 Winner, Noon, ESPN
Game 5: No. 4 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. No. 5 Michigan Wolverines, 25 minutes following Game 4 conclusion, ESPN
Game 6: No. 2 Purdue vs. Game 2 Winner, 6:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Game 7: No. 3 Wisconsin vs. Game 3 Winner, 25 minutes following Game 6 conclusion, Big Ten Network
Semi-Finals Round (Saturday)
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 1:40 p.m., CBS Sports
Game 9: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner, 25 minutes following Game 8 conclusion, CBS Sports
Championship Game (Sunday)
Game 10: Tournament Championship, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports