2025 Big Ten tournament: Bracket, schedule, game times for men’s basketball

Tournament 2025 BIG TEN starts on Wednesday 12. March with 15 teams in the holder. Games will be played in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Below get information about the holder, plan and time of the game. Vaccination will be set at the end of the regular season (Sunday 9 March).

2025 bracket Tournament Big Ten

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2025 Big Ten Tournament Plan, Game Times

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Wednesday 12 March – First round

• Game 1: No. 12 Seed Minnesota vs. No. 13 Northwestern | 15:30 on a peacock
• Game 2: No. 10 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Iowa | 25 minutes after the game 1 on a peacock
• Game 3: No. 11 Rutgers vs. 14 Southern cal 25 minutes after the game 2 on a peacock

Thursday 13 March – Second round

• Game 4: No. 8 Oregon vs. 9 Indiana | 12:00 on the Big Té network
• Game 5: No. 5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 Winner | 25 minutes after the game 4 on the Big Té network
• Game 6: No. 7 Illinois vs. Game 2 Winner | 18:30 in the Big Ta network
• Game 7: No. 6 Purdue vs. Game winner 3 | 25 minutes after the game 6 in the Big Té network

Friday, March 14 – quarterfinals

• Game 8: No. 1 Michigan State vs. Game winner 4 | 12:00 on the Big Té network
• Game 9: No. 4 UCLA vs. Game 5 Winner | 25 minutes after the game 8 on the Big Té network
• Game 10: No. 2 Maryland vs. Game 6 Winner | 18:30 in the Big Ta network
• Game 11: No. 3 Michigan vs. Game winner 7 | 25 minutes after the game 10 on the Big Té network

Saturday 15 March – semifinals

• Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game winner 9 | 13:00 on CBS
• Game 13: Game 10 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner | 25 minutes after game 12 on CBS

Sunday 16th March – Championship

• Game 14: Game 12 Winner vs. Game winner 13 | 15:30 on CBS

History of the Big Té tournament

Illinois is a champion defender because Illini No. 2 last season in the title game culminated in No. 5 Wisconsin.

Michigan State won the most titles with six. The Spartans last won the BIG tournament in 2019.