The Big Ten men’s basketball regular season has concluded and the conference tournament brackets have been determined.
The Big Ten Championship begins Tuesday at the United Center in Chicago. All 18 teams are participating, but regular-season champion Michigan and Michigan State won’t play until Friday’s quarterfinals because they received the top four seeds.
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In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Wolverines (29-2) will face Oregon State, Maryland, Iowa State or Ohio State at noon ET on Friday.
The third-seeded Spartans (25-6) will play Minnesota, Rutgers or UCLA on Friday at 9 p.m. ET.
The tournament will conclude with the championship game on Sunday at 3:30, before the NCAA tournament selections. UM and MSU are on opposite sides of the bracket, so they can meet in the championship game, but not in the semifinals.
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All games at Chicago United Center
Tuesday first round
➤Game one: No. 16 Oregon State vs. No. 17 Maryland, 5 p.m. (Peacock)
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➤Game 2: No. 15 Northwestern vs. No. 18 Penn State, 7:30 p.m. (Peacock)
Wednesday second round
➤Game 3: No. 9 Iowa vs. Oregon State-Maryland winner, noon (Peacock)
➤Game 4: No. 12 Washington vs. No. 13 USC, 2:30 p.m. (Peacock)
➤Game 5: No. 10 Indiana vs. Northwestern Penn State winner, 6:30 p.m. (BTN)
➤Game 6: No. 11 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Rutgers, 9pm (UK time)
Thursday third round
➤Game 7: No. 8 Ohio State vs. Oregon-Maryland-Iowa winner, noon (BTN)
➤Game 8: No. 5 Wisconsin vs. Washington USC winner, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)
➤Game 9: No. 7 Purdue vs Northwestern – Penn State – Indiana Winner, 6:30pm (UK time)
➤Game 10: No. 6 UCLA vs. Minnesota-Rutgers winner, 9 p.m. (BTN)
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Friday’s quarterfinals
➤Game 11: No. 1 Michigan State vs. Oregon State – Maryland – Iowa State – No. 1 Ohio State, noon (BTN)
➤Game 12: No. 4 Illinois vs. Washington-USC-Wisconsin winner, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)
➤Game 13: 2nd Place Nebraska vs Northwestern – Penn State – Indiana University – Purdue Winner, 6:30pm (UK time)
➤Game 14: No. 3 Michigan State vs. Minnesota-Rutgers-UCLA Winner, 9pm (UK time)
Saturday semi-finals
➤Game 11 Winners vs. Game 12 Winners, 1 p.m. (CBS)
➤Game 13 Winner vs. Game 14 Winner, 3:30 PM (CBS)
Sunday Championship
➤Semifinal winner, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
This article originally appeared in The Detroit News: Big Ten men’s basketball tournament bracket at Michigan State University
