Update 10:05 p.m. Thursday: Finals and Friday's matchups
Illinois defeated Minnesota 51-49.
Michigan over Penn State 83-56.
Iowa beat Northwestern 73-59
Nebraska beat Purdue 57-55
Friday's Matchups:
Illinois v. Indiana
Wisconsin v. Michigan
Iowa v. MSU
OSU v. Nebraska
Bracket and Schedule Below
Performing well in or winning the Big Ten Tournament is likely the only way the Iowa Hawkeyes will make their way into the NCAA Tournament. To do so they must defeat Michigan tonight at 7:00 p.m. CST. If they do they will get the quality win over an upper tier Big Ten team that has narrowly eluded them all year, setting up a better resume for the NCAA Tournament. They will then advance to play the winner of the Ohio State v. Nebraska game on Saturday.
Here's ESPN's Updating Brackets
All Times CST
Thursday, March 14, 2013 Game 1: No. 8 Illinois 51, No. 9 Minnesota 49 Game 2: No. 5 Michigan 83, No. 12 Penn State 66 Game 3: No. 10 Nebraska 57, No. 7 Purdue 55 Game 4: No. 6 Iowa 73, No. 11 Northwestern 59 Friday, March 15, 2013 Game 5: No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 8 Illinois, 11 a.m., ESPN Game 6: No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Michigan, 1:30 p.m.*, ESPN Game 7: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Nebraska, 5:30 p.m., BTN Game 8: No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Iowa, 8 p.m.*, BTN Saturday, March 16, 2013 Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 12:40 p.m., CBS Sports Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 3 p.m.*, CBS Sports Sunday, March 17, 2013 Championship Game, 2:30 p.m., CBS SportsSource: Big Ten
