COLUMBUS – The Buckeyes are the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, which gets underway this week in New York.
(2) OHIO ST. (24-7, 15-3) vs. TBA, Madison Square Garden, Fri., 6:30 p.m./BTN
Ohio State and Purdue tied for the second place in the regular-season standings with 15-3 records but the Buckeyes earned the No. 2 seed based on a head-to-head victory against the Boilermakers.
Michigan State finished with a 16-2 conference record and claimed the outright regular-season conference title and the tournament’s top seed with a 68-63 win at Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon.
This is the Spartans’ first outright regular-season crown since the 2008-09 season. They open play at Noon ET on Friday.
Nebraska earned the No. 4 seed and the final double-bye of the tournament with a 76-64 win over Penn State on the last day of the regular season. The Huskers tied with Michigan at 13-5, but Nebraska claimed the fourth seed by virtue of its head-to-head win.
The 21st annual Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played from Feb. 28 – March 4 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.