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Saturday / April 20.
  • Big Ten Tournament bracket, schedule set

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    The Big Ten, like the Big East, had a three-way tie atop the conference.

    Wisconsin, Michigan State and Maryland tied for the Big Ten lead, and will be seeded in that order in the Big Ten Tournament due to tiebreakers. Illinois is the 4 seed.

    Here’s the bracket and schedule:

    2020 Big Ten Tournament: Schedule

    First Round — Wednesday, March 11

    Game 1: No. 12 seed vs. No. 13 seed | 6 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network
    Game 2: No. 11 seed vs. No. 14 seed | 25 minutes after Game 1 | Big Ten Network

    Second Round — Thursday, March 12

    Game 3: No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
    Game 4: No. 5 seed vs. Game 1 winner | 25 minutes after Game 3 | Big Ten Network
    Game 5: No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 seed | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
    Game 6: No. 6 seed vs. Game 2 winner | 25 minutes after Game 5 | Big Ten Network

    Quarterfinals — Friday, March 13

    Game 7: No. 1 seed vs. Game 3 winner | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
    Game 8 : No. 4 seed vs. Game 4 winner | 25 minutes after Game 7 | Big Ten Network
    Game 9: No. 2 seed vs. Game 5 winner | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
    Game 10: No. 3 seed vs. Game 6 winner | 25 minutes after Game 9 | Big Ten Network

    Semifinals — Saturday, March 14

    Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 1 p.m. | CBS
    Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 25 minutes after Game 11 | CBS

    Championship — Sunday, March 15

    Game 13: Semifinal winners | 3:30 p.m. | CBS

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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