Big Ten Tournament 2024: Men's Bracket, TV Schedule, Dates, Live Stream Info

The Purdue Boilermakers will attempt to become the second repeat Big Ten tournament champion in the last decade in Minneapolis.

Zach Edey and Co. finished three games ahead of the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Big Ten regular-season standings.

Purdue is the clear favorite to win in Minneapolis, but Illinois and a few others will try to make things difficult for the Boilers.

Illinois was the clear No. 2 to Purdue in the Big Ten and it was the only other program to lose fewer than eight games in conference play.

The rest of the pack in the Big Ten was stacked together and that could lead to some unexpected results based on seeding inside the Target Center.

Big Ten Tournament Bracket and Schedule

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COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - FEBRUARY 28: Nick Martinelli #2 of the Northwestern Wildcats handles the ball against the Maryland Terrapins at Xfinity Center on February 28, 2024 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

Full bracket can be found here.

Wednesday, March 13

No. 12 Maryland vs. No. 13 Rutgers (6:30 p.m. ET, Peacock)

No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 14 Michigan (9 p.m. ET, Peacock)

Thursday, March 14

No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 9 Minnesota (Noon ET, BTN)

No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12/13 winner (2:30 p.m. ET, BTN)

No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Ohio State (6:30 p.m. ET, BTN)

No. 6 Indiana vs. No. 11/14 winner (9 p.m. ET. BTN)

Friday, March 15

No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 8/9 winner (Noon, BTN)

No. 4 Northwestern vs. No. 5 vs. 12/13 winner (2:30 p.m. ET. BTN)

No. 2 Illinois vs. No. 7/10 winner (6:30 p.m. ET, BTN)

No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 6 vs. 11/14 winner (9 p.m. ET, BTN)

Saturday, March 16

Semifinal No. 1 (1 p.m. ET, CBS)

Semifinal No. 2 (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)

Sunday, March 17

Championship Game (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)

Predictions

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CHAMPAIGN, IL - MARCH 05: Illinois Fighting Illini Guard Terrence Shannon Jr (0) attempts a free throw from the charity stripe, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in a Big 10 Conference contest with the Purdue Boilermakers at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by David Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Purdue and Illinois need to avoid upsets the top teams suffered in the last two Big Ten tournaments.

A year ago, the Penn State Nittany Lions and Ohio State Buckeyes made it to the semifinals as double-digit seeds.

The Indiana Hoosiers and Michigan State Spartans won two games to reach the semifinals as the No. 7 and No. 9 seeds two years ago.

The Iowa Hawkeyes could be the team to watch in terms of upsets in Minneapolis since they are on the outside of the NCAA tournament bubble. Iowa would earn an opportunity to play Illinois if it wins its opener.

Few teams in the conference have been consistent enough to win multiple games in a row this season, which is why the Big Ten tournament bracket may go to chalk with Purdue and Illinois in the final.

That would be the best potential final in Minneapolis. Illinois hung within single digits of Purdue in each regular-season meeting.

That matchup could produce one of the best title tilts of Championship Week. Illinois should come close to beating Purdue, but it needs a perfect game to down the Boilermakers next Sunday.

Prediction: Purdue over Illinois