Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket Set
February 25, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Illini to face Iowa Wednesday in First Round
Printable Bracket | Tournament Central
The bracket is set for the 2018 Big Ten Tournament. The 21st annual event will be contested Feb. 28-March 4 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The Fighting Illini (14-17, 4-14) are the No. 13 seed and will face No. 12 seed Iowa (13-18, 4-14) in the first round on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 CT on BTN. The winner of the game will move on to face No. 5 seed Michigan (24-7, 13-5) on Thursday, March 1, at approx. 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 CT.
Illinois and Iowa faced-off one time during the regular season, with the Hawkeyes winning an overtime thriller at State Farm Center, 104-97. Freshman Trent Frazier led the way for the Illini, pouring in 27 points, while Leron Black and Aaron Jordan each scored 18 points.
All-session tickets remain available at the Madison Square Garden box office, Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000. Single-session tickets will go on sale beginning at Noon ET on Monday.
For more information on the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, go to www.BigTen.org/MBBT.
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— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) February 26, 2018
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