2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2003–04
Teams	11
Site	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Wisconsin (1st title)
Winning coach	Bo Ryan (1st title)
MVP	Devin Harris (Wisconsin)
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments «2003  2005»

The 2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 11 and March 14, 2004 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The champion of the tournament was the University of Wisconsin–Madison, which received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Most Outstanding Player was Devin Harris of Wisconsin.

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Overall
1	Illinois	13–3	22–5
2	Wisconsin	12–4	21–6
3	Michigan State	12–4	17–10
4	Iowa	9–7	16–11
5	Michigan	8–8	17–10
6	Northwestern	8–8	13–14
7	Purdue	7–9	17–12
8	Indiana	7–9	13–14
9	Ohio State	6–10	14–15
10	Minnesota	3–13	11–17
11	Penn State	3–13	9–18

Results

	Opening round March 11					Quarterfinals March 12					Semifinals March 13					Championship March 14
						1	Illinois	71
						8	Indiana	59
	8	Indiana	83
	9	Ohio State	69
											1	Illinois	74
										5	Michigan	60
						4	Iowa	70
						5	Michigan	79
																1	Illinois	53
																2	Wisconsin	70
						2	Wisconsin	66
						10	Minnesota	52
	7	Purdue	52
	10	Minnesota	63
											2	Wisconsin	68
										3	Michigan State	66
						3	Michigan State	68
						6	Northwestern	55
	6	Northwestern	57
	11	Penn State	52

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Opening round (March 11, 2004)

• Game 1: #8 Indiana 83 #9 Ohio State 69
• Game 2: #10 Minnesota 63 #7 Purdue 52
• Game 3: #6 Northwestern 57 #11 Penn State 52

Quarterfinals (March 12, 2004)

• Game 4: #1 Illinois 71 #8 Indiana 59
• Game 5: #5 Michigan 79 #4 Iowa 70
• Game 6: #2 Wisconsin 66 #10 Minnesota 52
• Game 7: #3 Michigan State 68 #6 Northwestern 55

Semifinals (March 13, 2004)

• Game 8: #1 Illinois 74 #5 Michigan 60
• Game 9: #2 Wisconsin 68 #3 Michigan State 66

Championship (March 14, 2004)

• Game 10: #2 Wisconsin 70 #1 Illinois 53

Honors

All-Tournament Team

• Devin Harris, Wisconsin – Most Outstanding Player
• Mike Wilkinson, Wisconsin
• Dee Brown, Illinois
• Deron Williams, Illinois
• Jitim Young, Northwestern

References

1. "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten. Retrieved February 28, 2014.