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At one point Purdue was picked to finish 13th in the conference, and that was before a terrible non-conference season. Now we get to put our feet up and let 10 of the other 13 teams work hard just to get to where we are. Thanks to Wisconsin drubbing Ohio State this afternoon the Boilers will get a double bye to Friday. The full Big Ten Tournament bracket is now set and is as follows (All times ET):
Wednesday:
No. 12 Nebraska vs. No. 13 Penn State, 4:30pm, ESPN2
No. 11 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Rutgers, 7pm, BTN
Thursday:
No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 9 Michigan, Noon, BTN
No. 5 Iowa vs. Nebraska-Penn State winner, 2:30pm, BTN
No. 7 Indiana vs. No. 10 Northwestern, 6:30pm, ESPN2
No. 6 Ohio State vs. Minnesota-Rutgers winner, 9pm, ESPN2
Friday:
No. 1 Wisconsin vs. Illinois-Michigan winner, Noon, ESPN
No. 4 Purdue vs. Iowa/Nebraska/Penn State winner, 2:30pm, ESPN
No. 2 Maryland vs. Indiana/Northwestern winner, 6:30pm, BTN
No. 3 Michigan State vs. Ohio State/Minnesota/Rutgers winner, 9pm, BTN
Saturday:
Semifinal 1: Wisconsin/Illinois/Michigan winner vs. Purdue/Iowa/Penn State/Nebraska winner, 1pm, CBS
Semifinal 2: Maryland/Indiana/Northwestern winner vs. Michigan State/Ohio State/Minnesota/Rutgers winner, 3:30pm, CBS
Sunday:
Championship Game, 3:30pm, CBS