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The Big Ten basketball regular season finished Sunday.
While Michigan had wrapped up the top seed in this year's expanded Big Ten Tournament, winning the regular-season title with a few games to spare, seeds 2-4 were in flux up until the final minutes.
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Nebraska, Michigan State and Illinois all finished tied at 15-5 in Big Ten play.
The Cornhuskers own the tiebreaker with a 2-1 combined record against the two. MSU is 1-1 vs. the two other schools and Illinois is 1-2.
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Purdue , which began the season ranked No. 1 in the country, will be the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament after losing Saturday at home to Wisconsin , and UCLA beating USC.
This year, the Big Ten Tournament expanded to all 18 teams. So Penn State, Oregon and Maryland, who would have been in line to miss the tournament, get a chance to play in Chicago.
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Here's the final bracket. (Updated 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 8)
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Big Ten basketball tournament bracket update, seedings, schedule
All times EST.
First round
Tuesday, March 10
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G1: No. 17 Maryland 70, No. 16 Oregon 60
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G2: No. 15 Northwestern 76, No. 18 Penn State 66
Second round
Wednesday, March 11
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G3: No. 9 Iowa 75, No. 17 Maryland 64
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G4: No. 12 Washington 83, No. 13 USC 79
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G5: No. 15 Northwestern 74, No. 10 Indiana 61
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G6: No. 14 Rutgers 72, No. 11 Minnesota 67
Third round
Thursday, March 12
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G7: No. 8 Ohio State 72, No. 9 Iowa 69
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G8: No. 5 Wisconsin 85, No. 12 Washington 82
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G9: No. 7 Purdue 81, No. 15 Northwestern 68
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G10: No. 6 UCLA 72, No. 14 Rutgers 59
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
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G11: No. 1 Michigan 71, No. 8 Ohio State 67
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G12: No. 5 Wisconsin 91, No. 4 Illinois 88, OT
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G13: No. 7 Purdue 74, No. 2 Nebraska 58
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G14: No. 6 UCLA 88, No. 3 Michigan State 84
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
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G15: No. 1 Michigan 68, No. 5 Wisconsin 65
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G16: No. 7 Purdue 73, No. 6 UCLA 66
Final
Sunday, March 15
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No. 1 Michigan vs Game 16 winner, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Big Ten college basketball games today, schedule
All times EST.
Saturday, March 14
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G15: No. 1 Michigan 68, No. 5 Wisconsin 65
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G16: No. 7 Purdue vs. No. 6 UCLA, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Big Ten basketball tournament bracket update, schedule, final seeds
