Berths to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament will be settled today, March 12, 2026, at the United Center in Chicago.
A field that was once 18 teams will be whittled down to eight teams, and four teams with fresh legs begin their postseason today — a perk of earning the double bye. No. 8 seed Ohio State, No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 7 Purdue and No. 6 UCLA all take the court for the first time against teams who have played maybe one or two games already.
The crown jewel of the weekend culminates Sunday when the winner can claim a Big Ten Tournament championship and the automatic qualifier to March Madness.
Here’s a look at the bracket, results, schedule, tickets, how to watch and more. Be sure to refresh for live updates throughout the day.
Rutgers vs UCLA basketball live score today. 2026 Big Ten Tournament: Rutgers basketball vs UCLA live score updates
UCLA 72, Rutgers 59, FINAL: Donovan Dent became the first player in Big Ten Tournament history to record a triple-double. He finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. Tyler Bilodeau had a game-high 21 points and Rutgers was led by Lino Mark’s 17.
Neither team shot particularly well, but UCLA went 19 for 23 from the free-throw line and had a 40-30 rebounding edge to separate from the Scarlet Knights.
Purdue vs Northwestern basketball recap. 2026 Big Ten Tournament: Northwestern vs Purdue basketball final score today
Purdue 81, Northwestern 68, FINAL: Braden Smith set a single-game Big Ten Tournament record with 16 assists. He scored only five points, but had help dishing to teammates like Oscar Cluff (19 points), Trey Kaufman-Renn (19) and Fletcher Loyer (14).
An emotional moment for Nick Martinelli being taken out of the game with long embraces with his coaching staff. Purdue fans gave him an ovation, even after he scored 25 points.
Purdue shot 49.2% and 34.8% on 3-pointers, assisting 25 of 30 makes and dominating the glass with a 35-23 edge. Northwestern shot 52.8% but had fewer chances because of the glass and turnovers (two more than Purdue).
Braden Smith assist highlight
Braden Smith dove toward the sideline and tapped the ball into the frontcourt for Omer Mayer to take one dribble. Was it his best assist of his career?
Purdue vs Northwestern basketball injury reports for 2026 Big Ten Tournament game today
Here are the injury reports for today’s 6:30 p.m. tip.
Northwestern: Arrinten Page remains out.
Purdue: Another clean report.
Wisconsin vs Washington basketball recap. 2026 Big Ten Tournament final score today: Wisconsin basketball vs UW
Wisconsin 85, Washington 82, FINAL: The Huskies used a 21-6 run to make this a game late, but couldn’t hit a shot when they needed to in order to pull even or ahead. Wisconsin survives, having shot 15 fo 39 (38.5%) on 3-pointers. John Blackwell had 34 points (14-24/6-12) with 10 rebounds and Nick Boyd added 23 points (8-15/5-6) with nine assists.
Hannes Steinbach had 25 points with 16 rebounds, Zoom Diallo added 24 points with four rebounds and seven assists, and Gary West Side grad Quimari Peterson had 14 points, six boards and four assists.
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The Buckeyes have improved to 21-11 with their win over the Hawkeyes, and some believe that Ohio State is squarely off the NCAA Tournament bubble and into the March Madness field of 68.
For what it’s worth, Ohio State was a projected nine seed in Bracketmatrix’s compilation of 114 brackets (as of March 11). OSU was in all 114 projections.
Ohio State vs Iowa basketball recap. 2026 Big Ten Tournament final score today: Iowa vs OSU basketball score
Ohio State 72, Iowa 69, FINAL: Bruce Thornton scored 17 of his 24 points with six rebounds and three assists. Christoph Tilly scored 16 points on six shots.
The Hawkeyes trailed by as many as 15 in the second half and finally began hitting shots and defending better to trim the lead. Bennett Stirtz finished with 17 points, four assists and three turnovers, but no other Iowa player scored in double figures.
Wisconsin vs Washington injury report in Big Ten Tournament game today
Here are the injury designations for today’s 2:30 p.m. tip off.
Washington: Each of these players are out: Desmond Claude, Jasir Rencher, Bryson Tucker, Franck Kepnang, Mady Traore, JJ Mandaquit and Jacob Ognacevic.
Wisconsin: Out today are Jack Janicki and Nolan Winter.
Ohio State vs Iowa injury report in Big Ten Tournament games today
Here are the injury designations for today’s noon tip off.
Iowa: Peyton McCollum is out for the season.
Ohio State: Myles Herro is out for the season. Josh Ojianwuna is out today. Puff Johnson and Brandon Noel are questionable today.
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The Hoosiers are going to be sweating the NCAA Tournament bubble. But the good news is, many other bubble teams are also losing. Still, a 74-61 loss to Northwestern on Wednesday brought questions about where things stand with a mediocre program. See all our coverage:
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