While controversy swirls around the Ohio State football program, the Buckeyes basketball team gets ready to defend their Big Ten Tournament title down in Indianapolis in the 2011 Big Ten Tournament. The Buckeyes are the No. 1 seed after winning the regular season championship and won't see their first action until Friday, March 11, at noon.
Below is the schedule for the 2011 Big Ten Tournament, which gets underway Thursday from Conseco Fieldhouse:
GAME #1 - 2:30 p.m. ET; ESPN2:
No. 8 Northwestern(17-12, 7-11) vs. No. 9 Minnesota(17-13, 6-12)
GAME No. 2 - 4:30 p.m. ET; ESPN2:
No. 7 Michigan St.(17-13, 9-9) vs. No. 10 Iowa(11-19, 4-14)
GAME No. 3 - 7:30 p.m. ET;
No. 6 Penn St. (16-13, 9-9) vs. No. 11 Indiana (12-19, 3-15)