Badgers earn No. 5 seed in 2025 Big Ten Tournament
March 09, 2025 | Men's Basketball
UW to face either Minnesota or Northwestern on Thursday
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin men's basketball team earned the No. 5 seed in the 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament and will play on Thursday at approximately 1:30 p.m. CT at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Badgers (23-8, 13-7), will take on the winner of No. 12 seed Minnesota and No. 13 seed Northwestern live on Big Ten Network. Fans can also listen to the action on the Badger Radio Network.
UW went 2-0 against Minnesota this year, including a 74-67 win last Wednesday against the Golden Gophers. Wisconsin defeated Northwestern 75-69 in the only meeting between the two teams on Feb. 1.
This marks UW's 27th Big Ten Tournament and its third as the No. 5 seed. UW was also a No. 5 seed a year ago and made it to the Big Ten championship game.
The Badgers are looking for their fourth Big Ten Tournament title, winning the title in 2004, 2008 and in 2015.
All-session tickets for the 28th edition of the tournament are available for purchase through TicketMaster.com. For more information on this year's tournament, visit the Big Ten Tournament Central page at bigten.org/MBBT.
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The 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 (#13 Northwestern vs. #12 Minnesota) – 2:30 p.m. CT (Peacock)
Game 2 (#15 vs. #10 Ohio State) – 25 minutes following Game 1 (Peacock)
Game 3 (#14 USC vs. #11 Rutgers) – 25 minutes following Game 2 (Peacock)
Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 (#8 Oregon vs. #9 Indiana) – 11 a.m. CT (BTN)
Game 5 (#5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 4 (BTN)
Game 6 (#7 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner) – 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN)
Game 7 (#6 Purdue vs. Game 3 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 (#1 Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner) – 11 a.m. CT (BTN)
Game 9 (#4 UCLA vs. Game 5 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 10 (#2 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner) – 4:30 p.m. CT (BTN)
Game 11 (#3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)
Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 (Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner) – 12 p.m. CT (CBS)
Game 13 (Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 11 (CBS)
Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 (Game 12 vs. Game 13 winner) – 2:30 p.m. CT (CBS)
