Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis , Indiana hosted the Big Ten Tournament from March 8 &ndash; March 11 . Michigan State defeated Ohio State in the championship game to win the tournament championship . Draymond Green was also named tournament MVP . As a result , the Spartans received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . Six teams ( Indiana , Michigan , Michigan State , Ohio State , Purdue , and Wisconsin ) received invitations to the NCAA Tournament . The conference had an 11 &ndash; 6 record in the Tournament , with Indiana , Michigan State , Ohio State , and Wisconsin reaching the Sweet Sixteen . Ohio State advanced to the Final Four . Three teams ( Iowa , Minnesota , and Northwestern ) received bids to the National Invitation Tournament . The conference had a 6 &ndash; 3 record with Minnesota losing in the championship game
Big Ten Tournament
2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season