Michigan State , Ohio State , and Purdue ended the season tied for the conference championship with win – loss records of 14 &ndash; 4 , followed by Wisconsin at 13 &ndash; 5 . In the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament , Ohio State defeated Minnesota for the championship , and the conference named Evan Turner as the tournament 's most outstanding player . The conference earned five bids to the 2010 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament by the Co-Champions , runner-up and tournament runner-up . Big Ten teams posted a 9 &ndash; 5 overall record including three Sweet Sixteen appearances and one Final Four appearance . Two members of the conference received invitations to play in the 2010 National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ) , in which they posted a 2 &ndash; 2 record
2010 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season