With a win over Northwestern on March 9 , 2019 , Purdue won a share of the Big Ten regular season championship , its conference-leading 24th championship . Later that same day , Michigan State defeated Michigan to earn a share of the championship , marking back-to-back championships for the Spartans . Due to tie-breaking rules , Michigan State received the No. 1 seed for the Big Ten Tournament . The Big Ten Tournament returned to its more traditional Midwest roots and was held at the United Center in Chicago , Illinois . The Tournament was held from March 13 through March 19 , 2019 . Michigan State won the Big Ten Tournament championship , defeating Michigan for the third time on the season in the championship game
Big Ten Tournament
2019 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season