Big Ten Tournament Trivia

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Who played the very first Big Ten Tournament game, and who was the winning team?
 


Was that Minnesota and Northwestern, with the Gophers winning?

The gophs needed that win and one more to get to a .500 record and an NIT berth. They upset 1-seed MSU in Round 2 to achieve that, and ended up winning the NIT. Had they lost to MSU (or NU for all that matters), no postseason.
 

You are correct, sir. Gophers beat NW, 64-56.

The Gophers and Wildcats will meet for the fifth time at the BTT, with the Gophers winning 3 of the 4 previous meetings. This will be the third meeting with NW in Tubby's four seasons at the U.
 

Michigan beat Illinois, 4-3, in 1981.
 





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