They can rest until Friday's quarterfinals. Purdue's late dip leaves it with No. 6 season, and Indiana's late surge gives it the No. 9 seed. Both will play Thursday. Fifteen of the conference's 18 teams earned spots in the event.

The Big Ten Tournament began Wednesday from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in style as every lower-seeded team downed its higher-seeded opponent to advance into the second round of the bracket. Northwestern defeated Minnesota to start the day and things escalated from there.