The tournament remained in its more traditional Midwest roots as it was held at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Later on March 11, the Big Ten conference announced that the remainder of the Big Ten tournament would proceed as scheduled but with no spectators in attendance due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
[4] A number of college conferences followed suit by either cancelling their basketball tournaments entirely or limiting spectator attendance.
[5] On March 12, the Big Ten announced the cancellation of the remainder of the tournament.
[6] The NCAA further announced that all remaining winter and spring championships for both men's and women's sports were canceled due to the pandemic.