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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — After ending a five-year Big Ten title drought with a 60-56 win over Indiana, No. 24 Wisconsin went home with a mission — letting assistant coach Howard Moore put his hands on the trophy. Moore hasn’t been with the team this season after being involved in an automobile accident last May that killed his wife and 9-year-old daughter. Moore was severely burned in the crash. And in July, he suffered a heart attack. Now the Badgers intend to share the celebration with Moore. Wisconsin won its eighth in a row to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten crown.
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Miller Kopp scored 21 points and struggling Northwestern beat No. 20 Penn State 80-69. Penn State came in looking to head into the Big Ten Tournament on a winning note, only to stumble against one of the worst teams in the conference and lose for the fifth time in six games. Northwestern beat a ranked team for the first time since knocking off No. 20 Michigan in February 2018. The Wildcats went on a 17-2 run down the stretch to bump their lead to 16 and came away with the win after losing 13 of 14. Lamar Stevens continued to close in on Penn State's all-time scoring record, finishing with 18 points.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Freshman Diamond Miller scored 15 points and classmate Ashley Owusu added 14 to help No. 6 Maryland beat 20th-ranked Indiana 66-51 on Saturday night in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. combined to score 29 points, and top-seeded Maryland played withering defense Saturday night in a 66-51 rout of No. 4 seed Indiana in the Big Ten tournament semifinals.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Madison Green scored 13 points, Dorka Juhasz had a double-double and sixth-seeded Ohio State held off seventh-seeded Michigan 66-60 to advance to the championship game of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Aaliyah Patty and Jacy Sheldon, who had a steal and layup in with 5.8 seconds to go, both scored 11 points. Juhasz and Brextin Miller had 10 each with Juhasz grabbing 11 rebounds. Naz Hillmon scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Wolverines. The Buckeye are the lowest seeded team to make the title game since 2012. They'll face sixth-ranked and top-seeded Maryland Sunday night.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Geo Baker scored 19 points to help lift Rutgers to a 71-68 overtime victory over Purdue in the final regular season game for both teams. Ron Harper Jr. added 15 points, including the winner, for the Scarlet Knights. Purdue's Sasha Stefanovic was high for the Boilermakers with 22 points. Eric Hunter Jr. added 12 points for Purdue, which saw its NCAA Tournament hopes dwindle.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska basketball players Cam Mack and Dachon Burke are suspended indefinitely. Coach Fred Hoiberg said they violated team rules and won't be available for the regular-season finale at Minnesota on Sunday. Mack is suspended for a second straight game. Lincoln police ticketed him Wednesday for negligent driving after he struck a vehicle from behind and left the scene. Each player averages 12 points a game. The Huskers are last in the Big Ten and have lost 15 straight, the longest skid among Power Five conference teams.
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