Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) — Michigan State has won four straight games and with a win Sunday over Ohio State would claim a third straight Big Ten regular-season championship. The Spartans also would lock up the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament next week. The Spartans were in the middle of the pack a month ago but have flashed their traditional March form in recent games. Maryland and Wisconsin also have locked up double byes for the Big Ten Tournament, which begins next week in Indianapolis.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kaleb Wesson scored 19 points to lead No. 19 Ohio State past No. 23 Illinois 71-63. E.J. Liddell tied a career high with 17 points for the Buckeyes, who have won four in a row and nine of their last 11. Ayo Dosunmu had 21 points and five assists to pace Illinois, which saw its Big Ten championship hopes fade a bit more after starting the day a half game behind the leaders. Ohio State is playing well at a critical time with the Big Ten tournament looming.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jon Teske scored 12 points and Zavier Simpson added 11 in their home finale, and No. 25 Michigan beat Nebraska 82-58. The Wolverines also welcomed former coach John Beilein back to Crisler Center. Beilein watched from a box about halfway up the seating bowl as his old team closed out its home schedule. Michigan led 32-28 at halftime before starting the second with an 18-4 run. Nebraska was without guard Cam Mack, suspended for a violation of team rules. The Cornhuskers have lost 15 straight. Isaiah Livers had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Michigan. Haanif Cheatham led Nebraska with 19 points.

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — More men are coming forward with allegations of sexual abuse by a late doctor at the University of Michigan in lawsuits and personal statements. The state's attorney general also insisted Thursday that the school must commit to cooperating with her office before she would move to begin an independent investigation. The new allegations include four former athletes who filed lawsuits alleging that Dr. Robert Anderson sexually assaulted them while they were members of the football, hockey and wrestling teams in the 1980s. At a news conference, two other men said Anderson sexually assaulted them during medical exams. The university revealed last month that it was investigating multiple allegations of abuse against Anderson. He died in 2008.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The top-ranked Iowa wrestling team heads into the Big Ten Tournament looking for its first conference championship since 2015. The tournament is Saturday and Sunday at Rutgers. The Hawkeyes made it through the regular season undefeated, with 10 of their 13 dual-meet wins against nationally ranked teams. All 10 of their wrestlers enter the conference tournament seeded in the top three in their classes: 125-pounder Spencer Lee and 174-pounder Michael Kemerer are seeded No. 1. Iowa finished third behind Penn State and Ohio State in last season’s conference meet.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Amy Dlik scored 22 points, Naz Hillmon added 20 and seventh-seeded Michigan used a strong third-quarter to defeat 10th-seeded Nebraska 81-75 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. Leigha Brown and Isabelle Bourne combined for 22 points to put Nebraska on top 42-34 at halftime but the Wolverines took the lead for good with a 13-2 run to open the second half. Hilmon contributed five points, Akienreh Johnson tied it at 44 with a layup and Maddie Nolan followed with a 3-pointer for the lead. Brown finished with 22 points and Bourne 16.

UNDATED (AP) — Karissa McLaughlin scored 17, Ae'Rianna Harris and Fatou Diagne posted double-doubles and ninth-seeded Purdue defeated eighth-seeded Michigan State 72-63 in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Harris scored 15 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked seven shots, which was one short of her Purdue record in the tournament set when she was a freshman in 2017. Diagne came off the bench to get 11 points and 12 rebounds. Purdue never trailed. Shay Colley and Nia Clouden had 14 points each for the Spartans.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Arella Guirantes scored 11 of Rutgers' 14 third-quarter points and finished with 27 as the fifth-seeded Scarlet Knights beat No. 12 seed Wisconsin 63-55 in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Guirantes entered ranked 14th in the nation in scoring at 20 points per game and she finished 10 of 17 from the field with three 3-pointers. Rutgers will play 20th-ranked Indiana in the second quarterfinal game on Friday. Wisconsin was led by Imani Lewis with 19 points and 10 rebounds for her 18th double-double of the season.

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