A fter putting up 57 first-half points on Friday, Maryland basketball cruised past Illinois in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Rodney Rice stole the show by scoring 2

After losing three straight games to close out the regular season, Michigan basketball is finally into postseason play, playing as the 3-seed in the Big Ten Tournament. After a double bye, the Wolverines open up tournament play against a 6-seed Purdue team that blew them out in West Lafayette but succumbed to the maize and blue in Ann Arbor.

The Boilermakers couldn't get into their offense with Michigan's defense contributing to tough shots in a physical game.