Wisconsin battles to 76-75 OT win over No. 3 Purdue, securing spot in Big Ten championship gameMax Klesmit made a runner in the lane with 4.8 seconds to play in overtime and Wisconsin beat Big Ten Tournament top-seed Purdue 76-75 for a spot in the conference championship game.
Rutgers hands No. 11 Wisconsin its fourth straight loss 78-56Jeremiah Williams scored 18 points and Rutgers used a stifling defense to lead the entire game and hand No. 11 Wisconsin its fourth straight loss 78-56.
Teams that missed NCAA Tournament are leading 5 of 6 major conferences, thanks in part to transfersFive of the six major conferences have a leader or co-leader that failed to make the NCAA Tournament last season.
Klesmit's fast start, Wisconsin's rebounding help Badgers beat No. 3 Marquette 75-64Max Klesmit scored all 21 of his points before halftime, Steven Crowl added 16 and Wisconsin capitalized on its rebounding superiority to beat No. 3 Marquette 75-64.
Still grieving, Jones helps St. John's top No. 20 ProvidenceDavid Jones scored 16 points, AJ Storr added 15 and St. Johnโs beat No. 20 Providence 73-68 to hand the Friars a costly defeat in their pursuit of a second consecutive regular-season conference title.
Soriano's double-double helps St. John's over No. 6 UConnJoel Soriano scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as St. Johnโs beat No. 6 UConn 85-74 to win in Hartford for the first time since 1988.