John Blackwell had 26 points, Nick Boyd scored 22 and Aleksas Bieliauskas set a career high with 17 points to lead Wisconsin to a 91-88 win over previously unbeaten, second-ranked Michigan on Saturday.
The No. 2-ranked Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team (14-1, 4-1 Big Ten), led by head coach Dusty May, returned to Crisler Center after escaping a nailbiter against Penn State, but fell to the Wisconsin Badgers (11-6, 3-3 Big Ten) 91-88 in upset fashion.
Wisconsin grinded its way back into the March Madness win column, getting double-digit scoring from five players on the way to an 85-66 victory over Montana.
Late-game heroics from the Michigan Wolverines, ranked No. 22 and seeded No. 3 lifted them to the Big Ten Tournament championship, defeating the Wisconsin Badgers 59-53.
John Tonje scored 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help No. 18 Wisconsin beat No. 7 Michigan State 77-74 in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
The No. 1 seeded Michigan State Spartans got upset by the No. 5 seeded Wisconsin Badgers 77-74, snapping their eight-game winning streak in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
Nate Bittle had 23 points and Jackson Shelstad made a desperation 3 to force overtime as Oregon beat No. 11 Wisconsin 77-73.
Vladislav Goldin scored a career-high 24 points – including three straight baskets inside down the stretch – and Michigan defeated No. 11 Wisconsin 67-64 in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
The men’s basketball game between Indiana and Wisconsin was delayed midway through the second half on Tuesday night after a fire alarm went off in Assembly Hall, prompting the arena to be evacuated.
Top-ranked Arizona plays No. 3 Purdue in Indianapolis on Saturday in the marquee game of a busy upcoming weekend in the Top 25.
A 79-year-old man died after losing control on a curve and crashing his newly modified three-wheeled motorcycle in Oakland County, police said.
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When most kids are little, and they want to try their hand at owning a business, they start a lemonade stand, or maybe sell some cookies... not John Blackwell. This 9-year-old autistic boy wanted to create a business to help others, specifically our four-legged best friends.