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Big Ten Tournament: Northwestern, Illinois find out opponents

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MINNEAPOLIS — Freshman John Blackwell scored 18 points, Steven Crowl added 17 and the duo made seven of Wisconsin’s season-high 16 3-pointers as it beat Maryland 87-56 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday.

Wisconsin (20-12) will face No. 4 seed Northwestern in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Badgers beat the Wildcats 71-63 in their only regular season matchup on Jan. 13.

Wisconsin dominated the first half, making 10 3-pointers in 13 attempts to take a 47-26 lead. It was the Badgers’ second-most 3-pointers in a game this season.

Wisconsin made its first six 3-pointers, and after a missed point, Blackwell added another to make the score 31-15 with nine minutes left in the half. Blackwell made all four of his three-pointers in the first half and scored 14 points. AJ Storr and Crowl scored two three-pointers each, and Crowl also scored 14 points in the first half.

Crowl and Chucky Hepburn continued their hot shooting during the halftime, scoring three consecutive points in an 18-0 series and opening the second half with a 39-point lead.

Eight Badgers made 3-pointers; This game came after the team went 5 of 24 from 3-point range in a 78-70 loss Sunday to No. 3 Purdue. The Badgers finished with 16 of 25 points from beyond the arc and shot 52% overall.

Jahmir Young led Maryland (16-17) with 18 points. He scored 15 of Maryland’s 26 points in the first half and went 7 of 11 from the field, while the rest of his teammates shot 5 of 17 from the field.

Ohio State 90, Iowa 78

Ohio State interim coach Jake Diebler interacts with Dale Bonner during the second half against Iowa on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Minneapolis. (David Berding/Getty Images)

Jamison Battle scored all 23 of his points in the second half and the Buckeyes never beat the Hawkeyes.

The 10th-seeded Buckeyes (20-12) will face No. 2 seed Illinois in the quarterfinals on Friday. Illinois won the regular season game 87-75 on January 30. This was before Jake Diebler took over as interim coach. The Buckeyes under Diebler have won six of seven games, including the last five.

Diebler replaced Chris Holtmann, who was fired by Ohio State in mid-February. Hired as coach by DePaul Early on Thursday.

“I’m very happy for Coach Holman,” Diebler said in his on-field postgame broadcast interview. “I’m very happy for him and he’s going to do great things. He’s a great coach.

“But listen, our men have come together. They fought. “We increased our solidarity and togetherness, and this was the biggest difference.”

Payton Sandfort led the seventh-seeded Hawkeyes (18-14) with 19 points.

Michigan State 77;

Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler celebrates after teammate Malik Hall's dunk in the first half against Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Minneapolis.  (Abbie Parr/AP)
Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler celebrates after teammate Malik Hall’s dunk in the first half against Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Abbie Parr/AP)

AJ Hoggard scored 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting and Tyson Walker added 15 points as the eighth-seeded Spartans beat the ninth-seeded Golden Gophers.

Michigan State (19-13) advances to meet top-seeded Purdue in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Spartans lost 80-74 at then-No. 2 Purdue in its only regular season meeting on March 2. Zach Edey played with 32 points and 11 rebounds in this game, and the Boilermakers achieved their conference-best 26th regular season Big Ten championship.

Michigan State pulled away from Minnesota on a 15-2 run over a five-minute span in the second half.

Malik Hall scored his second basket with 11:53 left in the game and completed the three-pointer, putting Michigan State ahead 50-49. Hall added a layup with 7:25 left to take the series lead 59-51, and Minnesota gave up five goals during overtime.

Dawson Garcia led Minnesota (18-14) with 19 points.

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