Rematch with Badgers On Deck in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
CHICAGO, Ill. — After advancing with its win over Ohio State, Big Ten regular-season champion and third-ranked Michigan (30-2) heads to a Big Ten Tournament semifinal on Saturday (March 14) towards Twenty third-ranked Wisconsin (24-9) on the United Center. Tipoff is ready for midday CT on CBS, with Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson on the decision.
Big Ten Tournament Quick Notes
• Michigan has gained 4 Big Ten Tournament titles (1998, 2017, 2018, 2025).
• UM has earned the No. 1 seed thrice (2014, 2021, 2026).
• In 2026, the Wolverines earned their first triple bye.
• UM will make its twelfth semifinal look in the Big Ten Tournament.
• UM has superior to 6 championship video games and carries a 4-2 file.
• UM is certainly one of three groups to win back-to-back event titles (2017, 2018).
notes
• No. 1 seed Michigan superior to the semifinals with a hard-fought 71-67 quarterfinal win over No. 8 seed Ohio State. Aday Mara led the Wolverines with 17 factors, seven rebounds and two blocks, whereas Elliot Cadeau added 15 factors and 7 assists.
• The semifinal matchup with No. 5 seed Wisconsin will likely be a rematch of the 2025 Big Ten Tournament title recreation in Indianapolis. UM rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Wisconsin 59-53. The Wolverines outscored the Badgers 32-15 over the ultimate 12 minutes.
• Michigan’s 14-0 begin ended with a 91-88 loss to Wisconsin (Jan. 10) at Crisler Center. It marked UM’s solely regular-season loss because the Wolverines completed 19-1 in Big Ten play to assert this system’s sixteenth convention title.
• In Wisconsin’s win in Ann Arbor, the Badgers made 15 three-pointers, marking the primary time an opponent hit 15 or extra towards Michigan in greater than 9 years, relationship again to UCLA on Dec. 10, 2016.
• With a 30-2 file, Michigan is placing collectively one of the crucial dominant seasons in program historical past. The Wolverines have 24 wins by 10 factors or extra, 13 by 20 or extra, 10 by 30 or extra, a Big Ten-record seven by 40 or extra, and one by at the least 50.
• Michigan has reached 30 wins for simply the sixth time in program historical past and the primary time for the reason that 2018-19 group completed 30-7. The program file for wins in a season is 33, set by the 2017-18 group.
• UM has excelled in tight contests underneath Dusty Mayposting a 19-5 file in video games determined by 4 factors or fewer during the last two seasons. After their 71-67 win over Ohio State, the Wolverines are 6-1 this season in video games determined by 4 factors or fewer. Last season, UM had 13 wins by 4 factors or fewer, tying the NCAA single-season file set by Bradley.
• Mara is 31-for-41 (75.6 p.c) from the sphere and 12-for-12 on the free-throw line during the last six video games. He has grabbed 5 rebounds or extra in 14 of his final 15 video games and wishes 18 blocks to turn into the primary Wolverine to file 100 in a season.
• Morez Johnson Jr. is 5-for-8 (62.5 p.c) from three-point vary during the last 4 video games. He has grabbed 5 rebounds or extra in 14 of his final 17 video games, together with 5 video games with 10+ rebounds.
• Cadeau leads Michigan with 178 assists (5.6 per recreation) and has recorded 5 or extra in 13 of the final 14 video games. He wants 62 factors to succeed in 1,000 for his collegiate profession (938).
• Trey McKenney you’ve made 11 three-pointers on 24 makes an attempt (45.8 p.c) during the last 5 video games and leads UM with 54 made three-pointers.
