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College basketball live updates, scores: Michigan vs. Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship

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Alex Digital


The day college basketball fans have been waiting months for has finally arrived.

But before the Selection Sunday show lays out the NCAA tournament bracket, we have several conference championships left that could impact the seeding.

The Big Ten and SEC title games will take center stage, but there are three other automatic bids up for grabs as well on the final day.

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Here’s what we’ll be watching on the final day of college basketball before March Madness begins.

Ivy League championship: Yale 90, Cornell 84

SEC championship: Florida 86, Tennessee 77

A10 championship: VCU 68, George Mason 63

AAC championship: No. 16 Memphis vs. UAB, 3 p.m. | ESPN

Big Ten championship: Wisconsin vs. Michigan, 3:30 p.m. | CBS

Live61 updates

  • Michigan leads 55-53

    Vladislav Goldin hits two free throws after drawing a foul in the paint to give Michigan a 55-53 lead with 46 seconds remaining in regulation.

  • Michigan appeared to lose the ball out of bounds on an offensive rebound with the ball going off Danny Wolf. But a replay review showed Wisconsin’s John Blackwell was the last to touch the ball.

    Then after Tre Donaldson missed a 3-pointer, Wolf again appeared to lose an offensive rebound. But replay showed the ball went out of bounds off Carter Gilmore’s right foot.

    Michigan has the ball with with 54.6 seconds left and 18 seconds on the shot clock.

  • Tied 53-53

    Max Klesmit hits two free throws for Wisconsin and the game is tied 53-53 with 1:20 remaining in regulation.

  • Michigan takes the lead

    Tre Donaldson hits a 3 to give Michigan a 53-51 lead with 1:53 remaining after John Blackwell misses his 3-point attempt. John Tonje followed up with another miss from behind the arc.

  • We’re building toward an exciting end in Indianapolis. Nimari Burnett and Steven Crowl trade 3s, giving Wisconsin a 3-point lead.

    Tre Donaldson follows up with a layup to make it a 51-50 game as a TV timeout is taken with 3:31 remaining in regulation.

  • Tonje time!

    John Tonje has put Wisconsin back up by three points, first with a free throw and then a drive to the basket finished with a ferocious dunk.

  • Michigan, Wisconsin tied at 45-45

    Danny Wolf shows life for Michigan. He’s hit two consecutive shots for the Wolverines as part of a 7-0 run and that ties the score at 45-45.

  • Will Tschetter hits a 3 from the wing for Michigan as Wisconsin had built a seven-point lead up. That closes the Wolverines to within four points with 7:26 remaining in the second half.

  • John Blackwell stops Michigan rally

    Two free throws apiece from L.J. Cason and Tre Donaldson closed Michigan to within 40-36. But John Blackwell answered with a 3 to put Wisconsin up by seven.

    Blackwell has 18 points for the Badgers.

  • Michigan cuts into Wisconsin’s lead

    Wisconsin opened up a double-digit lead, 38-27, on two Jamari McGee free throws before Will Tschetter hit a 3 for Michigan. Vladislav Goldin follows up with a short jumper in the post and the Wolverines are back to within six.

  • 3 fouls for Michigan’s Danny Wolf

    Danny Wolf picks up his third foul for Michigan, which sends him to the bench. He’s 1-for-5 today (0-for-3 on 3s), which is at least one reason why the Wolverines are trailing.

    Wolf averaged 13.3 points for Michigan during the season.

  • L.J. Cason hits another 3 for Michigan, answering a trey from Wisconsin’s Carter Gilmore. The Wolverines trail 32-27 as a TV timeout is taken.

  • Wisconsin scored the first six points of the second half, four of them by Max Klesmit. L.J. Cason finally puts Michigan on the board with a 3-pointer.

  • Michigan is playing excellent perimeter defense to begin the second half, but Wisconsin has been able to drive to the basket late in the shot clock. Nolan Winter missed his layup attempt, but Max Klesmit scored to give the Badgers a 25-21 lead.

  • Michigan’s Roddy Gayle Jr. is warming up for the second half. He left late in the first half after appearing to pull his left hamstring.

    Gayle is questionable to return, according to CBS’ Tracy Wolfson. He has his left hamstring wrapped and was shown on TV using a massage gun on the

  • HALFTIME: UAB 35, Memphis 32

    In the AAC, UAB has a 35-32 lead over Memphis at the half.

    Yaxel Lendeborg leads the Blazers with nine points, followed by eight from Efrem Johnson off the bench. Dain Dainja has eight points and nine rebounds for the Tigers, with Colby Rogers adding seven.

    Memphis is shooting 38% from the floor, while UAB is at 42

  • HALFTIME: Wisconsin 23, Michigan 21

    After a rough start for both teams, the pace picked up between Michigan and Wisconsin. However, the first half of the Big Ten championship game was a defensive struggle as the Badgers take a 23-21 lead into the break.

    Wisconsin is shooting 22% (17% from 3), while Michigan is 28% from the floor (18% on 3s).

    John Blackwell has a game-high 11 points for Wisconsin, while Vladislav Goldin leads the Wolverines with seven points.

  • Michigan’s Roddy Gayle Jr. went to the locker room after apparently pulling his left hamstring while running down the court. No word on whether he’ll return after halftime.

  • Wisconsin takes 23-21 lead

    John Blackwell gives Wisconsin a 23-21 lead on a drive to the basket following a Xavier Amos miss. Unfortunately for Vladislav Goldin, he took a knee from Blackwell where a guy would just prefer not to take one while going up for the block.



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