Vice Edwards led a balanced attack with 14 points as 13th-ranked Purdue pummeled Illinois 89-58 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis. Caleb Swanigan added 11 points and 12 rebounds for the fourth-seeded Boilermakers. Purdue will take on eighth-seeded Michigan in Saturday's semifinals. Maverick Morgan had a game-high 17 points for the 12th-seeded Fighting Illini, who fell to 15-and-19.
Kameron Chatman's three-pointer with two-tenths of a second left lifted Michigan to a 72-69 win over 10th-ranked Indiana in the Big Ten quarterfinals in Indianapolis. Zak Irvin scored 17 points for the eighth-seeded Wolverines, who improved to 22-and-11. Michigan will play fourth-seeded Purdue in Saturday's semifinals. Troy Williams tallied 16 points for the top-seeded Hoosiers, who fell to 25-and-7 with the loss.
Also in the Big Ten Tourney...Michigan State ripped Ohio State 81-54, and Maryland got past Nebraska 97-86.
Today...at 1:00 #13 Purdue vs Michigan and at 3:30 it's #3 Michigan State vs #15 Maryland
Other College Basketball yesterday......
#1 Kansas Jayhawks 70, #20 Baylor Bears 66 (Big 12 semifinals)
#2 Villanova Wildcats 76, Providence Friars 68 (Big East semifinals)
#4 Virginia Cavaliers 73, #11 Miami Hurricanes 68 (ACC semifinals)
#7 North Carolina Tar Heels 78, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 47 (ACC semifinals)
#16 Kentucky Wildcats 85, Alabama Crimson Tide 59 (SEC quarterfinals)
Among the games today.....
3:00 p.m. - #16 Kentucky vs Georgia (SEC semifinals)
5:30 p.m. - #2 Villanova vs Seton Hall (Big East Championship)
6:00 p.m. - #1 Kansas vs #8 West Virginia (Big 12 Championship)
9:00 p.m. - #4 Virginia vs #7 North Carolina (ACC Championship)
10:00 p.m. - #9 Oregon vs #12 Utah (Pac-12 Championship)
