After wins over Purdue, Maryland and Wisconsin to capture the Big Ten Tournament title, Michigan was rewarded by the selection committee with a No. 5 seed. ... In the South Region in the same pod as No. 1 overall seed Auburn. ...

Both Michigan and Wisconsin clearly showed signs of fatigue from playing their third day in a row. Big Ten basketball is rugged, and the wear of playing three consecutive days clearly showed. The battle tested Wolverines still found a way to win by a score of 59-53,

In the end, Michigan basketball came out victorious. The Wolverines were reeling to end the regular season, but won three games in three days this weekend at the Big Ten Tournament, capped by a 59-53 victory over Wisconsin Sunday in Indianapolis.