With the quarterfinals in the books, the focus is now on the semifinals at the 2012 Big Ten tournament. Two games are set to take place on Saturday and will determine which two teams will play in the championship game on Sunday.
The first matchup of the day features Michigan State and Wisconsin. The Spartans advanced to the semifinals by blowing out Iowa on Friday by a score of 92-75. The Badgers advanced thanks to a 79-71 win over Indiana and will hope to get some revenge on Michigan State after being swept by the Spartans in the regular season.
The second semifinal is Michigan vs. Ohio State, just like one of the semifinals last year. This year, Ohio State enters the game as the No. 3 seed in the conference and fresh off of an 88-71 win over Purdue. Michigan is the No. 2 seed and survived an upset scare by beating Minnesota 73-69 in overtime.
Click the link for a look at the 2012 Big Ten tournament bracket, and see below for Saturday's schedule, which amazingly features the top four seeds in the semifinals for the first time in this event's history.
Saturday, March 10
Game 9: No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Wisconsin (1:40 p.m., CBS)
Game 10: No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Ohio State (4:05 p.m., CBS)
(All times Eastern | Start time for Michigan/Ohio State game is approximate)
The winners of the ninth and 10th games of this event will square off in the Big Ten tournament championship game on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
For complete Big Ten tournament coverage, keep checking this StoryStream. You can also head over to SB Nation's main NCAA Basketball hub to catch all the action as we get deeper into March Madness.
