Big Ten tournament preview: An Illinois-Michigan rematch Saturday at the UC would be huge

No. 3 Michigan looks to repeat as Big Ten Tournament champion with bigger goals on horizon

CHICAGO (AP) — No. 3 Michigan comes into the Big Ten Tournament this week with its sights set on a repeat and bigger goals on the horizon. The Wolverines (29-2, 19-1) would love nothing more than to secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA and take aim at the school’s second national championship. Winning the Big Ten Tournament for the second year in a row would be a sweet next step. Michigan, No. 8 Michigan State, No. 9 Illinois and No. 11 Nebraska earn…

Big Ten tournament preview: An Illinois-Michigan rematch Saturday at the UC would be huge

The 29th Big Ten men’s basketball tournament starts Tuesday and ends Sunday at the United Center, where the champion will snip down the nets while the NCAA Tournament bracket reveal furiously gets underway.In keeping with tradition, the NCAA selection committee will claim to have factored the Big Ten final into its seeding even though it — how to put this? — did not.Unlike last year, when 15 teams made the Big Ten field, this tourney will includ…