For the second time in 10 years, the Big Ten holds three of the final eight spots in the NCAA tournament. Michigan and Michigan State won Friday, joining Wisconsin, which advanced Thursday. The Big Ten also had three in the final eight in 2005: Michigan State, Wisconsin and Illinois. C8
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The Gophers played with more urgency, but it wasn’t enough to keep them from another conference sweep, and they lost LJ Mooney to injury in the process.