BIG TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP: It is clear in hindsight that the Wolverines’ serious flight mishap enroute to the tournament bonded and energized rather than distracted the players. The flame must go out at some point, and this could be the day. The bench has contributed minimally during the four games in as many days, so the starters might hit the wall. Wisconsin is resurrected thanks to its dogged defense that gobbled up Indiana and Northwestern. Sorry, no heartwarming final chapter to a wonderful Michigan story awaits.

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT FINAL: I've been on Michigan a lot lately, and I'm not stopping now. Ignore the seeding. The Wolverines and Badgers split two tight games in the regular season. Michigan covered both and has now covered four of the past five meetings. Despite Wisconsin's tremendous defense, the Wolverines are covering 61 percent of my simulations and winning outright 56 percent of the time. Back Michigan.