Big Ten takes bruising battles to conference tournament

Wisconsin forward Micah Potter, right, hugs Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard after defeating Indiana 60-56 in an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2020, file photo, Michigan State's Cassius Winston drives against Penn State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in East Lansing, Mich. Winston was selected to the Associated Press All-Big Ten team selected Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, left, talks with Rocket Watts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Purdue guard Eric Hunter Jr. drives past Iowa center Luka Garza, rear, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Iowa City, Iowa. Purdue won 77-68. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Purdue head coach Matt Painter gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers in West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday, March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Minnesota center Daniel Oturu (25) defends against Nebraska guard Thorir Thorbjarnarson (34) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP)

Penn State head coach Patrick Chambers, left, talks to guard Jamari Wheeler during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Nebraska guard Jervay Green runs upcourt during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Michigan, Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

FILE - In this march 3, 2020, file photo, Maryland's Jalen Smith (25) dunks as Rutgers' Myles Johnson (15) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Piscataway, N.J. Jalen Smith was selected to the Associated Press All-Big Ten team selected Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Indiana guard Al Durham, left, drives into Wisconsin guard Brad Davison in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, March 7, 2020. Wisconsin won 60-56. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Wisconsin forward Micah Potter, right, moves around Indiana forward De'Ron Davis in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, March 7, 2020. Wisconsin won 60-56. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)