The day college basketball fans have been waiting months for has finally arrived. Before the Selection Sunday show and March Madness dominate the headlines, five conference tournaments had to wrap up.

The Badgers struggled to finish in the conference championship game against one of the best close-game teams in the Big Ten this season.

Michigan, the No. 3 seed who received a double-bye, reached the championship by handling Purdue by 18 and getting past Maryland with a Tre Donaldson buzzer-beater. Wisconsin, the No. 5 seed,