March 14, 2008

Welcome to Indianapolis! Friday's second-round opener of the 2008 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament is set for Noon EDT. This game will feature the No. 1 seed and Big Ten champion Wisconsin Badgers (26-4, 16-2) against the No. 9 Michigan Wolverines (10-21, 5-13).

12:02 p.m. EDT: The lineups are in and we are set for a full day of Big Ten basketball!

1st, 16:19, TIMEOUT (MICH): Wisconsin 8, Michigan 0
With Wisconsin off the an impressive start, U-M's John Beilein is forced to call a 30-second timeout.

1st, 15:06, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Wisconsin 10, Michigan 3
Wisconsin is 5-of-9 (.556) from the field, while Michigan is just 1-of-16 (.167). Manny Harris has all three of Michigan's points, which came off a 3-pointer, while the Badgers have four players in the current lineup that have each recorded a bucket.

1st, 10:03, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Wisconsin 13, Michigan 7
Michigan has struggled to find the hoop in the first 10 minutes of play, having made only 3-of-12 shots from the floor. Wisconsin has earned six of its points of seven Michigan turnovers, while the Badgers have only committed three.

1st, 7:51, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Wisconsin 15, Michigan 9

ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY: Michigan leads the all-time series over Wisconsin, 80-60, and remarkably, this is the first meeting between the two teams in BTT history. This year, however, Wisconsin won both contests against Michigan by scores of 70-54 and 64-61.

1st, 3:30, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Wisconsin 22, Michigan 13
Michigsn currently has co-scoring leaders with Deshawn Sims and Manny Harris with four points each. Wisconsin is led by Jason Bohannon with six points.

HALFTIME: Wisconsin 26, Michigan 18
Michigsn is within eight points of the conference champion, but is still just 6-of-28 from the floor. Wisconsin is 10-of-24. The Badgers' Jason Bohannon leads the squad with seven points and Michigan is paced by Sims and Zack Gibson with six points each.

2nd, 15:59, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Wisconsin 31, Michigan 23
The Wolverines came out firing in the second half, cutting the Badger lead to three points. UW has answered back with the help of Michael Flowers and a big 3-pointer to halt Michigan's momentum. It's early, but Michigan tightened up its defense and has no fouls yet, while Wisconsin has been charged with three.

2nd, 14:24, TIMEOUT (MICH): Wisconsin 35, Michigan 23

2nd, 11:22, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Wisconsin 37, Michigan 28
Michigan's shooting woes continue as the Wolverines are now 8-of-38 (21 percent) from the floor.

2nd, 9:22, TIMEOUT (MICH): Wisconsin 40, Michigan 29

2nd, 7:12, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Wisconsin 44, Michigan 32
Wisconsin's Joe Krabbenhoft has reach double figures with 10 points and six rebounds. Marcus Landry is also having a solid all-around game with eight points and five rebounds.

2nd, 3:59, TIMEOUT (MICH): Wisconsin 46, Michigan 34

2nd, 2:52, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Wisconsin 46, Michigan 34
Wisconsin's shooting percentage has declined from the first half. The Badgers are only 6-of-23 (.261) in the half and the last few routes on offense have led to shot-clock management. UW is getting Michigan to play the Badger game and soon the Wolverines will be forced to begin fouling and putting Wisconsin on the line.

FINAL: Wisconsin 51, Michigan 34
Michigan was just 4-of-22 in the second half and was unable to score for more than the final final four minutes of play. The Badgers outrebounded Michigan, 43-34, and netted 24 points in the point compared to Michigan's eight. UW's Krabbenhoft had a game-high 12 points, while Michigan's Anthony Wright led his team with 11.