The Big Ten Tournament kicks off its semifinals leg with the Michigan Wolverines taking on the Wisconsin Badgers. The Wolverines are aiming to keep their No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA National Championship Tournament, while Wisconsin is aiming for the upset and securing an assured spot in the tournament. Michigan stands to lose more in this game, while Wisconsin has everything to gain.
The first half has already kicked off, and Yaxel Lendeborg is not playing like his usual self as the Badgers have jumped to an early lead. This slow start could cost the Wolverines the game, but it is still early in the first quarter.
Michigan vs. Wisconsin Box Score and Stats
Michigan Wolverines
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | MIN | STL | BLK | TO |
| A. Mara | 16 | 8 | 2 | 7/11 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| E. Cadeau | 15 | 4 | 1 | 6/13 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Y. Lendeborg | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5/9 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Johnson Jr. | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| N. Burnett | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1/6 | 0/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | MIN | STL | BLK | TO |
| T. McKenney | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3/9 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Gayle Jr. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| W. Tschetter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. May | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| H. Hochberg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| O. Goodman | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| H. Eisley Jr. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| M. Kordel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 68 | 37 | 13 | 25/58 | 8/25 | 10/12 | 8 | 200 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
Wisconsin Badgers
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | MIN | STL | BLK | TO |
| A. Rapp | 18 | 6 | 1 | 6/11 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| N. Boyd | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6/20 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Blackwell | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5/11 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Bieliauskas | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3/9 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Rohde | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | MIN | STL | BLK | TO |
| B. Carrington | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| W. Garlock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| H. Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Gard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Z. Kinziger | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| R. Greppi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| J. Robison | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 65 | 27 | 14 | 23/61 | 16/38 | 3/5 | 14 | 200 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
| WIS | 26 | 26 | |
| MICH | 25 | 25 |
Michigan vs. Wisconsin Summary
So far, Wisconsin has managed to control Yaxel Lendeborg, holding the star forward scoreless in the opening minutes of the first half. Trey McKenney has been leading Michigan with just four points, while the Wisconsin defense has been solid.
Lithuanian forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has been leading the Badgers offensively so far with nine points, two rebounds, one assist and one block, with guard John Blackwell not far behind with eight points, two rebounds and two assists.
As the first half grinds on, the Wolverines have begun chipping away at the Badgers’ lead, with McKenney leading the effort, cutting the lead down to three. However, the Badgers have been holding so far and are fighting back against that Michigan run.
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