The second day of SEC Tournament action provided plenty of drama as one of the toughest leagues in college basketball history whittled its postseason field to just eight teams. No. 8 seed Ole Miss began the day with an 83-80 win over No.

Get the latest odds and analysis ahead of tipoff between the Michigan Wolverines and the Purdue Boilermakers tonight in the Big Ten conference tournament quarterfinals

Semi-Final No. 1 Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament features Michigan State (27-5) taking the court against Wisconsin (25-8). The Spartans jumped out to a ten-point halftime lead against Oregon in their quarterfinal game Friday and kept the Ducks basically at arm's length in the second half eventually winning,

Rodney Rice scored 18 of his game-high 26 points in the first nine minutes Friday night and No. 2 Maryland emphatically advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament by routing 7th-seeded Illinois 88-65 in Indianapolis.

Maryland ended a run of futility in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals and advanced to Saturday’s semifinal for the first time since 2016.

Rodney Rice scored 26 points, Derik Queen had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 11 Maryland routed No. 24 Illinois 88-65 on Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.