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The Big Ten has been home to some of the best basketball we've seen all season. With several Final Four contenders and teams still on the NCAA tournament bubble, the league tournament in Chicago should provide more of the same.

Keith Appling scored 16 points and Gary Harris added 12 to lift No. 10 Michigan State to a 71-61 win over Northwestern on Sunday night.

With the conference season set to get under way, Eamonn Brennan takes a look at what's in store for the Big Ten.

Indiana will host North Carolina in a high-profile showcase for the resurgent Hoosiers during next season's ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

The Big Ten regular season ended with a three-way tie at the top. Expect more surprises in the conference tournament in Indianapolis.

John Shurna scored 22 points and Northwestern beat No. 6 Michigan State 81-74 on Saturday, ending the Spartans' 15-game winning streak

With the conference season set to get under way, Myron Medcalf takes a look at what's in store for the Big Ten.

With just a few more days left to ponder what might be, Dana O'Neil breaks down the top 25 things that she's looking forward to this season.

Eamonn Brennan's recap of the Big Ten's preseason gathering of players and coaches.

Illinois coach Bruce Weber and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo know they sound hypocritical, but they are actually against the rule that allowed two probable starters to transfer to their respective teams this season.

We asked rival coaches to assess each of the 50 players on the Wooden Award's preseason watch list.

USA Basketball announced 14 finalists for the 2011 USA men's World University Games team Sunday after cutting six players.

Indianapolis has prevailed in the campaign to become the permanent host of the new Big Ten football championship game.

There is dominance at the top, drama in the middle and desperation at the bottom as the Big Ten tournament gets underway.

Freshman Keith Appling scored 19 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer and two key free throws, as Michigan State rallied to beat Northwestern 71-67.

Draymond Green scored 15 points and Michigan State (No. 19 ESPN/USA Today, No. 18 AP) held off a furious finish from Northwestern to beat the Wildcats 65-62.