They were right. Michigan, coming off one of the worst seasons in program history, won the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday and are headed back to the NCAA Tournament as a 5 seed.

In coach Dusty May's first season, Michigan, the No. 3 seed, topped Wisconsin, 58-53, to claim its fourth Big Ten tournament title.

After wins over Purdue, Maryland and Wisconsin to capture the Big Ten Tournament title, Michigan was rewarded by the selection committee with a No. 5 seed. ... In the South Region in the same pod as No.

Wisconsin hit two more free throws to go up 11 but Will Tschetter finally stopped the bleeding with a three, and with 12:11 remaining in the game, it was 38-30, Badgers. Goldin got a layup just before the under-12 timeout and the deficit was six.