Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines
· Big Ten Tournament - Semifinal
Lendeborg makes a tiebreaking 3 as No. 3 Michigan tops No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 in Big Ten semis
Aday Mara scored 16 points and Elliot Cadeau had 15 as top-seeded Michigan (31-2) avenged its only conference loss from the regular season, a 91-88 setback against Wisconsin on Jan. 10. Mara also grabbed eight rebounds and blocked five shots.
Michigan is going for its second straight Big Ten Tournament title and fifth overall. It will play No. 18 Purdue on Sunday after the Boilermakers eliminated UCLA with a 73-66 win.
Lendeborg got off to another slow start after he had just six points in Friday’s quarterfinal victory over Ohio State. But the Big Ten player of the year began to assert himself right before halftime, and he connected on the biggest shot of the game.
Lendeborg grabbed an offensive rebound and passed to Cadeau for a 3 with 45 seconds left, giving Michigan a 65-62 lead. But Boyd responded with a tying 3 for Wisconsin.
With the United Center crowd standing in anticipation, Michigan tried to find Lendeborg inside on its last possession. But he ended up making his way back outside before getting a pass from Cadeau and drilling the winning 3.
Wisconsin’s Austin Rapp made six 3-pointers while scoring each of his 18 points in the second half. Boyd had 14 points on 6-for-20 shooting a day after he scored a career-high 38 points in a wild overtime victory over No. 9 Illinois.
The Badgers (24-10) had reached the Big Ten tourney final in each of the past two years, losing to the Wolverines in 2025.
Shaking off a sluggish start, Michigan closed the first half with a 10-2 run. Lendeborg made a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left, tying it at 28. It was his first basket of the game.
The Wolverines were shooting 26.7% (8 for 30) from the field at the break, but the Badgers weren’t much better at 32.3% (10 for 31).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Andrew Rohde subbing in for Wisconsin | 65 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Yaxel Lendeborg makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists) | 65 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Aleksas Bieliauskas subbing out for Wisconsin | 65 - 68 |
Statistics
 WIS |
 MICH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-61 | FG | 25-58 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 16-38 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 3-5 | FT | 10-12 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 47 | Percent Led | 40 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 17,923 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 31-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 26-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 23-11 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |