MSU continued to grind down Notre Dame, which only mustered four shots in the third trailing by one. The Spartans held a 46-18 advantage in shots on goal and controlled play for most of the 60 minutes.

Junior forward Isaac Howard scored the game's lone goal just 19 seconds into the third period to give Michigan State a 1-0 win over Notre Dame.

With some heroics just before the buzzer, No. 22 Michigan posted an 81-80 victory over No. 11 Maryland in the Big Ten tournament semifinals Saturday in Indianapolis, giving the Wolverines 24 wins and a date with No.

But as the Wolverines have done all year long, somehow, some way, they found a way to win. This time, it was Tre Donaldson saving the day, scoring a coast-to-coast basket with less than a second left to give the Wolverines a win after they were trailing with less than five seconds to play.

Area 51 has popularized Michigan basketball's rebuild but, as important as the 7-footers are, it's a former SEC champion who played hero against Maryland.

The Spartans' record in Big Ten games is 18-3, and their record is 9-2 against non-conference opponents. Michigan State is 3-1 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Badgers'

The Big Ten Tournament Championship Game is set. No. 5 seed Wisconsin will face No. 3 seed Michigan for all the marbles on Sunday in the final college basketball game before Selection Sunday. Wisconsin upset No.