The Big Ten Tournament is set to take place Wednesday evening as No. 12 seed Illinois will face No. 13 seed Minnesota in the first round. I’m going to try and correctly fill out the bracket for every game as I see it playing out, but it’s March Madness, so there’s a good chance I’ll be way off.
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First, here’s the bracket before play begins:
(12) Illinois vs. (13) Minnesota: First round
For that first game between Illinois and Minnesota, I think the Gophers have just had too rough of a season to even compete for a win against fellow bottom-dweller Illinois.