Indianapolis — One by one, all the top Big Ten teams were sent packing and handed an early exit in the NCAA Tournament.
No. 1 seed Illinois? Gone. No. 2 seeds Ohio State and Iowa? Both bounced. No. 4 Purdue? One-and-done.
Top-seeded Michigan? The Wolverines bucked the trend by overcoming a slow start, a hot-shooting performance and foul trouble to make the second weekend with an 86-78 victory over No. 8 LSU Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Michigan advances to the Sweet 16 for the fourth consecutive tournament and will face the winner of No.