Big Ten Tournament: No. 4 seed Illinois men have a triple bye, while No. 15 Northwestern opens Tuesday

Michigan, Nebraska, Michigan State and Illinois received the top four seeds in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament and will receive triple byes into the quarterfinals this week at the United Center. Top-seeded Michigan, the defending tournament champion, won the regular season title outright when it beat Illinois on Feb. 27. The Wolverines’ only loss in conference play was to Wisconsin on ...