#13 Purdue Tops #3 Michigan To Win Big Ten Title

Purdue is celebrating another Big Ten men's basketball championship. The 13th-ranked Boilermakers beat third-ranked Michigan 80-72 in the conference title game on Sunday in Chicago. Oscar Cluff netted 21 points to lead Purdue, which won its third Big Ten title in school history. Yaxel Lendeborg scored 20 points for the Wolverines, who fell to 31-and-3 but still earned a one-seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Boilermakers earned the two-seed in the West Region.