A couple hours later, the Michigan Wolverines also punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 with a 90-79 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies, overcoming a 10-point second-half deficit to do so. But perhaps what's even more impressive is that with Purdue and Michigan's victories,

It has been 25 years since a Big Ten team won a men's college basketball national championship, but the conference is in prime position to change that after the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Wisconsin is firing away from three at one of the highest rates in the country, while Illinois embraces an NBA approach.