No. 2 Michigan State begins its quest for a Big Ten tournament title to add to its regular-season crown when it takes on Wisconsin in a quarterfinal matchup Friday at New York's Madison Square Garden. The top-seeded Spartans have won 12 straight heading into the tournament while the ninth-seeded Badgers are coming off a 59-54 second-round victory over Maryland on Thursday.

Fourth-seeded Nebraska will take on fifth seed Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday at New York's Madison Square Garden. The Cornhuskers won eight of their last nine regular-season games to give themselves a shot of reaching their first NCAA Tournament since 2013-14 and hope to strengthen their resume by knocking off Michigan for the second time following an impressive 72-52 victory on Jan. 18.

Whereas seemingly no other team in the Big Ten could solve the riddle of No. 14 Ohio State, Penn State singlehandedly kept the Buckeyes from winning their first outright regular-season conference title since 2010-11. Second-seeded Ohio State will try to avenge two of its three losses in league play on Friday, when it squares off against the seventh-seeded Nittany Lions in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament at Madison Square Garden.

Rhode Island will strive to regain the edge that produced the most successful regular season in program history when it plays its finale Friday at Davidson. The No. 16 Rams missed out on a chance to finish unbeaten at home Tuesday when blown out by 30 points by Saint Joseph's on Senior Night, but the Atlantic 10 champions can still finish strong against the Wildcats, who they have beaten four straight times.

A month ago, Oklahoma was looking at a potential No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. When the Sooners host Iowa State in its Big 12 regular-season finale on Friday, they may be needing a win to just secure a spot in the Big Dance.

If the recent play of its backcourt is any indication, No. 8 Purdue may be on the verge of another long winning streak. Riding explosive scoring performances from Carsen Edwards and Dakota Mathias over the last three games, the third-seeded Boilermakers hope to change their relative lack of success recently in the Big Ten tournament beginning on Friday when they meet 14th-seeded Rutgers in the quarterfinals at New York's Madison Square Garden.