Wisconsin, in familiar No. 5 Big Ten seed, seeks rerun vs. Washington

Wisconsin was the fifth seed in the Big Ten tournament in each of the past two seasons, and it reached the title game both times.

The 23rd-ranked Badgers (22-9) will look to make it three in a row out of the No. 5 post as they open tournament play with a third-round matchup against 12th-seeded Washington (16-16) on Thursday afternoon.

The Huskies advanced with an 83-79 overtime victory against 13th-seeded Southern California on Wednesday. Zoom Diallo led the way with 22 points and 11 assists...