With just days left until Selection Sunday and March Madness, it’s crunch time in conference tournaments around the country.

John Blackwell made six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 34 ​points as No. 23 Wisconsin eliminated Washington from the Big Ten ‌Conference tournament with an 85-82 victory Thursday at Chicago.

The Badgers, who entered Thursday as the top-ranked 6-seed on Bracket Matrix, led by as many as 18 points vs. Washington in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament, but saw that dwindle and dwindle ...