Area 51 has popularized Michigan basketball's rebuild but, as important as the 7-footers are, it's a former SEC champion who played hero against Maryland.

Michigan Wolverines guard Tre Donaldson (3) knocks the ball from Maryland guard Selton Miguel (9) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) AP

Michigan basketball got double revenge on Purdue after losing to the Boilermakers in West Lafayette earlier in the season. The Wolverines not only took them down in Ann Arbor, but ousted them in the Big Ten Tournament on Friday night. Now, the maize and blue have an opportunity to take down yet another team they lost to just 10 days ago.

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The Big Ten semifinal matchups are set, after all four quarterfinal games were decided by double digits yesterday. The first game features the red-hot Michigan State Spartans and the Wisconsin Badgers.