The fields for the NCAA basketball tournaments are set, and while the Minnesota men won't be dancing, some other local teams have punched their ticket.

The Big Ten Tournament got underway Wednesday with a trio of first-round matchups that set the stage for an intense weekend of postseason action. Here is a look at each game from yesterday and how they unfolded.

Illinois and Iowa had it all. There was minimal defense, points galore, coaching ejections, and a Fighting Illini victory to set up a key matchup.