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- ↑ "Boxscore: Michigan 79, Penn State 72". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Boxscore: Wisconsin 61, Rutgers 54". UWBadgers.com. UW Badgers. January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Boxscore: Ohio State 67, Minnesota 49" (PDF). ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Ohio State Buckeyes. January 20, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Boxscore: #6 Michigan 6, #15 Penn State 3". gopsusports.com. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Boxscore: Wisconsin 3, #8 Ohio State 2". www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com. January 30, 2017. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Boxscore: #13 Minnesota 2, Michigan State 1". gophersports.com. January 20, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Boxscore: #15 Penn State 5, Michigan 2". mgoblue.com. January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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